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Heather McDonald Academy of Art University Fall 2013 Runway

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Heather McDonald used the 1927 cult film Metropolis as a reference for her collection. Merging the precision of technology and the organic feel of fur and see-through lace, she has created a strong first collection. The Fashion and Knitwear graduate paired strong shoulders with soft peplum shapes to represent a bold feminine presence.

From the press release:

Heather McDonald is originally from Calgary in Alberta, Canada and attended the University of Toronto, earning an Honors Bachelor Degree in Biology and Anthropology. She enrolled in Academy of Art University to study for her graduate degree in Fashion and Knitwear Design, and has worked as a knitwear intern at VPL in New York City during summer and winter breaks. For her Fall 2013 collection, McDonald wasinspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 film Metropolis, exploring the relationship between humans and technology, demonstrated by the angular silhouettes and contoured knitwear seen throughout the collection.

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Teresa Field, James Thai, Leah Aripotch Academy of Art University Fall 2013 Runway

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From the Press Release:

Teresa Field was born and raised in the Bay Area suburb of Los Altos, and attended Stanford University, completing her undergraduate degree in Art History. While earning her Masters of Fine Art Degree in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University, she also worked as a design assistant at Gr.Dano in San
Francisco and spent six months as the assistant to the Head Designer at Diane von Furstenberg in NYC. Field’s Fall 2013 collection was inspired by artistic representations of the human body, including graphic representations of human anatomy and musculature, as well as process sketches from H.R. Giger’s “Alien”.
She collaborated with Textile Designer James Thai, who created custom leather textiles for the collection, and jewelry designer Leah Aripotch.

James Thai grew up in Danville, California just 30 minutes away from San Francisco. After graduating from Monte Vista High School, he attended Academy of Art University’s Pre-College Program before enrolling in the School of Fashion’s undergraduate Textile Design program. Over the summer, Thai worked
as a product development intern at Ralph Lauren in New York City, where his Creative Intern Project was selected for presentation to the company’s senior board members. He created custom leather textiles for Teresa Field’s collection, burning the leather to create blended imagery of flora and fauna.

Leah Aripotch was born and raised in Montauk, New York and moved to San Francisco to attend Academy of Art University and earn her Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Sculpture. She collaborated with Teresa Field and James Thai, creating jewelry and embellishments for the collection. Aripotch was inspired
by the work of her collaborators, incorporating themes from their work into her own. She was particularlyinterested in the mixture of structural geometric shapes with more organic elements, and focused her collection on the figure of the snake. She cast her pieces in bronze, brass, and copper metals.

Photos by Randy Brooke/Getty

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Ginie C. Y. Huang Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway Show

Ginie C. Y. Huang Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway show in New York during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Photos by Randy Brooke.
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From the press release:

Ginie C. Y. Huang was born and raised in Taiwan and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Taipei National University, before coming to Academy of Art University to earn her M.F.A. degree in Fashion Design. Her work was previously shown at the University’s Spring 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show, as part of the Italian Trade Commission Collection. Her Spring 2013 collection was inspired by the work of Ninagawa Mika, one of Japan’s most popular photographers. Huang was inspired by the feeling that Mika’s images invoke – a feeling of being completely immersed in the color

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Stephina Touch Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway Show

Stephina Touch Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway show in New York during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Photos by Randy Brooke.
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From the press release:

Stephina Touch was raised in Bakersfield, California and attended California State University Bakersfield, earning a B.A. in Business Management. While earning her M.F.A. in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University, she worked as intern at gr.dano, creating patterns and producing samples as well as finished garments. Touch looked to traditional Asian architecture when designing her Spring 2013 collection, gleaning inspiration from the clean lines and tiled roofs.

 

 

 

 

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UBIFRANCE French Textile Connection Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway

French Textile Connection Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway show in New York during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Photos by Randy Brooke.

From the press release:

The French Textile Collection is a collaboration of four M.F.A. Fashion Design students, five B.F.A. Fashion Design students, two B.F.A. Textile Design students, and the following prestigious French textile mills who donated fabrics to be used in the collection: print (AB CREATIONS); silk, jacquards (BELINAC, DENIS & FILS, PHILEA, SPRINTEX); wools (CLARENSON); lace (SOPHIE HALLETTE, SOLSTISS); knits (DEVEAUX, HENITEX INTERNATIONAL, PHILEA, SPRINTEX); velvet fabric, stretch corduroy fabric, jeans wear, pigment dyed (VELCOREX); and technic/sports fabrics (AVELANA, ROUDIÈRE). The students who collaborated on
the UBIFRANCE collection are: Korkor Apo, Maclay Bowers, Joe Chung, Mina Fadaie, Guiping April Feng, Massayuki Ito, Kyung Hwa Kim, Erica Laba, Eli Daniel Odisho, Liza Quiñones, Angela Sison, and Wen-Lin Lina Tsai.
This collaboration was made possible by UBIFRANCE, the French Trade Commission. UBIFRANCE is a governmental trade agency whose efforts create promotion and business opportunities for French companies in their international business development. It is a key force for French exports with the support of France’s
Ministry of Commerce. UBIFRANCE promotes French products and savoir-faire, and puts French-based professionals in contact with their international counterparts. For more information about UBIFRANCE and the participating French mills, please contact: [email protected].