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Unveiling the Graduates 2024 collection: Academy of Art University

As the class of 2024 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, Academy of Art University recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the international B2B...

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Academy of Art University students explore ‘uncharted territory’ in graduation show

On May 16, the final-year students of the fashion design programme at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco presented their designs in a runway show entitled ‘Uncharted Territory’. Thirteen graduating fashion students showcased their looks, with each of the student’s collections representing ‘their own unique journeys through uncharted...

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Academy of Art University to honour Matty Bovan at fashion graduation show

The students of the School of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California will present their collections in a graduation show this Thursday, May 16. In addition, the school will honour UK fashion designer Matty Bovan with an honorary doctorate. The Academy of Art fashion show is entitled ‘Uncharted Territories’ and will...

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Original McQueen collaborator presents brand at Atelier Jolie

Freshly returned to his San Francisco home after completing a residency in Atelier Jolie, the new NYC-headquartered fashion enterprise promoting artisanal craft founded by Angelina Jolie, Simon Ungless is hard at work creating garments for his upcoming show during El Paseo Fashion Week. In 2020 he founded his passion project, When Simon Met...

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Unveiling the Graduates 2023 collection: Academy of Art University

As the class of 2023 completes their academic journey in becoming fashion professionals, the Academy of Art University recently showcased the graduates' final collections with huge success. Stepping into the fashion industry, those collections play a crucial role for graduates to expand their network and share their work. As the international...

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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...

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Academy of Art runway combines innovation with collaboration

Seventeen students from San Francisco’s Academy of Art University, the largest private university of art and design in the U.S., showcased their graduate collections on Saturday night at NYFW. The runway communicated freedom of expression framed within a respect for technique and a focus on textiles for which the institute has become known. The...

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Trends so far at NYFW: free flowing silhouettes, deconstruction, and bright colors

New York - The shows continued to roll along at NYFW, and this season's runway trends have become increasingly obvious. For starters, we're in the era of the free flowing silhouette for woman. Bodices are becoming looser and wider cuts have been given to dresses. Of course, in the tradition of spring/summer there is plenty of bright colors as...