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LIM presents student-produced graduate fashion show

Within higher education LIM College is unique among the NYC schools in that it held an end of year fashion show this week, but it is not known as a design school. Founded in 1939 and located in midtown Manhattan, offering master's, bachelor's and associate degree programs, the school prides itself on providing experience-based learning...

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Art and fashion merge as IFA Paris presents student designs at Art Miami

"Itinerance" the traveling fashion show from IFA Paris completed the final leg of its international tour this past weekend. A celebration of the school’s 40th anniversary its closing appearance was at Art Miami where an unconventional runway show reiterated its message of multiculturalism, the spirit of mutual aid, and the imperative need for...

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Religion, decolonization and identity inspire the runway looks at Parsons MFA

The MFA Fashion Design and Society runway show from Parsons School of Design took place on September 13 as part of the scheduled New York Fashion Week calendar. 15 students presented their thesis collections in the first show since the director and founder of the program, Shelley Fox, stepped down from her post last December. Under new director,...

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Paris fashion school IFA joins Kent State University and the UN for unique NYFW show

Once upon a time designers were secretive with fellow designers, now they share their knowledge freely. Just this week Marc Jacobs joined Kim Jones on the runway to celebrate the results of their successful collaboration on the Fendi show presented during NYFW. Jean Paul Gaultier has welcomed in Olivier Rousteing and luxury outerwear brand...

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FIT Class of 2022 MFA fashion students present thesis collections entitled Unbound

Fashion Institute of Technology presented its class of 2022 MFA design students this week in a runway show in the school’s Pomerantz Center. Collectively entitled “Unbound” the work of the 13 graduates was each introduced by a short video created by the student which captured the mood behind their thesis collection. Then models wearing 5 of...

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Glittering Parsons Annual Benefit raises 2.6 million for student scholarships

Parsons hosted its 73rd Annual Benefit on Monday night at The Glasshouse in Manhattan raising close to 2.6 million dollars which will go towards funding scholarships for future students of the highly regarded fashion program. Parsons believes that an investment in education is an investment in human potential and scholarship support is crucial...

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Parsons Fashion Graduate Open Studios presents Class of 2022

Parsons BFA Fashion Graduate Open Studio took place this week onsite for the first time since the pandemic started providing us with an opportunity to see what the class of 2022 have cooked up. Bustling, loud, chaotic, the exhibit was arranged across two floors in the University Center building. Each student had a booth, a rack and surrounding...

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FIT Class of 2022 Future of Fashion Graduate Show

The Fashion Institute of Technology runway show returned in person this week for the first time in three years with an outdoors catwalk erected on the breezeway between Manhattan’s 7th and 8th avenues. Sponsored by Macy’s, FIT’s Future of Fashion class of 2022 had been mentored by industry critics such as designers Sally LaPointe and Jeffrey...

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Legacy and mission bring Kenneth Cole and Kent State University together

Kent State University will host a fireside chat this Friday between visionary global fashion designer and activist, Kenneth Cole, and director and professor of Kent State’s School of Fashion, Louise Valentine. The topic of conversation will be “Building a Global Fashion Brand, On Purpose.” Cole has been named the Kent State University School of...

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Graduate Fashion Foundation partners with TikTok for design competition

Graduate Fashion Foundation has tapped TikTok as its official merchandise partner across Europe to offer a platform for final year fashion students in the UK whose education have been disrupted by Covid-19 to showcase their talent. Covid-19 has caused huge disruption to students across the world, especially those working on inherently tactile...

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Rhode Island School of Design graduates close NYFW

While Marc Jacobs officially closed NYFW, the Rhode Island School of Design presented its graduate collections a few hours later with no sign of a fading spotlight or lack of designer star power. Before the 17 BFA collections took the runway, the President of RISD Rosanne Somerson, who sat front row flanked on either side by designers Nicole...

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Academy of Art University a commanding presence at NYFW

One of the few fashion schools to annually earn a runway spot in New York Fashion Week, and located on the opposite coast from the US industry hub, is the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Nevertheless, it attracts an audience of fashion’s elite, lauded journalists from the old guard and colorful influencers from the new, while its...