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Sarah Campbell the print lady
Celebrated textile designer Sarah Campbell brought her keen sensibility, warmth and signature style to Faces & Places in Fashion this past Monday. “She was really heart warming, and intrinsically British,” said Assistant Dean Sass Brown who was in attendance. Currently a collaborator with the furniture company West Elm, Campbell’s client list includes Yves St Laurent,…
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Putting on a good face for a good cause
Two days after Hurricane Sandy struck on October 31, fine arts students Lydia Maria Zackery, Jessica Planter and Eric Gottshall headed to John Jay High School to bring aid and cheer to seniors and youngsters. The school, in Park Slope Brooklyn, had been turned into a temporarily shelter for Red Hook and Coney Island residents. After assisting…
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Ugly shoes or “out of the stratosphere?”
“There are far more ugly pairs [of shoes] in the world than pretty ones,” according to New York magazine’s fashion blog “The Cut,” which recently featured a slideshow, “The 50 Ugliest Shoes in History.” Tossed from the closet are the ungainly Uggs, smelly-looking Birkenstocks, dependable Doc Martins and other anatomically correct species. It’s those of the uber-fashion…
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Yecca Zeng champions the Chancellor’s Award
It requires some poking around and some leading questions to find out the extent of the awards, scholarships, internships and leadership recognitions Yecca Zeng (’12) received on the way toward her BFA in fashion design. The short list: presidential scholar, outstanding draping design, BFA runway show apparel designs, student ambassador, VP of the Intimate Apparel Club,…
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Happy Birthday Katie!
Balloons and pumpkin cake were waiting for interior design student Katie McTammany at the end of her photography class PH404 this morning. Katie turned 21 today. She and her classmates had just learned how to saturate and desaturate photos in class with Prof. Brad Farwell. Birthday girl Kathryn McTammany…
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