Alyssa Prentice, BFA Fashion Design student, has been selected to receive a scholarship from the Fashion Group Foundation. Only two...
Alumna Alyssa Prentice is currently working as a design assistant for designer (and another alumna) Sara Shepherd as she preps...
…a visual continuation from Alyssa’s last diary entry… The first picture is of a globe made up of many pieces...
Alyssa shared some inspirational image scans from Sara’s sketchbook as well as some swatches are planning on being used in...
…this entry brings Sara’s British heritage into play, the differences between British and America. Probably one of the first things...
I get to Sara’s about 9am. She always has a fresh pot of coffee ready. We usually sit around in...
Before fittings we have to make sure we have enough garments to fit – it just can’t be one or...
Alyssa talks about the ivory crinkle skirt and the process of crinkling it. She also touches on the inspiration of...
We only made one half of a toile because we were concentrating on design details and seam lines instead of...
The term bedlam came about from a psychiatric hospital in London called Bethlem Royal Hospital. It means uproar and confusion....
More pieces and outfits filled the boards once we had the fittings. We got an idea of the outfits as...
We give the garments names not only for organization purposes, but to tie the inspiration into the collection. Also, when...