Minha Yoon goes to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center

minha-yoon-2bwMinha Yoon was born in South Korea and raised in California. In 2007, she received her B.A. with Honors in Fashion Design from Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design, and later worked for emerging London designers including Maria Francesca Pepe, Nicola de Main, and Chris Liu before pursuing a M.F.A. in Fashion Design at the Academy. In 2010, she received a Fashion Group Foundation Scholarship. Her women’s collection was inspired by the effect of light and shadows. Subtle contrasts in texture, layering, balance between tension, and drapery are the main elements of her collection.

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The School of Fashion at Academy of Art University in San Francisco is pleased to announce that this season’s show on Friday, February 11th marks the 10th show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. In addition to the anniversary show comes the news that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will use fashion illustrations by Gladys Perint Palmer, Executive Director of the School of Fashion at Academy of Art University, for their seasonal graphics for the Fall 2011 event at Lincoln Center.

Since 2005, the School of Fashion has premiered the collections of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. “Part of our commitment to the graduate designers is to help launch their careers and have their collections seen by as many industry professionals as possible,” said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of the University. “Debuting their collections during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center is an incredible opportunity, especially since the national and international fashion community are gathered in New York City during that time.” Collections shown throughout the years include those from graduates who studied in the areas of Fashion Design for Women’s Wear, Men’s Wear, and Children’s Wear, as well as Technical Design, Textile Design, Knitwear Design, and Accessory Design.