Looks from Xiang Zhang and Jeanette Au. Photos Courtesy of Randy Brooke/WireImage.
This afternoon, two of our amazing designers from the Academy of Art University Fall ’12 Fashion Show are going to be guests on 7Live! 7Live is a local talk show program covering the best of the best in SF, and have asked Jeanette Au and Xiang Zhang to be guests on the show. They’ll be talking about designing their collections, showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, and what they’re plans are next! Be sure tune in today, from 3:00 – 4:00 PM on San Francisco’s ABC 7.
Working with black and ivory, Amy Bond’s intriguing collection was full of complex, sensuous shapes, particularly an ivory silk dress with a bustled hem.
Donghyuk Dan Kim gave military uniforms a wearable twist, combining oilcloth cotton shirts with tailored wool pants that mixed fabrics, most memorably in wool plaid pants and jackets with leather grid-like accents and stripes.
Kate Y. K. Lee’s layered wool and leather pieces, ranging from a luxe quilted leather jacket with a stand-up collar to pants and leggings, were a modern take on suiting.
Jade Juanyu Liu presented lightweight, menswear-inspired pieces crafted from Swiss bonded wool, as well as terrific vests and coast in a fur-like copper fabric that added texture and dimension.
Deanna Pei-Ju Lo worked leather into pleats, and also used two saturation of navy along with black and velvet blocks – a subtle take on color blocking and fabric mixing.
China’s Wu Di started out on a high note with her geometric-inspired collection that featured angular silhouettes in cashmere knits and wool.
Another standout was Xiang Zhang, who opted for different looks all show over white shirting: on one great look, it peeked out from a taupe silk mohair dress layered under a collarless silk cashmere and wool coat.
The collection from Jeanette Au, a Michigan native, was the most inventive. Inspired by the Ballet Russes and Leon Bakst paintings, she delivered a colorful, textural display of mohair and metallic knits with intricate 3-D patterns.
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Jeanette Au was inspired by Sergei Diagliav’sBallet Russe and the paintings of Leon Bakst, both of which influenced the texture, patterns, and color palette of the collection. She incorporated mohair, wool, synthetic yarns, and metallic threads into her knit fabrics.
Time for a little game of Design Match! Can you match the below sketches with the designers’ inspiration? And be sure to check out the final products during the Academy of Art University Fall ’12 Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Friday, February 10th at 8:00 PM. You can watch the livestream here and be sure to Tweetabout your fave looks using the #AAUfashion hashtag!
Jeanette Au was born in Grand Rapids Michigan but grew up in New York City. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts. She went on to receive her B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts before coming to the Academy of Art University to pursue her M.F.A. in Knitwear Design. Jeanette was inspired by Sergei Diagliav’s Ballet Russe and the paintings of Leon Bakst, both of which influenced the texture, patterns, and color palette of the collection. She incorporated mohair, wool, synthetic yarns, and metallic threads into her knit fabrics.
Through Design Ignites Change, MFA students (MS Fashion Design 3 to be exact) Jeanette Au, Meredith Acton, Lauren Myers and Geraldine Caalim recently visited the Thrive House for Youth, an organization dedicated to offering life skills to urban youth.
MFA students chat about sustainability with the young artists from the Thrive House
Our students our no strangers to working with Design Ignites Change (remember that Ginnifer Goodwin dress the 1OAK team made?) This team of students continue to share the organization’s mission of “engaging high school and college students in multidisciplinary design and architecture projects that address pressing social issues.” (more pictures after the jump) Read more…
Xiang Zhang and Jeanette Au on 7Live.
Looks from Xiang Zhang and Jeanette Au. Photos Courtesy of Randy Brooke/WireImage.
Photo Courtesy of Randy Brooke/WireImage.
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