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THE DEBUT FIT Class of 2021
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//TABLE OF CONTENTS F STUDIO IVY FIT THE DEBUT //FASHION DESIGN BFA
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Ashna Moogi
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Barbora Hierchova
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Gianna Amore
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Hailey Bogardus
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Jasmine Mckenna
27-30.
Jie Yu Carina Chen
31-34.
Jinjing Lin
35-38.
Jonathan Wayne
39-42.
Juliana Bui
43-46.
Kenn Espinosa
47-50.
Kenny Naranjo
51-54.
Liqian Zhang
55-58.
Mary Sagsveen
59-62.
Mohua Goswami
63-66.
Noa Rawitz
67-70.
Qingyi Zhou
71-74.
Saemi Jeon
75-78.
Sarah Asmus
79-82.
Steven Panoncillo
83-86.
Thiago Tamura
87-90.
Wanyu Shao
91-94.
Zhiling Chen
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//TECHNICAL DESIGN BS
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Natalia Szumniak
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Yuwei Liu
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Ziqi Zhang (Amanda)
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//FASHION DESIGN AAS (FIT AT SUNY KOREA)
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Dajeong Lee
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Habin Lee (Jasmine)
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Jiwon Park
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Juwon Jeon
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Seongsuh Kim (Enoch)
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Shengai Hsu
135-138.
Sofía Torres
139-142.
Sumin An
143-146.
Yoojin Lee
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Yuran Choi
151-154.
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*The artist statements and work presented were written and created solely by each designer and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of F STUDIO or IVY Magazine Club.
// ABOUT F STUDIO
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F STUDIO is a Conceptual E-commerce Platform devoted to emerging designers and artists. Our mission is to bring the young and lesser-known creators out of the shadows; by providing a
mutual professional platform to showcase
their creations. We aspire to motivate the new generation by presenting their creation to the mainstream, and to curate a selection of local designers from various fields and locations (New York-based and globally). More importantly, our goal is to promote the “slow fashion movement” to solve fashion waste problems using sustainable and transparent solutions. fstudionyc.com / @fstudio.nyc
// ABOUT IVY
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IVY, which stands for I Visualize You, is a magazine club founded in 2018 by two students of the Fashion Institute of Technology at SUNY Korea. The club brings together a
diverse
group of members across Incheon Global Campus to create dynamic editorials, interview students and professionals in the industry, and write thoughtful articles. Our goal is to produce high-quality, interesting, and fun content while giving our members an opportunity to explore their creative interests in fashion, journalism, graphic design, photography, content creation, and more. ivisualizeyou.com / @ivisualizeyou
// ABOUT FIT
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Fashion Institute of Technology
"One of New York City’s premier public institutions, FIT is an internationally recognized college for design, fashion, art, communications, and business. We are known for our rigorous, unique, and adaptable academic programming, experiential learning opportunities, academic and industry partnerships, and commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship."
// ABOUT THE DEBUT
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THE DEBUT As FIT students themselves, the F STUDIO team identified the need for more efficient platforms to showcase and promote the school and its students’ works. To support the graduating class of 2021, they teamed up with IVY Magazine from FIT at SUNY Korea to create THE DEBUT: a book to introduce and celebrate graduates’ debuts as designers to the world. As one of F STUDIO’s
missions is to bring the
young and lesser-known creators out of the shadows by providing a mutual professional platform to showcase their creations, this book project was established with the hope of helping students to be recognized and rewarded for their years of hard work in FIT.
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FASHION DESIGN Bachelor of Fine Arts
Fashion Design BFA -Ashina Moogi
11. ashna_moogi@fitnyc.edu ashna_moogi www.linkedin.com/in/ashnamoogi
ASHNA MOOGI
FASHION TO ME IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST CLOTHING AND APPEARANCE; IT’S ABOUT HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITHOUT WORDS. THE COMMUNICATION HERE, HOWEVER, HAPPENS TO BE ABOUT PERSONALITY, ATTITUDE, AND ASPIRATIONS. I STARTED BY TRANSFORMING SPARE PIECES OF FABRIC INTO BEAUTIFUL DRESSES FOR MY BARBIE DOLLS. IN FACT, I INHERITED MY AFFINITY FOR FASHION FROM MY MOTHER WHO IS A FASHION DESIGNER. WATCHING HER WORK AND DESIGN HAS BEEN A MAJOR INSPIRATION IN MY PURSUIT OF A FASHION CAREER. OVER THE YEARS, FASHION HAS CAST ITS MAGIC ON ME. I WOULD LIKE TO USE MY TALENTS TO CREATE SYMBOLS OF PERSONALITY, CONFIDENCE, AND LIFESTYLE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FONDNESS FOR SPECIAL OCCASION WEAR, AND DURING MY YEARS AT FIT THIS HAS GROWN EVEN STRONGER. MY DESIGNS HAVE EVOLVED TO EMBODY A BLEND OF DRAMA AND SOPHISTICATION, WITH HINTS OF FEMININITY.
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Fashion Design BFA -Ashina Moogi
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ABOUT THE PROJECT TRANSPICUOUSITY IS A COLLECTION THAT REINVENTS THE GLAMOUROUS WORLD OF EVENINGWEAR BY GIVING THE CUSTOMERS A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND FLUIDITY, USING MIX-AND-MATCH SEPARATES WITH DETACHABLE LAYERS. WHEN THESE LAYERS ARE ALL WORN TOGETHER, THEY CREATE AVANT-GARDE EVENINGWEAR, WHEREAS, WHEN THESE LAYERS ARE PAIRED SEPARATELY OR ‘LAYERED DOWN’ THEY CAN BE WORN FOR A MORE CASUAL OUTING.
THE DETACHABLE LAYERS ARE WHAT WILL MAKE THE AVANT-GARDE DESIGN TRANSFORM INTO A MORE CASUAL OPTION THAT CAN BE WORN MORE OFTEN. THIS WOULD ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO WEAR THE OUTFIT IN DIFFERENT WAYS WITHOUT FEELING LIKE THEY ARE REPEATING THEIR OUTFITS.THIS WOULD PREVENT THE WASTE THAT EVENINGWEAR CREATES BY NOT BEING WORN OFTEN. THE TRANSFORMABLE LOOKS WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU TO STYLE DIFFERENTLY WITH THE SAME PIECES. THIS WILL REDUCE A LOT OF WASTAGE OF GARMENTS, THUS, MAKING THE COLLECTION MORE SUSTAINABLE.
