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Burberry couldn’t have made a better choice than Riccardo Tisci, who is positioned to take the classic brand to the next level.

Size inclusivity in recent years has been a major fashion show trend. Retail, however, is still playing catch-up.

As technology increases efficiency, brands will begin to ponder their future.

Each year, four Academy students are selected to study abroad for one academic year, two at Studio Berçot and two at  L’Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, while students from both French schools come to San Francisco for the same duration to study at the Academy.

For Chaw Chaw Su San (BFA Fashion Styling) it was the dream of fashion that had brought her from Myanmar to California four years ago.

This Fall, Aalto’s homage to designer Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons won The Met museum’s prestigious In-Between Fashion Design Contest, in the Graduate student category, coinciding with the designer’s retrospective.