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Xing Liu and Karina Rasmussen Take Top Honors in Stylesight Contest!
We’re excited to announce that MFA Textile Design student Xing Liu has won first place and BFA Textile Design student Karina Rasmussen has won third place in the Stylesight International Prints and...
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Recommended Watching: WSJ explores “Why Wedding Dresses Are So Expensive”
The exorbitant cost of wedding dresses is something society seems to accept unquestioningly. Wedding dresses can cost thousands of dollars, and it’s not only the production cost that drives up the...
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SF Fashion Events: Fashion On the Square Week Marks 10th Anniversary With...
Bay Area-based non-profit, Fashion on the Square, hosts fashion shows and awards ceremony honoring exceptional local creatives. Bay Area-based non-profit, Fashion on the Square, hosts fashion shows and...
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Summer Style Soiree Hosted by StyleLend
Luxury dress rental service StyleLend hosts an intimate gathering for customers in new location. StyleLend founder and CEO, Lona Duncan On Tuesday, July 22, luxury dress rental company StyleLend’s...
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Fashion And Art Embrace In Jessie Lui’s Simple Pair Collection
Academy of Art University MFA Fashion Design alumna, Jie Jessie Liu, filled us in on her Spring ’15 Collection and her goals for her label Simple Pair. She plans to present her collection at the New...
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The Search for “True Love”
In the recent years of my career development, I have often wrestled with one question: What would I really love to do in the future? My name is Doreen Du, born in Paris and raised in Taipei, Taiwan....
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Trend Boards: Be in on what’s IN for Outside Lands
It seems as though everyone is gearing up for this weekend’s musical festivities, and rightfully so… we’ve only been waiting all summer long! Outside Lands kicks off in just two days, but there’s...
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School of Fashion Alumna Creates awindow Design Project
AAU Alumna Mariana Vidal Escabi awindow is launching with a residency at New York’s Hotel Particulier from July 29 to August 12, 2014. Concept designer and creative director Mariana Vidal Escabi, a...
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Fashion On the Square Grand Finale Runway Show
Fashion on The Square’s 10th Anniversary week ended with a multi-designer fashion show and gave honors to San Francisco fashion staple Wilkes Bashford. Cindy Quach walking with her finale model to end...
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MBFW Spring 2015 Designer Spotlight: Mia Jianxia Ji
Another Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is nearly upon us! As our September 6th Spring 2015 fashion show draws nearer we’ll be featuring profiles of the designers on the blog. Tune in weekly as we share the...
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MBFW Spring 2015 Designer Spotlight: Wei Bai
Wei Bei, Photo By Bob Toy Wei Bai, M.F.A. Fashion Design, grew up in Chongqing, China. Having completed a B.F.A. in Fine Arts and Graphic and Web Design, Wei worked as a graphic designer before...
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Fighting the Good Fight: Artful Gentleman Host Fashion Show to Benefit the...
Model sporting the floral-block Artful Gentleman suit. Photo by Robert Silver. Last Thursday evening, San Francisco custom suit design and tailoring connoisseur Artful Gentleman hosted “Suit Up for...
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MBFW Spring 2015 Designer Spotlight: Madison Detro
Madison Detro, photo by Bob Toy Madison Detro, M.F.A. Fashion Design, was born and raised in Los Altos, California. Before pursuing her graduate degree in fashion, she earned her B.A in Architecture in...
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Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Although collaboration is not unusual between designers showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, this season an unprecedented seven MFA Fashion Design students brought together their individual talents...
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We’ve Got You Covered: What to Wear to New York Fashion Week
The suitcases are ready to be filled, closet is full of clothes and yet…oh no, you have NOTHING to wear to New York Fashion Week! Don’t worry- we’ve got you covered. From skirt suits to culottes,...
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Mark Your Calendar for the MBFW Spring 2015 Live Webcast!
Image courtesy of Zimbio We’re just over a week away from our Spring 2015 runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week! This season’s twelve designers are putting the final touches on their collections,...
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MBFW Spring 2015 Designer Spotlight: Szu Chi Huang
Szu Chi Huang, By Bob Toy Szu Chi Huang, M.F.A. Fashion Design, hails from Taiwan where, before attending Academy of Art University, she completed a B.A. in Costume Design. Her background in costumes...
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Are All Size 8s Created Equal? Academy Instructors Shed Light on Jean Sizing
Apparel sizing has been a hot topic as of late, and with Fall right around the corner we’re already planning which pair of crisp new jeans will take us through the season. But as many of us know,...
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MBFW Spring 2015 Designer Spotlight: Die Zhou
Die Zhou, photo by Bob Toy Die Zhou, M.F.A. Fashion Design, hails from Wuhan, China. Die holds a B.S. Degree in Engineering in Gem and Material Technology, and before beginning work on her M.F.A....
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Keanan Duffty to host “180 Degrees of Style” Fashion Symposium with Nigel Barker
As New York Fashion Week draws nearer it seems that everyone in the fashion industry is consumed with planning what shows and parties they’ll attend while in NYC. Don’t fill your calendar up too fast,...
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