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Fashion Design BFA -Ashina Moogi
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Fashion Design BFA -Barbora Hierschová
barborahierschova@gmail.com @barbhiersch www.linkedin.com/in/barbora-hierschová-8032a017a
BARBORA HIERSCHOVÁ I’m a New York based designer, originally from the Czech Republic. My interest in design began with making outfits for my Barbies when I deemed their store-bought looks boring. I have struggled to maintain that same level of passion and transition it into the industry, as its many, seemingly intrinsic, flaws and insufficiencies are ever-present. I often feel that there is no need for new clothes and that trends are just a tool to increase consumption. To get myself into the right creative mindset, I try to think of my designs as art pieces built around a figure, instead of specific articles of clothing. This has allowed me to explore my boundaries and to try and imagine a different future for fashion, one that moves away from mass production and attempts to redeem itself and all its negative impacts on the world. THE DEBUT
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Fashion Design BFA -Barbora Hierschová
I like to get inspired by specific things that are heavily present to me at a time, this way my collections are sorts of time capsules for my thoughts and feelings during particular periods of my life. The collection in this spread, titled ROAD RAGE, encapsulates my insight from the 2020 quarantine. I spent a large portion of it driving back and forth between my family and my partner. On my signal-less trips, I had plenty of time to reflect on my surroundings & I gained
great appreciation for the shapes and patterns created by the highways I took. These asphalt paths strike an interesting balance between adapting to the land around them and altering said land to allow for their own proper function. I wanted to mirror this balance in how I approached designing ROAD RAGE - winding around the curves of the body while modifying them just enough to regain a sense of control and comfort with oneself.
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Fashion Design BFA -Barbora Hierschová
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Fashion Design BFA -Barbora Hierschová
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Fashion Design BFA -Gianna Amore
19. giannamarie562@gmail.com u.topiabby www.linkedin.com/in/gianna-amore
scan 2 see more of my work! :)
GIANNA AMORE
THEY/THEM
I LOVE ANYTHING WITH BRIGHT COLORS, ENERGY, AND A LOT THE TIME LOOKS “CHILDISH”. THIS IS WHAT BROUGHT ME TO MY INSPIRATION FOR MY THESIS WORK. I FOCUSED ON WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GROW UP, AND RECONNECT WITH THAT PART OF MYSELF THAT FELT MOST FREE TO EXPRESS WHATEVER WAS IN MY BRAIN. WITH THIS, I CREATED THE CONCEPT OF MY OWN UTOPIA. THERE ARE NO RULES, NO ONE WAY TO BE OR ACT. I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS A LITTLE ESCAPE, A SEPERATE WORLD TO GO TO, AND I DECIDED TO BRING MINE TO LIFE.
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UTOPIA AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS THESIS WAS HIGHLIGHTING QUEERNESS, LGBTQ+, AND GENDER NON-CONFORMITY. ESPECIALLY IN THE INTIMATE APPAREL INDUSTRY, WHICH IS WHAT THESE GARMENTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO REPRESENTATION FOR ANYONE OUTSIDE OF CIS-STRAIGHT-WHITE-WOMEN. I WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION INSTEAD TO NON-BINARY AND TRANS INDENTITIES USING MY GARMENTS, WHICH ARE INTRINSICALLY QUEER AND BELONG TO NO CERTAIN GENDER. GOING FOWARD IN THE INDUSTRY, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO WASTE AND FAST FASHION AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. FOR ME IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON CREATING PERSONAL PIECES AND COLLABORATING WITH PEOPLE WITHIN MY COMMUNITY. I WANT TO AGAIN THANK MY AMAZING PHOTGRAPHER TEA @TEALAROUX AND MY MODELS DAGMAR @SH_KHINA AND ALEX @FISSIDEN <3
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Fashion Design BFA -Gianna Amore
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Fashion Design BFA -Hailey Bogardus
23. hailey_bogardus@fitnyc.edu designedby_haileybo www.linkedin.com/in/haileybogardus
HAILEY BOGARDUS I AM A RECENT FIT GRAD SPECIALIZED IN INTIMATE APPAERL. FASHION IS A WAY TO EXPRESS WHO YOU ARE TO THE WORLD IN THE SIMPLEST WAY. I DESIGN TO EMPOWER AND COMPLEMENT WOMEN. I CHOSE INTIMATE APPAREL TO AMPLIFY WOMEN’S SEX APPEAL. DESIGNING TO CREATE CONFIDENCE IN RAW, INTIMATE MOMENTS WHERE YOU CAN FEEL VULNERABLE. ESTABLISHING WOMEN TO KNOW THEIR TRUE WORTH. I CREATE TO MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT USING INTRICATE LACES AND HAND BEADED TOUCHES. FOCUSING ON A MODERN TAKE OF INTIMATE APPAREL BY MIXING IN EVENING WEAR ELEMENTS.
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LEVELS TO YOUR LOVE THIS COLLECTION IS FOCUSED ON DESIGNS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITES FOR WOMEN TO EXPRESS THEIR DEEPEST DESIRES FROM FINGER-TIPS TO TOES. THE ILLUSION OF “BARELY THERE” LINGERIE, TEASING TO FALL OFF, REVEALING THE DIVINE FEMINIE FIGURE. WHAT LEVEL ARE YOU ON?
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Fashion Design BFA -Jasmine Mckenna
27. JasmineAnderson1art@gmail.com @Jasandherson www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-anderson-716570157/ My portfolio:
JASMINE MCKENNA BORN AND RAISED IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, JASMINE ENDED UP MAKING MY WAY TO NEW YORK CITY. DESIGNING IS ALL SHES EVER KNOWN TO DO, BUT NOW DESIGNING TO USE HER VOICE AND TALENT TO MAKE CHANGE IS THE MISSION. YOU WILL SEE IN HER COLLECTION THAT HER CREATIVE OUTLOOK IS A CROSS BETWEEN VINTAGE AND MODERN IDEAS THAT CREATE YOUTHFUL GARMENTS, WHETHER THAT BE WITH A FABRIC OR A SILHOUETTE.
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INSPIRED BY THE 1970’S ART SCENE AND PUNK LIFE STYLE, THE COLLECTION TITLED EXTERIOR CONSISTS OF PIECES EXPLORING STREETWEAR AND DARK GRUNGE AESTHETIC. WHILE THE THE 70’S FASHION PUNK ERA INVOLVED PLAIDS, LEATHER, AND DISTRESSED FABRICS, EXTERIOR FOCUSES ON THE DARK EXTERIOR AND GRAFFITI OF 1970’S IN NEW YORK CITY AND SAN FRANCISCO. THE FOCAL PIECE IS A WOOL
STRIPPED PUFFER SHRUGGER SPIRNKLED WITH HAND COVERED BUTTONS. IT ALSO FEATURES A HAND PAINTED TOP AND LEGGING COVERED IN MULTIPLE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS USED TO RESEMBLE THE EMOTIONS OF INDIVUDALS DURING THIS TIME. THE COLLECTION ALSO INCLUDES HAND MADE SNEAKERS CONSTRUCTED OUT OF STRIPPED WOOL FABRIC AND CUT UP BIKE TIRE PIECES.
