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Runway Recap: California College of the Arts Spring Fashion Show

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The California College of the Arts Spring Fashion Show sent a diverse grouping of apparel by its student talents down the runway on a mid-May Friday evening. Each year, the show stands out for presenting fashion that showcases students’ arts-minded, creative approaches to traditional structure, materials and styling. This year was no exception. Read on to see what went down the runway.

You’ll find one piece from each presenting designer shown below. For a full look at the collections, check out our jam-packed CCA Spring 2012 Facebook Album.

Annie McCourt

Ashley Eva Brock

Brooke M. Wright

Chelsea Hughs

Rachel Gant's "Run Free" ensemble for the Fashioning Functional Gear Class

Gabrielle Stiles

Jackilyn Hsin Roberts

James Zormeir

Jean Saung

Lauren Biggs

Lauren Levin

Rashad Omar Brown

Steve Soundara

Vishaka Sachi Henrietta

More San Francisco fashion shows…

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Runway Recap: CCA Fashion Show 2011

May 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

Convertible bike purse by Haley Toelle

At last week’s California College of the Arts 2011 annual fashion show, students’ design creativity was on display as graduating seniors presented looks ranging from the functional to the feminine, with sheer fabrics and asymmetrical one-shoulder pieces appearing in more than one collection.

Fashion show sponsor Surface magazine presented two awards at the end of the evening. Surface Designer of the Year went to Patricia Lucia Arroyo, who stole quite a bit of the audience’s attention with a sexy dress draped in chains. Johnny Paul Vera, with his bold and sheer feminine suits, took Surface’s second award, a New York City internship with Nicole Miller.

An opening segment, titled ‘Fashion Functional Gear’, came started the show with a wow-inducing its first piece, a slick convertible bike purse by Haley Toelle. The segment showed pieces from a class devoted to blending fashion and industrial design. Sustainability was another demonstrated theme, thanks to the use of natural and organic fabrics in many student pieces.

Check out these photos for other CCA fashion show highlights:

Hooded wrap coat by Jacky Safer

Graphic print slip dress and coat by Jacky Safer

Silk chiffon dress by Anna Huang

Suit by Johnny Paul Vera, recipient of Surface Magazine's Nicole Miller Internship in New York City

Second suit by Johnny Paul Vera

Third suit by Johnny Paul Vera

Zipper-seamed dress by Patricia Lucia Arroyo, Surface Magazine's Designer of the Year

Chain dress by Patricia Lucia Arroyo

Photography by Christophe Tomatis

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The Do List: San Francisco Fashion Events May 9-15

May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A look by CCA alum Laura Schmits shown during the 2010 fashion show.

It’s a quieter week in the local, independent fashion landscape than we’ve seen lately, so good thing the events on the horizon are promising ones. For the detes, we turn to the SF Indie Fashion Calendar, where you’ll find a solution for those in need of summer fashion internships, a longtime local designer’s spring collection viewing party and another annual student fashion show.

  • Interested getting more involved in the local fashion community, participating in upcoming shows or finding a fashion internship in San Francisco? Wednesday’s Portfolio Night and Open Calls at Pigment Cosmetics is a meetup for industry folks and the organizers behind such events as the upcoming Beauty Expo and San Francisco Fashion Week. They’ll be reviewing portfolios, talking to potential interns and having an open call for talent in a casual, workshop-like setting.
  • Continuing the spring student fashion show season, Friday brings the annual California College of the Arts Fashion Show, a runway event featuring the work of the school’s graduating seniors in an exhibition tent on the Eighth Street campus. Tickets, $30 and up.

You can find details on all of these events and more happening this week on the SF Indie Fashion Calendar.

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