2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Patricia Wijaya
Patricia Wijaya. Image: Rob Curry Patricia Wijaya, BFA Fashion Design, was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, and now resides in Oakland, California. Before pursuing her degree in the States,...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Show Student Profile: Keith Gunning
Keith Gunning. Image: Rob Curry. Keith Gunning, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Galway, Ireland. He grew up in Calgary, Canada, where he worked as a Sales Assistant at Club Monaco. He then went on to...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Yunseon Kim and Carmen X Liu
Yunseon Kim. Image: Rob Curry Yunseon Kim was born in Daegu, South Korea. After completing high school, she moved to San Francisco to pursue Fashion Design at Academy of Art University. Kim...
View Article2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Gaia Giladi
Gaia Giladi Image: Rob Curry Gaia Giladi, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Irvine, California. In 2014 Giladi interned with Sausalito-based brand Gr. Dano, where...
View Article2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Amanda Manashi
Amanda Manashi, photo by Rob Curry. Amanda Manashi, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Danville, California. In the summer of 2014 she interned with Global Brands Group,...
View Article2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designer: Ruone Yan
Ruone Yan. Image: Rob Curry. BFA Fashion Design student, Ruone Yan was born and raised in Chongqing, China. He graduated from the Beijing No.8 High School and soon after enrolled at the Academy to...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Show Student Profile: Jc Munoz
Jc Munoz. Image: Rob Curry. Jc Munoz, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Monterey, California. After completing high school in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Munoz went on to become an assistant designer...
View Article2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Jeremy Vu, Justin Lei Wang and Lupita...
Jeremy Vu. Image: Rob Curry. For their 2015 graduation menswear collection, A, BFA Jewelry Designer Justin Lei Wang, and BFA Knitwear Designer Lupita Ramirez have joined forces to create a stunning...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Designers: Eleonore L. Santos and Anna Metzel
Eleonore L. Santos Image: Rob Curry. Eleonore L. Santos grew up in San Diego, California. After completing high school, she went on to attend Academy of Art University to fulfill her dream of being a...
View ArticleSHOP657: The Evolution of the School of Fashion’s Retail Store
Image: Anthony Rogers. On Thursday, April 30, the Academy’s retail store, SHOP657, reopens at its 657 Sutter Street location to showcase the exceptional work from talented School of Fashion students...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Show Student Profile: Damien Chandra
Damien Chandra, photo by Rob Curry. Damien Chandra, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. After completing high school in Indonesia, Chandra went on to become a design assistant for...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Designers: XUN LI
Xun Li, photo by Rob Curry. Xun Li was born in Chongqing, China. Li has worked as a fashion intern for two flagship retail stores in China, Shangxia in 2012 and Cai Lia in 2013. He then moved to San...
View Article2015 Graduation Fashion Show Designers: Lauren Lusby and Nomin Gantulga
Nomin Gantulga. Image: Rob Curry. Nomin Gantulga, BFA Fashion Design, was born in Prague, Czech Republic and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In Mongolia she interned with Goyo Cashmere. In 2015...
View ArticleMay 2015 Graduation Fashion Designers: Gyuwon Jeong and Jimin A. Kim
Gyuwon Jeong. Image: Rob Curry. Gyuwon Jeong was born in Seoul, South Korea. After completing high school in Korea, she attended fashion school in Japan, where she competed in the Freshman Fashion Show...
View ArticleCatching Up With Fashion Illustration Alumnus Danny Roberts
A sketch by Roberts of the September 2007 collections at New York Fashion Week Since completing his courses at the Academy in 2007, Roberts has racked up an impressive resume, including designing a...
View ArticleAlumni Update: Andrea Nieto
While 2014 BFA Textile Design alumna Andrea Nieto was a student, her talent stood out and her high caliber work earned her numerous awards, such as Bentley Mills Portfolio Cash Award for Interior,...
View ArticleA Casual Dandy Lecture with Patrick McDonald
Dandy Patrick McDonald with fashion merchandising students pose with his San Francisco Chronicle Style Section cover. Photo by Bob Toy. On Monday, July 13th, famed dandy and fashion industry veteran...
View ArticleAMOUR A LA MEXICANA- Underneath Expectable Lingerie
EVGENIA’s F/W 2015/16; Image via Iamevgenia.com; Photo by Kelly Puleio For brides that don’t settle for the “usual,” San Francisco based Lingerie Designer Stephanie Bodnar is your go to for that...
View ArticleAlumni Update: Eli Daniel Odisho
Eli Daniel Odisho; Image Courtesy of Eli Daniel Odisho Eli Daniel Odisho; Image Courtesy of Eli Daniel Odisho Eli Daniel Odisho came to Academy of Art University to earn a B.F.A. in Fashion Design,...
View ArticleNYFW Spring 2016 Designer: Ruone Yan
Ruone Yan; Photo by Bob Toy Ruone Yan, BFA Menswear Design, was born and raised in Chongqing, China. As an undergraduate, Yan’s work has been shown at the 2015 Graduation Fashion Show in San Francisco....
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