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Fashion Design BFA -Jasmine Mckenna
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Fashion Design BFA -Jie Yu Carina Chen
31. Carina.jieyu@gmail.com carinachen_official https://www.linkedin.com/in/jieyu-carinachen/ https://www.behance.net/jieyucarinachen
JIE YU CARINA CHEN
I AM A FASHION DESIGNER BASED IN NEW YORK. I WAS BORN IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN AND LATER IMMIGRATED TO VANCOUVER, CANADA. I STUDIED FOR MY BFA AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIALIZED IN SPECIAL OCCASION. I AM SENTIMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL AND METICULOUS IN MY WORK. SOMETIMES I FEEL MELANCHOLY, AT OTHER TIMES ROMANTIC. I HAVE AN INSTINCT FOR TURNING INSPIRATION INTO ARTISTIC REALALL OF MY DESIGNS COME TO EXIST BECAUSE THERE ARE STORIES BEHIND THE GARMENTS, RATHER THAN JUST BEING GORGEOUS. I LOVE CREATING GARMENTS THAT “SPEAK” FOR ME. MY EXPERIENCE WITH FASHION PROJECTS AT FIT, ALLOWED ME TO CREATE AN IMMENSE SPACE WHERE MY IMAGINATION AND CURIOSITY COULD SOAR. MY MOTIVATION FOR BEING A DESIGNER IS TO ENLIGHTEN AND GAIN SELF-CONFIDENCE. I CONVEY MESSAGES THROUGH MY DESIGNS. I HAVE READ THAT “IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW PEOPLE JUDGE WHO YOU ARE. IT’S ABOUT HOW YOU APPRECIATE YOUR UNIQUENESS AND PERCEIVE IT AS A GIFT.” THE DEBUT
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INTRICATE EMOTIONS COLORS HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON OUR EMOTIONS, THEIR IMMENSE RANGE CAN CREATE STRONG AND DIVERSE STAGES OF HAPPINESS AND SADNESS WITHIN US.MY JOURNEY FROM RECOVERING FROM COVID 19 HAS INSPIRED ME TO EVALUATE AND EMBRACE MY COLLECTION, “INTRICATE EMOTIONS” BY USING THE PERSONAL COLOR PALETTE I HAVE CHOSEN. THE GOWN EMBELLISHMENTS ARE MADE FROM BOTTLES COLLECTED FROM THE RECY-CLING BIN. CUTTING THE BOTTLES INTO IDEAL SHAPES AND HEATING ENDS WITH A CANDLE CREATED A CURL. CRYSTALS AND BEADS WERE APPLIED TO SHAPES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO REMIND PEOPLE HOW MANY BOTTLES WILL, UNFORTUNATE-LY, END UP IN LANDFILLS RATHER THAN RECYCLING FACILITIES.
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Fashion Design BFA -Jie Yu Carina Chen
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Fashion Design BFA -Jinjing Lin
35. jinjing_lin@fitnyc.edu zyqlinn _tensionarchive_
JINJING LIN TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. _______________________________________________________________________________________ __HELLO,_______________________________________________________________________________ ________MY NAME IS JINJING. _______________________________________________________________________________________ __NICE TO MEET YOU HERE/ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______I WISH YOU WILL LIKE MY COLLECTION AND THIS AMAZING ISSUE-
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MY COLLECTION ‘ WE ROBOT ’ IS A CYBERPUNK INSPIRED CAPSULE NARRATES A FANTASY ABOUT HOW ALL HUMANKIND IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTS AKA “HUMANOIDS.”.___________________________________
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_________________________________________ ___I EXPLORED TECH YARNS—SUCH AS UV COLOR CHANGE, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND SUSTAINABLE YARNS, LIKE BAMBOO OR BAZELON— THROUGHOUT MY DESIGN PROCESS TO SHOW WHAT FUTURE KNITS WILL BE LIKE ON HUMANOIDS.____________________________________ _________________________________________
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Fashion Design BFA -Jonathan Wayne
39. Jonathan_Ondina@fitnyc.edu @JonathanWayne www.linkedin.com/in/JonathanOndina
JONATHAN WAYNE THE FORCE THAT DREW ME TO FASHION IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS THE POWER IT BESTOWS ON ANYONE WILLING TO FEEL IT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD END UP BEING A “GENDERLESS” DESIGNER.ALONG THE WAY, I REALIZED THE TRUE DEPTHS THAT FASHION HAS TO OFFER COME FROM THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM; FROM HYPERMASCULINE TO HYPERFEMININE—AND ALL THE GREY AREAS IN BETWEEN. I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND SAFETY IN THE ABILITY TO CHANGE MY APPEARANCE TO HOW I SEE FIT, AND I TREAT MY DESIGNS NO DIFFERENTLY. I BELIEVE IT MATTERS NOT HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES, BUT THAT WE NEVER STOP EXPRESSING.
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Fashion Design BFA -Jonathan Wayne
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Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
THERE WOULD BE NO CONCEPT OF LIGHT IF THERE WAS NO DARKNESS TO CONTRAST IT. LIKEWISE, NOTHING CAN BE TRULY ALIVE IF IT CANNOT DIE. TO ILLUSTRATE THIS IDEA, I JUXTAPOSED THE SKULL OF A STAG WITH A BED OF FLOWERS. IN MY FAMILY, THE STAG IS AN ENTITY OF THE WOODS THAT PROVIDES LIFE IN ITS DEATH.
THE SKULL MOTIF AND FULLY-FASHIONED PIECES FOR THIS GARMENT WERE DESIGNED USING STOLL-M1 SOFTWARE AND KNITTED DOWN ON A MACHINE. CORDING WAS LACED THROUGH ENGINEERED EYELETS FOR BONE-LIKE TEXTURES. HUNDREDS OF FLOWERS WERE HAND-CROCHETED AND KNITTED WITH VARYING YARNS, THOUGHTFULLY HAND-STITCHED IN PLACE.
