Hello EVERYONE! Last week I was kept quite busy finishing up for the AAS Final Exhibition in Florence. On my last post I explained the theme and how we gathered all of our inspiration. From the museum we chose two objects/spaces of the museum that would inspire us for our collections. Since then we have …
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Upcoming AAS Final Exhibition in Florence, Italy
HI TIGERS! In the upcoming months I will be graduating from the Fashion Design Associates program of FIT! Now, for me, it will be a little different from most students graduating back in NYC. From illustration projects, to garments, to final portfolios, each detail is different from NYC’s program. Over the next posts I will …
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Studying Art History in the Cradle of the Renaissance
HELLO EVERYONE! A great decision I made before coming to study in Florence was to plan all my classes and required credits I needed accordingly. I sat down with my counselor and spoke with her on the many possibilities in completing all those requirements. One suggestion that she made was to leave art history classes …
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Fashion Week in Milan Part 2!
HELLO EVERYONE! This week I will continue to share with you the trip of Fashion week in Milan! On our second part of the trip, there was still so much to discover. We made a stop at La Scala Laboratories, located in the Zona Tortona. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan is among the world’s most famous opera houses. At …
Fashion Week in Milan
HELLO Tigers! As many of you may know Milan Fashion Week just passed and it was very exciting to take a look into all the action. We had various industry appointments throughout the week, some of which were very, very, helpful towards the skills you may need in the fashion design world. With a mix …