Arts Thread
May 11, 2022
“Academy ofArt University San Francisco: Graduation Fashion Show 2022”
ArtsThread covers theAcademy ofArt University graduation show for Fall 2022.
https://www.artsthread.com/news/academy-of-art-u niversity-san-francisco-graduation-fashion-show-20 22
Above: Academy of Art University Graduation Fashion Show 2022
1 Yachine Xie and Voonbin Shine Leow/ 2 Daniel Kim/ 3 Tianyu Candice Ji/ 4 Jacyln Shahan/ 5 Allyn Mae Fox/ 6. Rashida Birdlong/ 7. Cory Lin/ 8. Domingo Cholula
Update! See the video of the show below -
Tomorrow (12 May) theAcademy ofArt University, San Francisco will have its first in person graduate fashion show since Covid
Seventeen BFAand MFAgraduates from the school’s fashion design and knitwear design courses will take part in the show, which will see them presenting their final collections to an audience at St Brigid Church.The show will also be available to stream via the school’s website
Participating graduates are:
● Ally Mae Fox (BFAFashion Design)
● Blaici Xiong (BFAFashion Design)
● Cory Lin (BFAFashion Design)
● Daniel Kim (BFAFashion Design)
● Domingo Cholula (BFAFashion Design)
● Felicia Shania Dharmawan (BFAFashion Design)
● Jaclyn Shahan (MFAFashion Design)
● Keer Ivy Chen (BFAFashion Design)
● Margery Wang (BFAFashion Design)
● Mingyang Zhang (BFAKnitwear Design)
● Rashida Birdlong (BFAKnitwear Design)
● Serafina Levy (BFAFashion Design)
● Seth Russel (BFAFashion Design)
● Tianyu Candice Ji (BFAFashion Design)
● Wangyujing Zhang (BFAFashion Design)
● Yachine Xie (BFAFashion Design) in collaboration with Voonbin Shine Leow (BFA Textile Design)
● Yuli Lee (BFAFashion Design)
Yachine Xie and Voonbin Shine Leow’s collaboration is inspired byArt Deco’s geometric motifs. Meanwhile, the 1950s inspire Daniel Kim’s collection which reinterprets the elegance of Parisian fashion from that era
Tianyu Candice Ji draws from Japan’s history of earthquakes and her own memories of having school assemblies where they practiced how to find safe shelter during a natural disaster. Imagery of the aftermath of earthquakes informed the silhouettes of Ji’s collection. Another disaster – the sinking of theTitanic – has been given a fictional spin by Jaclyn Shahan who takes elements of the fashions worn by the passengers and blends them with modern silhouettes made with heavy starch which creates the illusion that the pieces are floating in water.
Time spent in quarantine influencedAllyn Mae Fox’collection which sees the designer using CLO3D software to translate her designs from 2D to 3D shapes The Black Lives Matter movement and the protests that happened throughoutAmerica and the world during lockdown have inspired Rashida Birdlong whose collection features bold visuals that nod to the protest banners and their powerful messages.
Cory Lin's monochromatic menswear collection is inspired by Korean band HYUKOH's album 24: How to FindTrue Love and Happiness, while Domingo Cholula looks to Dutch and Flemish paintings.
To see all of the collections, stream theAcademy ofArt University graduate fashion show 2022 on the school’s website.