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Fashion Design BFA -Jonathan Wayne
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PHOTOS BY KATELYN MONTAGNA
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Fashion Design BFA -Juliana Bui
43. julianabui@live.com by.julianabui www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-bui
JULIANA BUI
I AM A VIETNAMESE-BORN, CANADIAN-RAISED KNITWEAR DESIGNER WITH A LOVE FOR INTERESTING TEXTURES AND WHIMSICAL STITCHES. THOUGH I ONLY LIVED IN VIETNAM FOR 10 MONTHS BEFORE I CAME TO CANADA, I STILL LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MY CULTURAL BACKGROUND GROWING UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. I HAD READ THIS BEAUTIFUL AND HEARTWRENCHING NOVEL BY OCEAN VUONG, A QUEER VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN AUTHOR, AND WAS INSPIRED TO USE HIS WORDS AS A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR MY THESIS COLLECTION; I FELT LIKE IT WAS A FITTING NOD TO MY ROOTS AND MY IDENTITY. AFTER GRADUATION, I HOPE TO WORK FOR A BRAND THAT IS SOLVING PROBLEMS CREATIVELY AND CONSTANTLY INNOVATING IN THIS EXCITING AND EVER-CHANGING INDUSTRY.
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“WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY WAS THAT A MONSTER IS NOT SUCH A TERRIBLE THING TO BE... TO BE A MONSTER IS TO BE A HYBRID SIGNAL, A LIGHTHOUSE: BOTH SHELTER AND WARNING AT ONCE.” - OCEAN VUONG THIS COLLECTION EXPLORES THE THEMES OF SHELTER AND WARNING THROUGH THE JUXTAPOSITION OF OVERSIZED KNITS AND THE SENSE OF CURITY THEY CAN BRING AND MORE DELICATE & FRAGILE LACE-LIKE TEXTURES.
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Fashion Design BFA -Kenn Espinosa
47. kenneth_espinosa@fitnyc.edu brontee.austen www.linkedin.com/in/kennethespinosa
KENN ESPINOSA IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE DEDICATED MYSELF TO MASTERING MY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HONING MY SKILLS, FOCUSING ON HOW I COULD BECOME ONE OF THE GREAT DESIGN VISIONARIES SUCH AS CRISTOBAL BALENCIAGA, YVES SAINT LAURENT, AND CHRISTIAN DIOR. FUSING OLD WORLD TECHNIQUES WITH NEW WORLD TECHNOLOGY I ASPIRE TO CREATE NEW COUTURE.
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THIS THESIS COLLECTION FOR THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WAS INSPIRED BY THE METAMORPHOSIS OF A CICADA AND HOW IT SHEDS ITS SKIN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND DEVELOP. FOR THIS PROJECT, I WANTED TO CREATE A TEXTILE THAT RESEMBLES HUMAN SKIN. I WAS ABLE TO CREATE THIS TEXTILE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF USING A SILICONE SOLUTION THAT IS SPECIFICALLY USED FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS AND PROSTHETICS IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.
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Fashion Design BFA -Kenny Naranjo
51. kenny_naranjo@fitnyc.edu kennynaranjo www.linkedin.com/in/kenny-naranjo-aguirre-5a9150181
KENNY NARANJO Portraying my ideas in a three-dimensional way has always been an interest of mine. Growing up, I always tried to accommodate my likings by exploring concepts in which I could narrate my story and empower people by evoking emotions that I longed to feel myself; fashion for me was the cathartic concept. Moving from Colombia to the U.S. was a tough decision that has paid of, and in some way or another, it has permeated every aspect of my work. Throughout my college career, I've wanted to mend my relation with Colombia and my overall experience as an immigrant in America. After graduating, I am excited to keep on exploring, healing, and empowering people and myself.
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Final photo or mood-board 8” X8”
has anyone escaped from tartarus? The thesis collection was inspired by the idea of the mythological abyss, Tartarus, where powerful beings with great abilities are trapped behind strong walls that seem unbreakable. I correlate this story to my life as an immigrant in the United States, as I feel I've been lucky enough to get the opportunity to do what I love as a living whilst leaving many of my talented friends behind, tied to an immigrant fate. For the longest time, I didn't feel I could show everything I could offer to the world
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Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Liqian Zhang
55. liqian_zhang@fitnyc.edu @zxxwxyyy https://www.linkedin.com/in/liqian-zhang-0572b91a7
LIQIAN ZHANG ORIGINALLY FROM NANNING, CHINA AND NOW BASED IN NYC. I’M A FASHION DESIGNER WHO IS PASHIGHLY EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE IN FAHION. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MOST OF MY DESIGN WITH PLAY MY DESIGN.
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Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
INSPIRED BY THE EVER-CHANGING ENVIRONMENT FROM CURRENT TO THE FUTURE. THE COLLECTION IS FOCUSED ON TECNO-WEAR JUXTA-POSING FUNCTIONAL GARMENTS WITH CONVERTIBLE DETAILS. FEATURED ARE ZIPPERS AND POCKETS TO FULFILL MY CUSTOMERS’ NEEDS DURING THEIR LIFE. MY CUSTOMER IS GENDER-FLUID AND PREFERS THE OUTDOORS, EMBRACING A
VARIETY OF CLIMATE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMON LIFE.
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Fashion Design BFA -Liqian Zhang
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Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Mary Sagsveen
59. mary_sagsveen@fitnyc.edu
MARY SAGSVEEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD WHEN I MADE MY FIRST DRESS. I USED THE LEFTOVER ROLL OF ALUMINUM FOIL MY MOM LEFT OUT, AND SHE EVEN LET ME WEAR IT TO PRESCHOOL THE NEXT DAY. IT WASNT VERY LONG AFTER THAT THAT I KNEW I WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN FASHION, FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY AND GIVING MATERIALS THAT I ALREADY HAVE AROUND ME A NEW LIFE. ANYONE CAN MAKE CLOTHING, BUT DESIGNING AND REINVENTING GARMENTS FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS IS MUCH MORE INTERESTING, ASIDE FROM THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE EARTH.
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THIS COLLECTION WAS INSPIRED BY EMOTIONS I EXPERIENCED SURROUNDING THE PANDEMIC. I ALSO EXPLORED SURREALISM, AND THE ONGOING IDEA OF TYING TO PIECE LIFE BACK TOGETHER. THIS LOOK IS MADE ENTIRELY OF RECYCLED MATERIALS INCLUDING A MEN’S BUTTON DOWN SHIRT, SHEER STOCKINGS, AND MEN’S RIBBED KNIT UNDERSHIRTS.
