Fashion Design & Merchandising News

On Monday, February 13^th, our students showcased their designs during New York Fashion Week!  Working with Nolcha Shows their garments strutted down the runway at the ArtBeam Gallery in Chelsea.  Please take a look at some of the glowing reviews Nolcha gave our students, which were posted on their Instagram!

Once you’ve checked out https://www.instagram.com/nolchashows/

Please enjoy these other beautiful photos taken during the fashion show!!

We are delighted to share with you the links to the photos of the collection.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3UxvQDWIqmNeWFDVG4yV2s5LVE

https://nolchashows.dphoto.com/#/album/0788fx/photo/44431670

Congratulations to our outstanding students on their debut in the Big Apple!

By: Julie Hudson

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We wish our students the best of luck on the runway in the Big Apple!!

Please check out the link below for Nolcha’s feature about our Fashion Design showcase:

http://nolchashows.com/designers/stevenson-university-school-design-fashion-design-program/

Check back here for highlights of the fashion show!!

By: Taryn Chinich

         Over this past winter break, I had the chance to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to see Anna Wintour’s Fall 2016 Collection “Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion”.  As someone who lives only an hour away from New York City, oddly enough, I have never been to The MET.  Just walking up the stairs to the enormous building, I could feel the excitement running through my body.  The collections of clothes donated were breathtaking.  From designers Jean-Philippe Worth (1856) to Tom Ford (2016), there was a variety of culture in each design.  The designs ranged from a 1787 French coat to late 1920’s Flapper dress to Alexander McQueen’s crazy ballet slipper heels made for Lady Gaga.  Each designer really brings a certain beauty and elegance to each of his or her designs.

         As a Fashion Merchandising major, it was really exciting to see all of these iconic designers in one place.  After taking Textiles, I have learned...Learn More

      We would like to say a personal Thank You to PaulFrancis Designs, LLC for their extremely generous fabric donation! As the 2016 fall semester came to an end we received multiple bolts of performance fabrics.  All fabric donations get added to our growing fabric library and are kept in the Textile Closet.  Students have access to all donated fabrics at absolutely no cost to them!

      Thank you again PaulFrancis Designs, LLC for gifting the students with such fabulous fabrics from your studio!

      Please check out PaulFrancis Designs, LLC on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/paulfrancisdesigns/

      PLEASE NOTE: Any and all fabric donations are always welcome! Please contact our studio manager, Leah Aronhime, at laronhime2@stevenson.edu to make donation arrangements.