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AnnouncementsCFDADesignersFashionFront RowInstruct/InfluenceMercedes-Benz Fashion WeekMFA StudentsNewsSan FranciscoSpecial Guests·February 9, 2015Remembering Koos van den AkkerKoos van den Akker in his classroom at the School of Fashion. Photo by Bob Toy. Reported by Women’s Wear... Read More
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DesignersFashionInterviewsMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014MFA StudentsNew York Fashion Week·January 31, 2014MBFW Fall 2014 Designer Earnest HuangEarnest Huang, M.F.A Fashion Design, was born in Taichung, Taiwan. Before attending Academy of Art University, he had completed his... Read More
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FashionInspirationMercedes-Benz Fashion WeekMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014MFA StudentsNew York Fashion Week·August 29, 2013Academy of Art University Spring ’14 Designer Dossier – Vicken DerderianImage courtesy of Rob Curry. Vicken Derderian, a M.F.A. Fashion Design student, was born and raised in Pasadena, California, and... Read More
AnnouncementsDesignersMercedes-Benz Fashion WeekMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013MFA Students·January 31, 2013Academy of Art University Fall ’13 Designer Dossier: Chenxi LiPhoto by Aldo Carrera. Chenxi Li is from Zhengzhou City in the Henan Province of China, a long way from... Read More
DesignersMercedes-Benz Fashion WeekMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013MFA Students·August 31, 2012Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring ’13 Designer Dossier: Jie Jessie LiuJie Jessie Liu was born and raised in Penglai, in the Shandong Province of China, and earned her B.F.A. in... Read More
DesignersMercedes-Benz Fashion WeekMercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2013MFA Students·August 30, 2012Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring ’13 Designer Dossier: Jisun Lee Jisun Lee hails from Seoul, South Korea. She earned a B.F.A. in English Language and Literature from Chung Ang... Read More
AnnouncementsBFA StudentsKnitwearSF Fashion Show 2012Student Spotlight·May 2, 20122012 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Erica Laba, Liza Quiñones, and Emma Mengchen YangErica Laba was born in For Worth, Texas but raised in Massena, NY where she went to Massena Central High... Read More
AnnouncementsBFA StudentsSF Fashion Show 2012Student Spotlight·April 30, 20122012 Graduation Fashion Show Designer: Antonio LunaAntonio Luna was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico where he attended the Universidad de Guadalajara. He came to the... Read More
DesignersEventsFashionFashion JournalismSan Francisco·March 13, 2012A Round up of the Textile Arts Council’s Lecture: Jean Paul Gaultier – Creativity, Technical Rigor, and Haute Couture MindsetEver wondered what it takes to be recognized as a true French couturier? Jean Paul Gaultier has spent his career... Read More