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Fashion Design BFA -Mohua Goswami
63. mohua_goswami@fitnyc.edu museum_ofme www.linkedin.com/in/mohua-goswami/
MOHUA GOSWAMI AS A DESIGNER, I USE FASHION AS A MEDIUM TO EXPLORE MY CULTURE. MY COLLECTIONS COME FROM A PLACE OF CURIOSITY AND ARE USUALLY SET IN THE STREETS OF INDIA. MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO FASHION WAS AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, WHEN I WOULD RUMMAGE THROUGH MY MOTHER’S AND GRANDMOTHER’S WARDROBES. SINCE THEN, FASHION HAS BEEN MORE THAN JUST RUNWAY SHOWS AND GLAMOUR FOR ME. AS A DESIGNER, I FEEL EVERY CONSCIOUS DECISION WE TAKE RIGHT NOW HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO MAKE OR BREAK OUR FUTURE. AND, IT HAS TO BE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TAKEN BY NOT ONE OR TWO DESIGNERS, BUT BY THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. COMBINING CULTURE AND SCIENCE, I AIM TO DO MY PART BY STUDYING ANCIENT INDIAN APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY AND APPLYING THEM TO MY COLLECTIONS.
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Fashion Design BFA -Mohua Goswami
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Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
AESTHETICS INTO A MORE CONTEMPORARY APPROACH. THIS ALL KNIT COLLECTION IS STEEPED IN COLOR, THE COLLECTION ‘TRUCK DRIVERS,BANANA SELLERS’ PATTERN AND TEXTURES. ITERATION OF THE MADRAS PLAID MIXED WITH ARGYLES, BIG VOLUME MIXED TAKES ON THE STREET NARRATIVE IN INDIA. IT’S WITH HOLLOWED OUT KNIT STRUCTURES AND THE AGE INSPIRED BY ALL THE LITTLE AND BIG THINGS OLD FEMININE MIXED WITH MASCULINE ARE SOME OF LIKE LABOR UNIONS, STREET VENDORS AND A THE JUXTAPOSITIONS THAT FORM THIS HODGE-PODGE SLIVER OF HOPE FOR DEMOCRACY. THE LOOKS NARRATIVE STRAIGHT FROM THE STREETS OF MY THEMSELVES RESITUATE PARTS OF INDIAN DESIGN HOMELAND. ‘TRUCK DRIVERS,BANANA SELLERS’
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Fashion Design BFA -Mohua Goswami
65.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Mohua Goswami
66.
Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Noa Rawitz
67. noa_rawitz@fitnyc.edu @noarawitz
NOA RAWITZ
I GREW UP IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, IN A HOME FULL OF FASHION. MY GRANDPARENTS OWNED A SMALL FABRIC SHOP, AND AFTER THEY PASSED AWAY MY MOM KEPT THE BEST FABRICS AND I WOULD MAKE OUTFITS FOR MY DOLLS. I ALWAYS KNEW THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO DO. IN MY WORK, I ASPIRE TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF POSSIBLE, BY CHALLENGING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN FASHION, SCIENCE AND ART. I EXPERIMENT WITH UNTRADITIONAL MATERIALS LIKE MAGNETS, 3D PRINTING, LASER CUTTING AND TEXTILE SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES. I TAKE GREAT INSPIRATION FROM EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING AROUND ME AND FROM THE THINGS THAT ARE AROUND ME, LIKE PROTEST MOVEMENTS, ARCHITECTURE AND DIFFERENT MYTHS.
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Fashion Design BFA -Noa Rawitz
THIS DRESS TELLS THE STORY 1- SUFFOCATING TENSION- IS
68.
OF THE LAST YEAR IN THREE PARTS, AND EVERY ELEMENT IS REPRESENTING A CHAPTER. ABOUT THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF
COVID,
CHAPTER IT IS
WHEN NO ONE REALLY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
REPRESENTED BY THE TIGHT DRAPES FROM AROUND THE WAIST TO THE TOP, AND THE CONTRAST OF TENSION WITH THE SOFTNESS OF
THE FABRIC.CHAPTER
2R-
UNIFIED RAGE- IS ABOUT THE PROTESTS THAT WERE HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
SENTED AT THE SKIRT PART BY A UNIQUE PRINT THAT
FABRIC.
THE
I
IT
POWDERS REACT TO MAGNETS INSIDE THE DRESS:
THE
POWDER PRINT SHOWS THE MAGNETIC FIELD, AND THE
ITSELF CAN ACTUALLY MOVE: INSIDE THE DRESS THERES MOVING MAGNETS THAT MAKES THE PRINT OF METALLIC POWDERS AND STICK OUT OF THE DRESS.
ALREADY BEHIND US.
ITS
CHAPTER 3-
IS REPRE-
MADE, USING DIFFERENT KINDS OF METALLIC POWDERS ON TOP OF THE
"PRINT" "DANCE"
HOPEFUL FUTURE- IS ABOUT THE TIME OF THE AFTERMATH, WHEN EVERYTHING IS
ABOUT THIS FEELING OF HOPEFULNESS DREAMING, LIKE THAT MOMENT RIGHT WHEN YOU WAKE UP OR RIGHT
BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP, THAT SPLIT SECOND OF BEING HALF IN REALITY AND HALF IN A DREAM.
IT
IS REPRESENTED BY THE
EDGES OF THE TIGHT DRAPES LOOSENING AND SOFTENING TOWARDS AND TO THE TOP OF THE DRESS AND THE WHOLE DREAMY FEELING.
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Fashion Design BFA -Noa Rawitz
69.
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Fashion Design BFA -Noa Rawitz
70.
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Fashion Design BFA -Qingyi Zhou
71. qingyi_zhou@fitnyc.edu
qingyi_alli_zhou
https://www.linkedin.com/in/qingyi-zhou-b04441214/
QINGYI ZHOU
AS AN ASIAN STUDENT WHO GREW UP IN A SMALL CITY AND WENT TO NEW YORK TO STUDY FASHION DESIGN, I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO BE EXPOSED TO DISTINGUISHED CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENTS. ROOTED IN ASIAN CULTURES, I AM INTERESTED IN FINDING A WAY TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS IN A MORE SUBTLE, LITERARY WAY; AFTER SEVERAL YEARS UNDER A DIVERSE ATMOSPHERE, I ALSO LEARNED TO ACCEPT, EMBRACE AND BE PROUD OF WHO I AM. HOPEFULLY, MY WORK WILL REFLECT MY THOUGHTS ON THE PEOPLE LIKE ME-WHO ONCE SAW THEIR DIFFERENCE AS WEAKNESS, WHICH IN FACT IS OUR WEAPON.
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Fashion Design BFA -Qingyi Zhou
72.
