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Danny Roberts stopped by our show and immediately snagged our newest issue of One Eighty – which happens to have Phoebe wearing his “Girls in Glasses” T shirt on the back cover.

Aw shucks Danny – thanks for stopping by!

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The Queen Bee of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Fern Mallis graced us with her presence yesterday. The Senior Vice President of IMG is always a good guest to have at our show – not to mention the fact that she was a guest of honor at our school in 2003.

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The flamboyant Dwight Eubanks from The Real Housewives of Atlanta made an appearance at our show with a hat that looked like it was from Naomi’s collection. I spotted him in the front frivolously scribbling notes and making gestures of approval.

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As the hours passed before the big show, members of the press came trickling in one by one…

Sabah has a laugh with reporters for New York 1

Before we knew it, a whole flood of them came to talk to our designers:

The designers handled themselves like pros, giving great quotes and being really genuine about their collections and inspiration.

Check out the gallery (after the jump)  for more pics. In particular, look for…

1.) School of Fashion directors Gladys and Simon giving some camera time.

2.) Steven getting mobbed by cameras

3.) Naomi getting interviewed by a woman and her furry hat Read more…

Well, I’m not sure if you would call cupcakes “eating well” – but it does give a boost of energy!

But we’ll get to that in a bit…

Shots from the designers’ makeshift studio in a hotel room in New York

Less than 26 hours to go until our show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and our designers are perfecting their collections.

There seems to be a tag-team mentality as Sabah, Naomi and Bethany went out to grab a quick lunch while Nicky, Steven and Marina stayed behind feverishly putting the finishing touches on some of their pieces:

From top: Nicky stitches, Steven sews and Marina cuts

Steven is pretty much done with his collection, so he is helping Nicky with hers.

Now that’s teamwork!

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Born in LeCenter, Minnesota, Naomi Sutton graduated from Mankato West High School in 1998, took classes at Northern Arizona University, and received her BFA in Printmaking from Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia in 2003. After graduation, she stayed in Australia for six months before traveling to (and surfing in) Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Nantucket and Hawaii. During her travels, she learned to knit, crochet, weave and sew from local artisans. While completing the MFA program at Academy of Art University for Fashion Design and Textile Design, Naomi drew upon her knowledge of printmaking for her thesis collection. She included intaglio style etchings and used a clean silhouette with fabrics such as cotton, silk organza, wool, wool jersey, and velvet.

Inspiration for her Fall 2010 Collection:

“I was always interested in combining fine art with fashion without making it look too ‘crafty’ and for my prints, I loved the combination of the raw quality of intaglio etchings combined with images of children playing outside. I tried to capture the innocence and a certain emotion and let the rawness of the etchings
enhance a moment. Most of the images are of my brother and I growing up with our cousins.”

“The inspiration for the prairie silhouette draws from ’70s Laura Ashley, 19th century undergarments, and my childhood growing up on a hobby farm. I wanted the collection to portray a bit of a farm girl.”

Naomi partnered with BFA Technical Design students Lindsey Gong, Jackie Nguyen, Kendy Morton and I-Wen Chen for the technical aspects of pattern making and construction of her collection.

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Name: Naomi Sutton

Major: MFA Fashion and Textile Design

Birthplace: LeCenter, Minnesota

Materials: cotton, silk organza, wool, wool jersey, velvet

Inspiration: Drawing on her BFA in printmaking, Naomi used the raw quality of intaglio etchings as inspiration for her prints. Her prairie silhouette draws from ’70s Laura Ashley, 19th century undergarments, and her childhood growing up on a hobby farm. In partnership with BFA Technical Design students: Lindsey Gong, Jackie Nguyen, Kendy Morton and I-Wen Chen who made the patterns and sewed the garments.

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