AAS Students Debut Their Work at Lord & Taylor
Date: 5/18/2009
Author: Public Relations
On Thursday, May 14, the AAS Fashion Studies program presented standout looks by graduating students at the AAS Line Debut, the annual celebration of student collections. Held this year at the Lord & Taylor Rooftop Terrace in midtown, the show included 40 looks pre-selected by a jury of industry professionals.
At the event, fashion designer Betsey Johnson presented the first AAS Icon Award to Fern Mallis, vice president of IMG Fashion. The AAS Icon Award recognizes Mallis’s groundbreaking achievements in the fashion industry, including creating and organizing New York Fashion Week, her work with charities such as Fashion Targets Breast Cancer and 7th on Sale, and her support of emerging fashion designers. Parsons also presented the Stacey Nipps Alumni Award to AAS alumna Jen Kao, who received a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from New York University prior to her post-graduate work at Parsons, and launched her high-end womenswear line in 2007. For more information, please visit www.jenkao.com.
At the event, Sarah Creagh was awarded the CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements Award, which includes a $2,500 prize. The award was the culmination of a semester-long project in the course Accessories Studio in which students submitted sketches and received crystals to complete their design. Nicole Neeb and Maria Santos were selected as runners up, and received $1,000 prizes. Bloomingdales will showcase the designs from this studio in the fall.
Each year, the Line Debut celebrates the collections of graduates from the AAS Fashion Studies program, an intensive course of study for motivated students who want to launch new careers, advance in their fields, or start their own businesses. For more information, please visit Parsons AAS website.
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