Final photo or mood-board 7” X7”
INSPIRED BY THE GRUNGE STYLE, I WANT TO START FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD WHO WAS ONCE OVERWHELMED FOR REALIZING HER DIFFERENCE FROM THE PEOPLE IN NEW YORK. THIS IS AN ANTI-FASHION PROJECT TAKING REFERENCES FROM OUR GRANDMA’S CLOSET TO OUR CHILDHOOD CLOTHING. RECONSTRUCTIONS OF “UGLY” VINTAGE GARMENTS, UNCONVENTIONAL WAY OF MIX & MATCH, MIXTURES OF DIFFERENT TEXTILES ARE THE MAIN DESIGN ELEMENTS TO CONVEY THE THEME. THE NOSTALGIA HIDDEN INSIDE THE EVERY DETAIL OF THE DESIGNS ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO RETURN TO WHO THEY REALLY ARE AND EMBRACE THEIR OWN DIFFERENCES, AND HAVE FUN REESTABLISHING THEIR UNIQUE FASHION. STAYING UNCOOL IS THE COOLEST THING…
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Fashion Design BFA -Qingyi Zhou
73.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Qingyi Zhou
74.
Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Saemi Jeon
75. saemi_jeon@fitnyc.edu www.linkedin.com/in/ saemi-jeon-7467841a1/
SAEMI JEON SUBTLENESS IS APPROACHABLE AND COZY, YET STEADY AND UNYIELDING WHICH LEADS ME TO DESIGN WITH SINCERE EMPATHY AND FOCUSED DILIGENCE. SMALL, UNNOTICED, UNSPOKEN THINGS ARE SOURCES OF MY INSPIRATION THAT MOLD INTO SOMETHING MORE THROUGH MY DESIGNS, TO LOVE THE ORDINARY.
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Fashion Design BFA -Saemi Jeon
76.
Final photo or mood-board 6” X6”
THE MEMORY VESSEL THE MEMORY VESSEL IS ALL ABOUT MY MEMORY. THE INSPIRATIONS WERE FROM AN ARTWORK POST ABOUT MEMORY JUGS. THE ORIGINS OF THE MEMORY JUG ARE SOMEWHAT VAGUE, BUT, THEY WERE MADE AS MEMORIALS FOR DECEASED LOVED ONES. WHEN I FOUND OUT THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF THE MEMORY JUG, QUESTIONED MYSELF; IF I WERE TO MAKE A MEMORY JUG, WHAT MEMORY WOULD I PUT INTO THE JUG? THEN A MEMORY OF A DOGWOOD FLOWER CAME TO ME. THIS MEMORY IS ABOUT MY TEACHER KARL AND ME. HE GAVE ME A DOGWOOD FLOWER ON MY GRADUATION, SAYING THAT WHEN HE SAW THE BLOOMING WHITE DOGWOOD FLOWERS BY THE ROADWAY, THEY MADE HIM THINK OF ME. ALL OF SUDDEN, A DOGWOOD FLOWER REPRESENTED ME AND BECAME THE MOST MEMORABLE PRESENT AND UNFORGETTABLE WORD TO ME. THE DOGWOOD FLOWER AND THE MEMORY ARE DELICATE, VAGUE, AND HAVE FADED AWAY, BUT STILL GIVES ME A HEAVY IMPRESSION THAT WARMS MY HEART.
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Fashion Design BFA -Saemi Jeon
77.
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Fashion Design BFA -Saemi Jeon
78.
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Fashion Design BFA -Sarah Asmus
79. sarah_asmus@fitnyc.edu bysarahasmus https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-asmus/
SARAH ASMUS
I AM A FASHION DESIGNER FROM LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. I STUDIED AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND GRADUATED IN 2021 WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE. I SPECIALIZED IN INTIMATE APPAREL WITH A MINOR IN FASHION HISTORY, THEORY, AND CULTURE. I’VE ALWAYS STRIVED TO TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK AND CONTINUE TO LIVE BY IT. AT A YOUNG AGE, I BECAME INTERESTED IN FASHION AND ART THROUGH WATCHING MOVIES AND PLAYS WITH FABULOUS COSTUMES DANCING ACROSS THE SCREEN. FROM THEN ON, I FELL IN LOVE CREATING ART AND BEGAN SEWING AT THE AGE OF TEN. I BELIEVE THAT ANYONE CAN ELEVATE SOMETHING ORDINARY INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WITH THE RIGHT ELEMENTS. INTIMATE APPAREL ALLOWS ME TO EXPRESS MYSELF AS A DESIGNER AND SHOWCASE MY CAPABILITIES IN INTRICATE AND ELEGANT WAYS.
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Fashion Design BFA -Sarah Asmus
80.
THROUGHOUT MY DESIGN PROCESS I AM INSPIRED BY FASHION HISTORY AND THE CLASSIC AND ELEGANT ELEMENTS OF THE PAST. I LOVE TO TAKE INSPIRATION FROM PAST FASHIONS AND MODERNIZE THEM WITH NEW DETAILS, SILHOUETTES, AND FABRICS TO CREATE ELEGANT LINGERIE FOR THE MODERN WOMAN. THROUGH THESE DESIGNS I HOPE TO MAKE EVERY WOMAN FEEL BEAUTIFUL AND EMPOWER THEM TO BE THEMSELVES. DURING A TRIP I TOOK TO SPAIN, I STARTED COLLECTING TRADITIONAL FOLDING FANS. I BEGAN TO USE A FAN CHARM AND A SAPPHIRE BIRTHSTONE AS A SIGNATURE ON MY DESIGNS IN ORDER TO INCORPORATE MY LOVE FOR ELEGANCE AND FASHION HISTORY.
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Fashion Design BFA -Sarah Asmus
81.
PHOTOGRAPHER: @JERMSPIELBERG MODEL: @IAMTHAISFERREIRA
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Fashion Design BFA -Sarah Asmus
82. PHOTOGRAPHER: @JERMSPIELBERG MODEL: @IAMTHAISFERREIRA
PHOTOGRAPHER: @CARINAXPHOTO MODEL: @JIASHANNLIU
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Fashion Design BFA -Steven Panoncillo
83. steven_panoncillo@fitnyc.edu @booboo.nyc www.linkedin.com/in/steven-panoncillo-3b4026158/
STEVEN “BOOBOO” PANONCILLO STEVEN “BOOBOO” PANONCILLO IS A 22 YEAR OLD SPORTSWEAR GRADUATE FROM FIT. HE OWES HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FASHION TO HIS DRAG IDENTITY, ADRENA LIN, WHO HE CREATED IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE DAILY OPPRESSION HE FACED GROWING UP IN A CONSERVATIVE COLORADOAN TOWN. HE ENJOYS CREATING COLLECTIONS FROM STORIES HE WRITES, BRINGING THE PLOT AND CHARACTERS TO LIFE THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL LOOK. THERE IS A SENSE OF HORROR BUT ALSO A SENSE OF ROMANCE AND NOSTALGIA WITHIN HIS LOOKS AND HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO PARTAKE IN THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION.
