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Fit to Frame: Models vs. Hangers
When asked the question “are skinny models really the best hangers for clothing?” I immediately think “yes.” If designers are just looking for “hangers” skinny models are the way to go. Modeling...
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Op-Ed| 3-D Printers: Breakthrough In Today’s Fashion?
With cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox and iCloud enabling a paperless and environmentally sustainable living, many companies like Kodak and Brother have quit the printer business. However, it...
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The Ashton Legacy: Aleeciya Ashton Crowned Universal ShowQueen 2015
Photo courtesy of Kelli Bullock / Honolulu Magazine Drag royalty – it runs in the family. For Aleeciya Ashton of Honolulu, Hawaii, winning Universal ShowQueen (USQ) 2015 was not just another notch in...
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Alumni Update: Cassie Jenkins
Photo courtesy of Cassie Jenkins Though Cassie Jenkins is one of the newest additions to the School of Fashion faculty, she’s by no means an Academy of Art University novice. Having graduated in 2005...
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Top 5 News Sources For Fashion Lovers
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. It is in the sky, in the street, it has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening”, Coco Chanel once said. Fashion is interwoven into...
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Introducing FSH 499: Creative Concepts for Fashion
This summer the School of Fashion will offer a new and exciting class led by Director Gary Miller. FSH 499 is a hands-on class where students will be working on fabric manipulations, color,...
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Student Spotlight: Chaw Chaw Su San and Fujio Emura
First there was Vreeland and Avedon, then Inez and Vinoodh, and Wintour and Coddington—some fashion partnerships just work. Whether a matter of serendipity or fate, finding that longstanding creative...
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Welcome Back from the Executive Director of the School of Fashion
Dear online and onsite students of the School of Fashion, Welcome back to the remainder of the Spring Semester! We have had a great school year so far and I am looking forward to the remaining weeks to...
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Meet the School of Fashion Student Representatives
We’re already half way through the semester, and by now, we’ve all familiarized ourselves with our departments. But with our hectic schedules, tireless workdays, and relentless drives, many of us...
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WGSN and ARTS THREAD Want to Showcase Your Talents!
WGSN FUTURES and ARTS THREAD are Calling All Artists for the opportunity to showcase their work to the Creative Industry at WGSN Futures event that takes place May 25 to 26 at B1, Victoria House,...
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Collection Review: Self-Portrait SS16
Designer Han Chong at the Self-Portrait SS16 presentation during NYFW. Photo courtesy of Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images Emerging womenswear designer and creative director and founder of Self-Portrait, Han...
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Robert Mapplethorpe installation pops up at PROXY
By the creators of Inside Deep Throat and The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Mapplethorpe: Look At The Pictures delves into the provocative and convoluted world of Robert Mapplethorpe, the 20th century...
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Former W Accessories Editor Claudia Mata Visits the School of Fashion
The week before Spring Break, The School of Fashion had the honor of hosting Claudia Mata, former accessories editor of W Magazine, for a guest lecture in the FSH 478 Editorial Styling class. After...
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Splurge or Save: How Real and Counterfeit Fashion Coexist
Director of Fashion Merchandising, Jinah Oh/ Photo courtesy of Bob Toy “Fashion isn’t just about runways,” Jinah Oh, Director of Fashion Merchandising at the School of Fashion, said to students at her...
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Fashion Editorial: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Eastern pastoral and classic chinoiserie prints create stunning patterns and nod to the recent wave of oriental-inspired aesthetics. This new and complex silhouette is made simple with graceful long...
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Styling A Story: Anastasia Hendrix Explains Why Fashion Is About More Than...
Anastasia Hendrix talks to FSH 478 Editorial Styling students; Photo courtesy of Danielle Rueda Climbing to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, playing with elephants and dolphins, and voyaging to...
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Flip Into the Digital Era of Fashion
At the intersection of fashion and technology meets a new generation of fashion writers. Flipboard, the company that has revolutionized digital media, has partnered with the Academy of Art...
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Catching Up with Alumna & Céline Intern Aile Hua
Aile Hua is a quadruple threat: she has expanded her talents from illustration to designing womenswear as well as textiles and footwear. Hua’s designs, which were inspired by 60’s photographs by...
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The Grecian Designers You Need To Know
Angelos Bratis, Yiorgos Eleftheriades, Victoria Kyriakides, Mi-Ro, and Zeus+Dione are five emerging Greek fashion designers who are meant to be the fashion gods of a new era. Angelos Bratis Angelos...
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Business of High Fashion
Academy of Art MA Fashion Journalism student Namrata Loka collaborated with styling students as well as hair and makeup professionals on a fashion editorial entitled “Business of High Fashion”. In her...
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