Academy of Art Graduation Fashion Show, A Gateway to the Success

 

Written by Shumpei Okamoto
On Thursday, May5th, I attended the graduation Fashion Show of Academy of Art University. This show is the gateway to success for the 15selected students from fashion department because each year the school invite some of the worldwide famous people in fashion as guests of honor and the designers offer internship opportunity at their brand for a few students that they chose. For this year, the New York Time Critics, Cathy Horyn, creative director of Sonie Rykiel, Nathalie Rykiel, and designer Yigal Azrouel, Andrew Bucker, Steaven Cox and Daniel Silver for Duckie Brown and Laure du Pavillon.

Collection was really well organized and professional. Professional models were walking on the runway covered by well-made, ready-to-sell garments. I would say it was not student quality anymore. In terms of Design, I did not feel so much color in the overall collection but instead I saw a lot of Neutral and Earthy color. The Designers seemed more concentrated on the silhouette and shape. Some of my favorite garments were Peter Nguyen’s collection. He was inspired by tailored men’s wear. I would say it was the most trendy clothes at the collection due to its purity of design and clean precise cut. Another favorite look of mine is Jannika Lilja’s black dress with chiffon under the layers of deconstructed knits. The decadent mood of her design surely attracted me and reminded me one of the Antwerp 6, Ann Demeulemeester. As a design major student at Academy of Art, I hope I will be able to show up on that runway as a designer.