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Fashion Design BFA -Steven Panoncillo
84.
Final photo or mood-board 8” X8”
BOOBOO’S THESIS PROJECT IS ENTITLED “ADRENA: THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR.” IT PICKS APART, DISSECTS, AND CHRONICLES THE DISTORTION OF IDENTITY HE FACED AS HE DEVELOPED HIS DRAG IDENTITY IN AN UNACCEPTING SOCIETY. USING CUSTOM PRINTS MADE FROM PHOTOS OF HIMSELF IN DRAG, THE COLLECTION ZOOMS INTO WIDE EYES AND SCREAMING MOUTHS, LIKE A VIOLENT MONTAGE IN A HORROR FILM. RED ROPE IS FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION AND SPOTLIGHTED IN A MACRAME FRINGE GARMENT THAT EMBODIES THE SENSE OF CONSTRICTION WHEN ONE HAS NOBODY TO TURN TO BUT HIMSELF. THIS COLLECTION IS PRESENTED IN A FOUND-FOOTAGE STYLE, AS IF THE VIEWER IS LOOKING INTO THE WINDOWS OF THE DESIGNERS SOUL.
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Fashion Design BFA -Steven Panoncillo
85.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Steven Panoncillo
86.
Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Thiago Tamura
87. thiago_tamura@fitnyc.edu thiagotamura_ www.linkedin.com/in/thiago-tamura-04a8b21b3/
THIAGO TAMURA HI I’M THIAGO, BORN AND RAISED IN SÃO PAULO, BRASIL. I DON’T THINK I HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE TO TALK ABOUT MY WORK, BUT, I THINK THE OVERALL THEME OF IT IS A LIST OF QUESTIONS, ABOUT MYSELF, WHAT I’M LEARNING AND ABOUT THE THINGS WE HAVE STANDARDIZED IN OUR HEADS I’M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS WE DID IN SCHOOL BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS HELPING ME SLOWLY FIGURE OUT WHO I AM AS A DESIGNER AND WHAT REALLY DRIVES ME IN THE END OF THE DAY. THE LOOKS FEATURED ARE NOT FROM A SINGLE COLLECTION, THEY WERE DONE IN DIFFERENT YEARS, BUT I LOVE THAT WHEN PUT TOGETHER THEY CAN STILL HAVE A CONVERSATION AND COMMON DETAILS BETWEEN EACH OTHER. I HOPE I’M HAPPY AFTER I GRADUATE
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Fashion Design BFA -Thiago Tamura
88.
Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
THESE LOOKS REPRESENT WHO I AM, WHO I’M TRYING TO BE AND WHO I CAN’T BE, THEY ARE OBJECTIFIED MOMENTS INSPIRED BY FEELINGS OR UNDERSTANDINGS I’VE HAD, BUT TRYING TO MAKE IT CUTE.
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Fashion Design BFA -Thiago Tamura
89.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Thiago Tamura
90.
Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Wanyu Shao
91. wanyu_shao@fitnyc.edu wanyu__official www.linkedin.com/in/wanyushao
WANYU SHAO FASHION IS GIVEN LIFE BY DESIGNERS. I EXPRESS MY DAILY EMOTIONS, PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCES ON MY DESIGN AND USE MY DESIGN TO TELL THE WORLD ABOUT ME. IN MY DESIGN, NATURE AND ORGANIC ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS. SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE FABRIC, NATURE DYING, HANDWORK… I LIKE TO WORK WITH “LIVING THINGS” FROM THE NATURE INSTEAD OF ARTIFICIAL FIBERS AND USE MY WAY TO GIVE THEM A SECOND LIFE. . HOPE SOMEONE WHO WEARING MY DESIGN COULD EXPRESS AND SHOWCASE THEIR UNIQUE INDIVIDUALITY IN THE MOST CONFIDENT WAY.
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Fashion Design BFA -Wanyu Shao
92.
CHAPTER ONE I THINK OF MY LIFE AND DESIGN JOURNEY AS A BOOK, THUS, I NAME THIS COLLECTION CHAPTER ONE, WHICH IS MY FIRST COLLECTION THAT I HAVE OFFICIALLY ENTERED THE FASHION INDUSTRY. THIS COLLECTION IS A COMBINATION OF ROMANTIC AND CLASSIC TO EXPRESS MY YEARN FOR PURSING FREEDOM, NATURE, AND ROMANTIC LIFESTYLE DURING THE PANDEMIC. I USED ORGANIC COTTON GAUZE WHICH AS THE FOUNDATION FABRIC AND BUILD UP FROM HAND-MADE BEADING, ELASTIC RUFFLES, LAYERS, NATURE DYING BY TEA ON TOP OF THE SHELL. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES GARMENTS, MILLINERY, ACCESSORIES…
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Fashion Design BFA -Wanyu Shao
93.
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Fashion Design BFA -Wanyu Shao
94.
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Fashion Design BFA -Zhiling Chen
95. Zhiling_Chen@fitnyc.edu @candicechenczl https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhiling-chen-940b6117b/
水
ZHILING CHEN 江
逝水
Born in a relatively strict Chinese-style family, discussions about sex and lingeries are very obscure, but growing up and stepping into fashion design study frees my mind. I realize that intimate apparel design helps us understand the inclusivity, infinity, confidence and uniqueness of our bodies and inner-selves.I like to create designs using different fabrics, smooth lines, and unexpected color combinations.
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Fashion Design BFA -Zhiling Chen
96.
LOVE AND POEM The pandemic has changed lingeries and loungewear into everyday wears for people, lingeries are no longer undergarments, they should not be monotonous,complicated, and restrained, but high-quality and comfortable in order to decorate both people’s bodies and minds. The collection drew inspirations from the avant-garde film “The Color of Pomegranate”, color blocks and a combination of different lightweight fabrics are used to reflect the free aesthetics, soft love and protection as well as potential violence. Hand-sewn French lace, hand-dyed fabric and trims, and hand-embroidered pomegranate show the delicacy and luxury from the details.
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Fashion Design BFA -Zhiling Chen
97.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Fashion Design BFA -Zhiling Chen
98.
