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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.

 

 

 

 

Joy Cioci Spring 2013

Joy Cioci Spring 2013 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York. Photos courtesy of Image.net.

 

Jie Jessie Liu Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway Show

Jie Jessie Liu 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:

Jie Jessie Liu was born and raised in Penglai, in the Shandong Province of China, and earned her B.F.A. in Accounting from York University in Canada. At Academy of Art University, she has earned her M.F.A. in Fashion Design. Liu’s designs were also presented at the University’s Spring 2012 Fashion Show as part of the Italian Trade Commission Collection, and she earned second place in the Inspired by Vitamin Water design competition that was judged former Project Runway finalist Mondo Guerra. Liu collaborated with Textile Designer Tanja Milutinovic for her Spring 2013 collection. She was inspired by the artist Anish Kapoor, known for his geometric, streamlined sculptures and installations, which she interpreted in the garments’ sharp lines and angular silhouettes.

Tanja Milutinovic is originally from Belgrade, Serbia and earned a B.A. in Philology and Arts from the University of Kragujevac. She came to Academy of Art University to pursue her M.F.A. in Textile Design, and earned first place in Stylesight’s Spring/Summer 2012 Prints and Graphics competition for her innovative work.
Milutinovic collaborated with Jie Jessie Liu, creating prints for Liu’s Spring 2013 collection.

 

J Mendel Spring 2013

J Mendel Spring 2013

Yanfei Fan Spring 2013 Academy of Art University Runway Show

Yanfei Fan 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:

Yanfei Fan was born and raised in Shijianhuang, in the Hebei province of China. She earned a B.F.A. in Fashion Design from Hebei Normal University before pursuing a M.F.A. degree in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University. When creating her Spring 2013 collection, Fan was inspired by the windows in modern buildings, including their repetitive patterns, angular shapes, and the transparency of the glass.