Instructor Spotlight: Kathlin Argiro

Kathlin Argiro

Passionate about sharing her experience as a fashion designer and entrepreneur,
Kathlin is an adjunct professor at Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of
Technology. A mentor to countless students, Kathlin has been selected to lead high
profile projects for First Lady Michelle Obama and for the Charles James exhibition at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. She also was included in an elite
group of professors to develop special fashion programs for ZSTU, a prestigious fashion University in China.

A frequent speaker on fashion entrepreneurship, Kathlin has been a panelist at NYU,
Fordham University – Gabelli School of Business, Mount Holyoke, Fashion 2.0,
Womensphere, Ladies Who Launch, and The Washington Fashion Group. She is also a
mentor at XRC Labs, an accelerator for the next generations of disruptors in retail and
consumer goods at Parsons School of Design and DENYC’s mini MBA program for
fashion entrepreneurs at F.I.T.

After graduating with honors from Parsons School of Design, Kathlin honed her
knowledge of couture dressmaking techniques while working for top eveningwear
designers Arnold Scaasi and Carmen Marc Valvo. She currently consults with start up
fashion brands providing design, sourcing, production, and operations support.
Kathlin Argiro Collection dresses have been featured on the TODAY SHOW, THE VIEW
and What Not to Wear. In addition, they have been featured regularly in top national
magazines including VOGUE, IN STYLE, WOMENS WEAR DAILY, THE WASHINGTON POST, ELEGANT BRIDE, IN STYLE WEDDINGS, and MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS.

The Kathlin Argiro Collection is a favorite amongst celebrities including style guru Stacy
London of What Not to Wear, the Today Show’s Katie Couric and Meredith Viera, and
Melissa Rivers for E Entertainment’s Red Carpet Oscars Show.

Website: www.KathlinArgiro.com

Classroom Close-Up: Anyah

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Student: Anyah from Bronx NY

Program: Saturday Live Spring 2018

Precollege Course: JSX 005 Intro to Photography

What are you currently working on?

In class we are learning the basics of photography, like bug’s eye view, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, etc.

What do you like best about your class?

Having fun, meeting new people, and taking photos all the time.

What is your favorite thing about Precollege?

Learn how to become adult, help others like inspiring them, and learning work related things.

Where do you get your ideas? What inspires you?

All over. My classmates and teachers, the internet, my imagination.

Classroom Close-Up: Skylah

 

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Student: Skylah from Yonkers NY

Program: Saturday Live Spring 2018

Precollege Course: JSX 035 Color Theory

What are you currently working on?

I work on several things every day, but at the moment I am working on this huge collage that includes magazines and drawings.

What do you like best about your class?

That I get to learn how to work with things I am not used to.

What is your favorite thing about Precollege?

Getting to learn skills that I would’ve had to wait and learn in college.

Where do you get your ideas? What inspires you?

Literally everything.

 

Clasroom Close-Up: Tabitha

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Student: Tabitha from Jersey 

Program: Saturday Live Spring 2018

Precollege Course: JSX 005 Intro to Photography

What are you currently working on?

In class, we are learning how to draw with light for a photo.

What do you like best about your class?

Trying new things and testing them out.

What is your favorite thing about Precollege?

The experience of what it’s like to be in college.

Where do you get your ideas? What inspires you?

When I look for inspiration, I go outside and look for fun things/ideas in the streets.

Classroom Close-Up: Elina

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Student: Elina from Brooklyn NY

Program: Saturday Live Spring 2018

Precollege Course: JSX 035 Color Theory

What are you currently working on?

I am personally working on character designs, comics, and animations.

What do you like best about your class?

Making a collage, because I never thought I would like the idea of it.

What is your favorite thing about Precollege?

Trying new things I would have never done, and being able to improve my artistic skills.

Where do you get your ideas? What inspires you?

Cartoons, fiction, and the fun part of life.