Spring 2021
W27
Issue 01
The New York (Student)
Fashion Shows By Lauren Hudson (Advertising, Marketing and Communications, ‘22)
New York Fashion Week. The most renowned and exciting
event on the fashion calendar. Beautiful models in designer garments walking down exquisite runways. It is every fashion lover’s dream to attend, or better yet work, New York Fashion Week. But what it’s missing? Real opportunities for the creatives who need it most - students. Student designers, models, photographers, and more. This is where the New York (Student) Fashion Show comes in. Conceptualized, founded and produced by ONE Management in collaboration with On The Wall and Spring Studios, NY(S)FS is the first professional fashion show to be focused entirely on students. It is a celebration of diversity, inclusion and new ideas, and features students throughout the entire process from the designers, models, photographers and the backstage volunteers. “We saw that there wasn’t really a platform for students within New York Fashion Week, and we wanted to create a space for them,” said Jawahar Chirimar, chairman of ONE Management and producer of the New York (Student) Fashion Shows. The designers showcased include Alice Wang, Aviya Seligman and Elad Danon, Guvanch, Haixi Ren, Joyce Bao, and Xiaowu Zheng.
The New York (Student) Fashion Shows premiered on Friday, February 12 and is available to watch on Youtube and through the link in @ the.nysfs bio on Instagram. This collection of shows is filled with such creativity and expression, and allowed these student fashion designers to share untold stories through their work. So many powerful and passionate messages were unfolded, and these student designers and models were able to gain professional experience and exposure. “It was honestly one of the best modeling experiences I have had to date,” said Samantha Espinol, NY(S)FS model and student at FIT. “The stylists, designers, models, makeup-artists, production team and everyone involved made the experience a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life,” she continued. Students are the future of the fashion industry and the world, and it is so important for us to be able to gain these memorable experiences to prepare us for that future. In addition to models, designers, and photographers, New York (Student) Fashion Shows also provided the opportunity for students to volunteer backstage while filming, and the opportunity to serve on their Student Advisory Board. This board was made up of representatives from schools with fashion show programs or organizations, including students from Harvard, Brown, Parson’s, NYU, and myself representing the Fashion Institute of Technology. I am president of Runway27 here at FIT, and I hope to pursue a career in the production of fashion shows, and experiences like this really solidify that dream for me. It was amazing to see the creative process, meet like-minded individuals and get real exposure to the world of fashion show production. The backstage volunteers got a similar peek into this world. “I was in awe of the set, makeup, garments, and it was amazing to just be in Spring Studios” said Aline McEntee, N(Y)SFS volunteer and FIT student.
“It was so nice to be reunited with people from FIT again, and JC and everyone from ONE was so kind and nice to work with,” she continued.
Alice Wang’s show shot by Boyang Hu (@boyang_h)
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