The Academy of Art University in San Francisco premiered the collections of graduating seniors from its womenswear, menswear, textile, knitwear and accessory design programs in a fashion show on April 23, 2009 with guests such as Prosper and Martine Assouline, founders of Assouline Publishing, and fashion illustrator David Downton, Patrick Cabasset editor in chief of L’Officiel Paris, Madeleine Czigler producer of Fashion File TV Paris, designer Ricky Serbin, TV personality Jan Yanehiro, Denise Hale, Carl and Yuri Pascarella, John Traina, Willie Brown, Wilkes Bashford, and Matt Tyrnauer director of Valentino: The Last Emperor and special correspondent to Vanity Fair magazine, among others.
