Posts tagged apparel design

RISD Apparel Design grad Tae Ashida 87 AP let me know that her show in Tokyo is going to be live streaming shortly. The info is below. Congratulations, Tae! -JM Ms Ashida New Collection: Livestreaming on Thursday from 4:30pm Japan time, 7:30am GMT as part of JFW (Japan Fashion Week):http://www.jun-ashida.co.jp/ma/jp/index.html

RISD Apparel Design grad Tae Ashida 87 AP let me know that her show in Tokyo is going to be live streaming shortly. The info is below. Congratulations, Tae! -JM

Ms Ashida New Collection: Livestreaming on Thursday from 4:30pm Japan 
time, 7:30am GMT as part of JFW (Japan Fashion Week):
http://www.jun-ashida.co.jp/ma/jp/index.html

Check out this great clip! Yesterday, CNN’s The Next List featured a segment on Diana Eng 05 AP, a phenomenal Brooklyn-based designer, hacker and tech wiz who incorporates circuits, microchips and thermo-reactive fabrics into very wearable clothing.

It’s “fashion engineered from daydreams” the STEAM-driven designer sums up on her site. Take a look at the Next List blog for more on Diana, along with a couple more short videos on her designs and approach.

Futuristic designs by RISD’s trendsetting Apparel Design students are now on display at Woods-Gerry Gallery. Those who attended Thursday’s opening reception were the first to get a peek at the ethereal formal wear, geometric dresses and theatrical ballet costumes.  

Inspired by the colorful fashion found on the streets of Tokyo, Emma Altman 13 AP likes her designs to pop. Pleather skirts with asymmetrical hemlines, see-through shirts and shorts bejeweled with images of guns are just a few of her eye-catching looks.

“It’s pin-up girl meets Japan’s Lolita fashion,” Altman says of her clothing. “I like there to be an element of surprise in each piece.”

Her fabric of choice: spandex. “I love the stretchy quality,” she explains. “It helps accentuate the curves of the body to give it a 1950s silhouette.”

Can’t get enough RISD fashion? The departmental show is on display at Woods-Gerry through February 26. Click on the images above to learn more about the fashion designers’ looks.

Ooo-la-la! Fashion fave Katie Gallagher 09 AP is in the news again with ARTINFO citing her at the top of its list of 5 Emerging Designers to Watch at New York Fashion Week – with good reason.

Forbes has selected two particularly talented RISD alumni, architect and furniture designer Asher Israelow BArch 08 and apparel designer Sally LaPointe 06 AP, for its second annual 30 Under 30 list of “the bright young stars of art and style.” Find out more about their phenomenal work at their respective sites.

Trendy Street Style

For Noah Berch 15 AP, the cobblestones that line RISD buildings are just another catwalk. Since last summer, the sophomore has been writing about RISD street fashion for CollegeFashionista, a popular blog that showcases glam style trends on campuses around the world. 

Each week, Berch takes a snapshot of a fashionista/fashionisto with an interesting look to post to the site. Who makes the cut? Students donning fun coats, playful textiles and accessories that pop. He strives to “provide an inside look at what people are like here [at RISD],” the apparel designer tells The All-Nighter, the school’s student online newspaper.

Can’t get enough RISD street fashion? See CollegeFashionista.com for more chic stylings. 

Students Design Great Apparel for UO

The Designed By: RISD capsule collections students created in collaboration with Urban Outfitters (see video in previous post) launched last week at the UO flagship store on Broadway as part of NY Fashion’s Night Out.

Amanda Goss 12 AP, Helen Wu 12 AP and Emily Shaw 12 AP were excited to attend the opening and see how great their work looks in the store.

photos courtesy of Jaime Marland

If you haven’t yet heard: three Class of 2012 grads – Emily Shaw 12 AP, Amanda Goss 12 AP and Helen Wu 12 AP –recently teamed up with Urban Outfitters to design “capsule collections.” This month you can find the outcomes of that collaboration on the Urban Outfitters site and at selected UO stores across the country.

