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Ryan Morar and Melissa Avalos Spring 2014 Designer Preview

Ryan_Moroar_SketchesFrom the press release:

Ryan Morar, B.F.A. Menswear Design, grew up in Santa Monica / West Los Angeles where he graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School. His collection is inspired mainly by Robert Rauschenberg’s “Combines” mixed media
artwork, along with influences of discordant sounds of early 1980s Sonic Youth and Beat Happening albums. Elements of garments were deconstructed to create different shapes, new silhouettes, and give a raw, free form aesthetic to
the collection. Since graduating, Ryan has worked as a freelance designer for Stussy in LA, where he created a small collection of men’s denim garments. He also interned for Jeremy Scott where he made patterns and sewed toiles for the
Spring 2014 Collection. Ryan is currently living in Antwerp, Belgium, and interning at Walter Van Beirendonck through the end of the year. Ryan collaborated with Melissa Avalos, B.F.A. Textile Design, who created the
textiles for their collection.

Melissa Avalos, B.F.A. Textile Design, was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. Visually inspired by Robert Rauschenberg’s mixed media artwork, Melissa collaborated with Ryan Morar, B.F.A. Menswear
Design, listening to old-school hip hop as her soundtrack for those long days spent printing her textile designs.

The collection will be featured in the Academy of  Art University’s spring 2014 show at Mercedes-Benz  New York Fashion Week.

 

LIVE BROADCAST

For the ninth season, the show will be streamed live at: http://www.academyart.edu/fashionshow/

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Designer Ryan Morar

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Designer Melissa Avalos

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Marine Rongrong Wei Spring 2014 Designer Preview

marine_rongrong_wei_SketchesMarine Rongrong Wei, B.F.A. Menswear Design, grew up in Shijiazhuang,Hebei, China, and graduated from the Xi’ An Academy of Fine Art. The inspiration for Marine’s graduation collection comes from vintage crafted clothing
during the time of the Great Depression in the United States. She was interested in how people combined fabrics with different textures and weights, as well as the oversized silhouettes of that era. Marine is currently working as an Alteration
Specialist at Uniqlo. The collection will be featured in the Academy of  Art University’s spring 2014 show at Mercedes-Benz  New York Fashion Week.

 

LIVE BROADCAST

For the ninth season, the show will be streamed live at: http://www.academyart.edu/fashionshow/

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Designer Marine Rongrong Wei

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Shanshan Bai and Winbo Shiau Spring 2014 Designer Preview

Shanshan_Bai_SketchesShanshan Bai, M.F.A. Fashion Design, is originally from the Hami, Xinjiang Province in China. During her time as a student, Shanshan was the winner of both the 2013 Four Seasons Hotel Uniform Design Competition in San Francisco, as
well as the 2013 Sea Fashion Challenge. Shanshan was inspired by the natural curling lines of floral panels, and the continuous twisting of sculptured surfaces.
She constructed her garments using a blend of silk gazar and wool, as well as linen yarn. She collaborated with Winbo Shiau, M.F.A. Fashion Design and Knitwear Design, on their Spring 2014 collection. The collection will be featured in the Academy of  Art University’s spring 2014 show at Mercedes-Benz  New York Fashion Week.

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Designer Shanshan Bai

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Designer Winbo Shiau

Winbo Shiau, M.F.A. Fashion Design and Knitwear Design, was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan and earned an undergraduate degree from the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. Max and Lubov Azria, who were the 2013 Guests of
Honor at the School of Fashion’s May Graduation Show, personally selected Winbo for a design internship in Los Angeles. Winbo collaborated with Shanshan Bai, M.F.A. Fashion Design, on their Spring 2014 collection, giving
a dynamic twist of street-chic style to traditional woven knitwear.

 

LIVE BROADCAST

For the ninth season, the show will be streamed live at: http://www.academyart.edu/fashionshow/

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Didvik Kuang Spring 2014 Designer Preview

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From the press release:

Didvik Kuang, B.F.A. Menswear Design, was born in GuangDong, China, and graduated high school from Norwich Academy in Connecticut. Didvik’s collection was inspired by Giorgio Armani’s wardrobe for the 1980s movie American
Gigolo, but with a lounge wear influence. Using linen, blended wool, nylon and suede, Didvik created a collection that channels Richard Gere‘s leading man look with a pajama like aesthetic.

The collection will be featured in the Academy of  Art University’s spring 2014 show at Mercedes-Benz  New York Fashion Week.

 

LIVE BROADCAST

For the ninth season, the show will be streamed live at: http://www.academyart.edu/fashionshow/

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Yumeng Weng Academy of Art University Fall 2013 Runway

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Lightweight grey wools and soft sandy coat dresses appeared in the collection of Yuming Weng. With such a minimal outline, Yuming used the influence of painter Henrietta Harris’ paintings, which, if you do a quick Google search, shows portraits with a watery distortion, or the bad reception of a tv screen. She mimics that distorted movement as a small repeating pattern.

From the press release:

Yuming Weng was born and raised in the Xiamen province of China, and earned an undergraduate degree in International Accounting and Management from Jimen University. She worked as a design intern at the Xiamen Huarong Company in China before coming to Academy of Art University to pursue her M.F.A.
Degree in Fashion Design. Weng was inspired by Henrietta Harris’ soft, distorted portraits.