Get Ready for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2012
Since 2005, the Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion has premiered the collections of recent graduates during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. “Part of our commitment to the designers is to help launch their careers and have their collections seen by as many industry professionals as possible,” said Dr. Elisa Stephens, President of Academy of Art University. “Debuting their collections during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center is an incredible opportunity, especially since the national and international fashion communities are gathered in New York City during that time.” Eight women’s wear collections and one men’s wear collection will be featured for the Fall 2012 show. Two of the featured collections are from MFA School of Fashion Online graduates. Let’s learn more about these incredible students’ and their designs prior to their debuts at New York’s Lincoln Center.
Donghyuk Dan Kim is originally from Incheon, South Korea. He earned his MFA in Men’s Wear Design from the Academy and found inspiration for his design from vintage military uniforms and clothing from the American West. He constructed his garments using wool, cotton, and leather in shades of olive green and dark brown.
Jeanette Au was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan but grew up in New York City. She came to the Academy of Art University to pursue her MFA in Knitwear Design. Jeanette was inspired by Sergei Diagliav’s Ballet Russe and the paintings of Leon Bakst, both of which influenced the texture, patterns, and color palette of the collection. She incorporated mohair, wool, synthetic yarns, and metallic threads into her knit fabrics.
Originally from Shanghai, China, this will be Xiang Zhang’s second collection to be shown at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. His current collection was inspired by Plato’s philosophy that beauty can be explained by mathematics. Xiang used Plato’s theory of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the long edge to the short edge equals the golden ratio, to determine the proportions of designs, as well as the number of stitches and their orientation within the pattern. Cashmere, mohair, and silk are used throughout his collection.
Wu Di was born and raised in Shen Yang in the Liao Ning province of China. She came to the Academy of Art University to pursue an MFA in Fashion Design and was inspired by the work of printmaker Aaron Coleman and his use of geometric shapes. Wu’s collection features angular silhouettes and geometric patterns, which she created using cashmere knits and double-faced wool.
From Seoul, South Korea, Kate Y.K. Lee received her MFA in Fashion Design, was featured in the Italian Trade Commission Collection, a collaborative collection presented at the Academy of Art University’s Spring 2012 Fashion Show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Her Fall 2012 collection was inspired by the elements of architecture and rounded silhouettes, offset by defined lines and sharp, angled seams. She constructed the garments using leather, wool knits, lightweight wool, and silk charmeuse.
Deanna Pei-Ju Lo hails from Taipei, China and worked as a graphic designer before coming to the Academy of Art University to pursue an MFA in Fashion Design. Her women’s wear collection has a borrowed-from-the-boys feel, a look she describes as “a modern Teddy Boy.” Soft, luxurious fabrics such as lambskin, silk organza, and cotton velvet add a subtle femininity to the collection.
Jade Juanyu Liu was born and raised in Shanghai, China. Pursuing an MFA in Fashion Design at the Academy, her collection was inspired by the French collage artist Damien Blottiere, known for his unique layering technique that creates shadows and empty space. She layered several fabrics, including wool, jersey and fur, to achieve the same effect.
Online MFA School of Fashion graduate Amy Bond was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and grew up in Texas, Illinois, & Pennsylvania. Amy’s collection was inspired by complex shapes and construction – but strove to make the complexities appear clean and minimal. She used fabrics that would bring light and movement to the collection, including silk georgette, silk charmeuse, and Schoeller-Aeroshell, a lightweight, breathable and water repellent fabric often used in aerobic sports activities.
Born in Pakistan and now lives in Doha, Qatar, Farida Khan completed her MFA in Fashion Design through the Academy of Art University’s Online Fashion Program. Farida’s collection was inspired by the idea of unconventional beauty. She constructed bold silhouettes using wool, cotton, coated denim, polyurethane, and punched leather.
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