The new designs for UO stem from the Apparel Design department’s Private Label Project, which challenges seniors to research and design a collection in line with a specific brand’s aesthetics. “This year’s Private Label Project saw students partnering with Urban Outfitters and working directly with UO’s Director of Concept and Trend Marissa Maximo 95 PT,” notes Apparel Design Department Head Catherine Andreozzi.

The experience was clearly great for students – down to the festive opening during New York’s Fasion Week in early September. And it’s not so bad for anyone out there itching to shop for RISDwear, either!

Katie Gallagher 09 AP is going to be a very busy girl on September 6: First, she’s launching her new Spring/Summer 2013 Everything Forever collection at The Standard in NYC at 4 pm. The new collection – sponsored by Moroccan Oil, The Standard, MAC and MilkMade – is inspired by the concept of rebirth and purity, drawing from the perceptions of childhood: haunted woods and the fading promises we make as children to be friends forever, an ode to the remnants of our past, ingrained in us and ever-present.

“Despite inflictions, the soul can remain pure,” Katie says in speaking about what influenced her collection this season. “However, everything we do is in us forever.”

After the launch, Katie will join fellow RISD alumni in judging an on-site sketch contest at UO’s Night Out - a collaboration between Urban Outfitters, RISD’s Apparel Department and Philadelphia University. Lots going on!

See more of Katie’s work on her website, her Facebook page, on Pinterest and Instagram. And keep an eye on her new site Katie by Katie Gallagher, where she will launch an e-store later this fall.

Happily Ever After

A couple of years ago Ryan Novelline 12 IL drew from his childhood memories of Golden Books to design and make this wonderfully gaudy gown from repurposed copies of the kid-lit series. But back when he was scrambling to complete the project for a RISD Apparel Design studio, he didn’t quite realize it would have lasting pay-off. 

After riding a wave of national publicity around the project in 2011 – Style Italy called the dress “jaw-dropping” and Random House Kids proclaimed its love by noting: “Golden Books transform into a couture gown even Cinderella would envy!” – Ryan recently found out that his Golden Book Gown will be included in Avant-Garde Fashion, a French book due out next year. It features work by “the 100 finest designers from around the world.”

Limited Scholarship, Unlimited Success

A RISD/Brown Dual Degree student has won the first-ever scholarship competition from The Limited stores. Colin MacGregor 14 AP, a sophomore studying Apparel Design at RISD and Economics at Brown, was thrilled to win the $5,000 award, which was presented to him last Thursday by Jim Bennett (right), director of Economic Development for the city, and Kayla Molis, store manager at Providence Place.

In his winning essay, Colin defined personal success and the role of passion and hard work in enabling talent to flourish. Linda Heasley, CEO of The Limited, commended him on his eloquence, noting that his essay “truly stood out.”

She went on to note that the local college community is brimming with talent in the fashion sector, which is why The Limited chose Providence to launch its first scholarship. In addition, many RISD Apparel Design faculty members – including Tina Lutz, Elizabeth Bentley and Donna Gustavsen – have included The Limited among their clients.

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras noted, “I am thankful that The Limited recognizes the creative potential of our students. I congratulate Colin and look forward to keeping him and many of his classmates in Providence to help us grow our creative economy.”

Student Stuff Hits the Streets

If you’re out and about in Providence today be sure to stop by the infinitely wonderful spring Student Art + Design Sale on Benefit Street.

And you’ll also find more student work – though not for sale – at an unlikely venue just over the hill: at Clad In, the designer clothing shop in Wayland Square.

Pamela Unwin-Barkley’s Foundation Studies students (including Sheldon and Elliot) have been folding lots of Bristol paper lately in preparation for their site-specific installation, which opens to the public today.

Read more about it in Sculpture with Style.

Catherine Andreozzi shared some great images from the 2012 Apparel Departmental Exhibition at Woods-Gerry Gallery. The show closes today so we hope you got a chance to drop by. If not, even more images can be found here.

You may also now start planning ahead for this year’s Collection in May!