La Cambre in Brussels is surely the closest thing to utopia on Earth for fashion students. Funded by the Belgian government, itâs almost free, and even non-EU students pay just 4,174 euros annually (a comparison to sicken US and UK students struggling under tens of thousands of in fees.) Itâs not the inexpensiveness which makes…
Consistency? Cute in concept. But The Atticoâs designers see it differently: as a velvet trap. Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini prioritize evolution over expectation, freedom over formula. Change your mind, your mood, your look. Be whoever you want. No guiltâjust reinvention, on your own terms. âWe donât believe in a one-note women, and we design…
Looking through the clothes in the Diane Von Furstenberg resort collection, one word kept coming to mind: ease. Dresses and tops are made to simply pull on over the head; pants and skirts have elastic waistsâzipper closures are few and far between. âWhat I think is really important about DVF is how it made women…
In contrast, Vivian Lin, who works under the name Bibi, embraced the darkness, and horror, as a means of path to catharsis. âI want to humanize the unknown. I invite the audience to consider destruction as a form of creation,â is how she put it. Her voluminous designs, which looked like exoskeletons adorned with the…
Two formats were used to present the work of Prattâs graduating class this year. Thirty-three students participated in an exhibition, while another 30 sent their work down the runway. Before that happened, Nicholas Daley, a British menswear designer marking his first decade in business, was presented with the schoolâs Visionary Award by GQâs Will Welch….
The Savannah College of Art & Design has a honeybee as its school mascot. Itâs a peculiar fun-fact about the university, one with a warm, even if a little saccharine, backstory. The gist of it is that bees shouldnât be able to fly given their size and wingspan, yet they do. The parallel here is…
Sixty-seven members of the Fashion Institute of Technologyâs graduating class presented 82 looks in five categoriesâsportswear, childrenâs wear, knitwear, intimate apparel, and special occasion wearâat the Future of Fashion show. The event was sponsored by Macyâs, which will also put into production the designs of a number of students they selected. Over the past few…