Trend Boards: What to Pack For a Holiday Vacation
The holidays are right around the corner and for many of you that means traveling to a far off destination. Whether your vacation takes you to a big city or a tropical island, Fashion School Daily has...
View ArticleJoe’s Blackbook and Public Supply Team Up To Create Limited-Edition Notebooks
Tim Coppens for Public Supply Joe’s Blackbook, a consulting firm that specializes in connecting talent with companies in the creative industries, has paired with Public Supply, a New York City based...
View ArticleUgly Christmas Sweaters Have Never Looked So Good
“Be Merry” sweater by Designs by Chibi. Have you received an invitation to an ugly Christmas sweater party yet? If not, there’s most likely an upcoming occasion where a holiday sweater would come in...
View ArticleAlumni Update: Agustin Sanders
Photo of Agustin Sanders, courtesy of Apartment415.com Since his graduation in 2008, Agustin Sanders has become a teacher for the Interior Architecture and Design Department and started his own line...
View ArticleNike Visits SHOP657
On Tuesday, December 16th, staff from one of the world’s most well-known brands, Nike, came to visit SHOP657. Since it was a Tuesday, the store was not open for business as usual, but that didn’t stop...
View ArticleAldo Carrera Photo Shoot
This photo shoot is a collaboration between Academy of Art University Alumni photographer Aldo Carrera, 2014 BFA Fashion Design Yuko Okudaira and BFA styling student Katelyn Johnson. Chinatown served...
View ArticleYear in Review: School of Fashion Highlights 2014
As 2014 draws to a close and we ready ourselves to welcome a new year, we can’t help but reflect on all of the successes the last twelve months have brought. From stunning runway shows in New York and...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Desginer Spotlight: Christian Willman
Christian Willman’s sketch of lineup. Inspired by the work of Matt Calderwood, an installation artist from Northern Ireland, MFA Fashion Design student Christian Willman has created a Fall 2015...
View ArticleAlumni Update: Danielle Colen
Danielle Colen graduated from the Academy of Art University School of Fashion with a MFA in Fashion Design in December of 2012. The patternmaker and designer has since then founded the womenswear line...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Xiaowei Liu
Sketch of Xiaowei Liu’s collection. MFA Fashion Design Xiaowei Liu has been passionate about design her whole life. Born and raised in Wuhan, China, Xiaowei graduated from the Hubei Institute of Fine...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Ozanhan Kayaoglu
Sketch of Ozanhan Kayaoglu’s lineup. Ozanhan Kayaoglu, MFA Fashion Design, credits the French philosopher Michel Foucault’s description of power as the inspiration behind his collection. Foucault said,...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Emmanuelle Ciara Jones and Ghazaleh Khalifeh
Illustrated lineup of the collection by Emmanuelle Ciara Jones and Ghazaleh Khalifeh. Emmanuelle Ciara Jones, MFA Fashion Design, and Ghazaleh Khalifeh, MFA Textile Design, are set to present a...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Christian Willman
Christian Willman’s sketch of lineup. Inspired by the work of Matt Calderwood, an installation artist from Northern Ireland, MFA Fashion Design student Christian Willman has created a Fall 2015...
View ArticleAlumni Update: Pinar Badur
Photo of Pinar Badur Pinar Badur, 2007 MFA Fashion Merchandising, now has her own company, Gazel. Gazel is a family run company that sells handmade, unique gifts. Pinar Badur’s passion has always been...
View ArticleSchool of Fashion Merchandising and Fashion Design Students Win YMA Fashion...
From left to right: Senior Director of Fashion Merchandising Keanan Duffty, Celina Enriquez, Michelle Hendrawan, Martin Evensen, and Busara Boussard. Photo courtesy of YMA-FSF. On January 7th, four...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Tam Nguyen and Han Tang
Sketch of Tam Nguyen and Han Tang’s collection. This collaborative collection from MFA Textile Design student Tam Nguyen and MFA Fashion Design student Han Tang explores the beauty behind mold and...
View ArticleCelina Enriquez: New York Diary Day 1
I had never been to New York City. I always said “Oh, I’m going to go someday soon, I’m sure.” But I never thought “soon” would be three weeks after finding out I had won the YMA FSF Scholarship! There...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Paulina Susana Romero Valdez
Paulina Susana Romero Valdez. Photo by Bob Toy To say Paulina Susana Romero Valdez, MFA Fashion Design, put a lot of thought into her Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week collection would be an understatement....
View ArticleCelina Enriquez: New York Diary Day 2
Wednesday, January 7th: 9 AM Busara and I arrived (okay, we got lost taking the subway and arrived a few minutes late) at the Kohl’s Open House at their design office. The YMA scholars received an...
View ArticleMBFW Fall 2015 Designer Spotlight: Xue Yang and Oom Terdpravat
Preview of Xue Yang and Oom Terdpravat’s collection. Xue Yang, MFA Fashion Design, and Oom Terdpravat, MFA Fashion Design and Textile Design, will present a collaborative collection at New York Fashion...
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