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Technical Design BS -Natalia Szumniak
101. natalia_szumniak@fitnyc.edu bellfloris www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-szumniak
NATALIA SZUMNIAK I AM A RECENT GRADUATE OF THE TECHNICAL DESIGN PROGRAM AT FIT, WITH A BACKGROUND IN FASHION APPAREL DESIGN. A LOT OF MY OWN PERSONAL STYLE CHOICES AND DESIGN CONCEPTS ARE GREATLY DRIVEN BY VINTAGE GARMENTS. I ADDITIONALLY FIND JOY IN DETAILED WORK. SINCE GRADUATING, I HAVE STARTED A ROLE AT AMERICAN EAGLE AS A TECHNICAL DESIGN INTERN WITHIN THEIR AERIE BRAND CATEGORIES. AS I EARN MORE WORKE EXPERIENCE, I AM HOPING TO GROW WITHIN MY ROLE AS A TECHNICAL DESIGNER. I AM ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN TEXTILES AND RECENTLY LEARNED HOW TO KNIT IN MY FREE TIME.
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Technical Design BS -Natalia Szumniak
102.
THE 70S DECADE IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS EXCESSIVE USE OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, AND THE USE OF COLORFUL MATERIALS AND PATTERNS IN GARMENTS AND INTERIOR DECORATION. THIS PROJECT IS INSPIRED BY THESE VERY ELEMENTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON 70S INTERIORS AND RETRO STYLED LAMPS. HOWEVER, THE MATERIALS USED FOR THIS PROJECT ARE CONCENTRATED ON SUSTAINABILITY. THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ENSEMBLE THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY MADE OF RECYCLED OR ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS WHILE KEEPING THE LIVELY AESTHETICS OF SEVENTIES DECORATION AND FASHION. THE MAIN BODY IS MADE OF ECO-FI FELT THAT IS PRODUCED FROM 100% POST CONSUMER RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES. THE QUILTED PANELS ON THE GARMENT, AS WELL AS THE HAT, ARE MADE FROM SALMON FISH SKIN LEATHER IMPORTED FROM BERDSK, RUSSIA. BOTH THE FAUX PLACKET, AND PLEATED PANEL ARE MADE FROM COTTON SCRAPS AND SHIBORI DYED WITH COFFEE. LASTLY, THE COAT FEATURES PROGRAMMABLE LED LIGHTING WHICH IS NESTED IN THE BINDING ENCOMPASSING BOTH OF THE QUILTED PANELS ON THE FRONT AND BACK.
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Technical Design BS -Natalia Szumniak
103.
DEVELOPMENT AND FIRST FIT SAMPLE: ORIGINALLY DESIGNED WITH A QUILTED LAMP ON THE BACK, WHICH WAS LATER REVISED TO MATCH THE SEMI-CIRCLE ON THE FRONT
MATERIALS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: ECO-FI FELT, SHIBORI COFFEE DYED COTTON SCRAPS, SALMON FISH SKIN IN PERSIAN & BEIEGE
FINAL GARMENT VIDEO SHOWING PROCESS AND FUNCTIONING CAN BE VIEWED BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ABOVE.
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Technical Design BS -Natalia Szumniak
104.
PETER PAN COLLAR 3/16” UNDERSTITCH FACING
1” FRT FAUX PLACKET
RAGLAN STYLE LINES FRT AND BK PKT FLAP ARM OPNGS: 3/16” SNTS
QUILTED PCS: FRT AND BK DETAILS ON FOLLOWING PAGES
1/4” SNTS ALONG ALL PANEL AND ARC SEAMS
1/8” SNTS BINDING SEAM AND EDGES
PLEATED KNIFE PANEL, FRT ONLY: FOLDED HEM W/ 1/2” SNTS
1 7/8”
1/2”
7 5/8”
1/2”
ARM OPENING CLOSURE AND FINISHNG: EXTERIOR
8 3/8”
8 3/8”
13 5/8” 2”
4 3/4”
2 7/8”
PKT ARM OPENING EDGES ARE FOLDED INTO LINING AND TACKED W/ 1/8” SNTS
12L SNAPS BTTNS ON PKT FLAP AND C. FRT CLOSURE
FACING 1/8” UNDERSTITCH
LINING FOLDED HEM DEPTH: 1” EDGE IS 1/4” SNTS BODY FOLDED HEM DEPTH: 1 3/4” FINISHING: BLINDSTITCH
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5 1/8”
Technical Design BS -Yuwei Liu
105. yuwei_liu@fitnyc.edu sharon_yuwei www.linkedin.com/in/yuwei-liu-154448207
YUWEI LIU
YUWEI LIU GRADUATED FROM THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN 2021 WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN TECHNICAL DESIGN. BEING BORN INTO A FAMILY RUNNING FASHION RELATED BUSINESS, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN FASHION. AS SHE GREW UP, SHE CONTINUED TO GET INVOLVED AND OBTAIN MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD, INCLUDING ATTENDING FIT TO RECEIVE HER BS IN TECHNICAL DESIGN. WHAT SHE BELIEVES IS THAT THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS NOT A WORD, A TERM, NOR A LUXURIOUS ITEM, INSTEAD, IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD CHANGE HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. FASHION, FOR HER, IS A PRACTICAL THING TO HAVE PEOPLE USE IT AS THEIR PERSONAL ICON. FOR MANY YEARS, SHE HAS HAD STRONG TECHNICAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN DRAPING, PATTERN MAKING, GARMENT CONSTRUCTION, FASHION ART, TEXTILES, EXCEL FOR GARMENT SPECIFICATIONS INPUT, ILLUSTRATOR AND PHOTOSHOP, AND FLAT SKETCH BY BOTH FREEHAND AND USING CAD, APPLYING PATTERN CORRECTIONS, DEVELOPING COMPUTERIZED FLAT PATTERNS, CREATING TECH PACKAGES, AND DETERMINING WHETHER FINISHED GARMENTS MEET SPECS. THE DEBUT
Technical Design BS -Yuwei Liu
106.
SUSTAINABLE MODULAR FASHION
THE MAIN IDEA OF THIS PROJECT IS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE MODULAR FASHION. FABSCRAP AND YKK WERE CHOSEN BY YUWEI LIU TO REPRESENT HER PROJECT, AS BOTH COMPANIES RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED AND SUPPORTED THIS CONCEPT FOR YEARS. WITH ITS DESIGN OF DETACHABLE PIECE, YUWEI HOPES HER DESIGN HELP REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ALLOWING CUSTOMERS TO EASILY PUT TOGETHER THE CLOTHING ITEM THEY NEED ON ANY OCCASION. ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ARGUE THAT THEY NEVER HAD ENOUGH CLOTHES IN THEIR WARDROBES, YUWEI BELIEVES HER DESIGN CAN HELP THEM BY BRINGING THE IDEA THAT, “YOU ONLY NEED A FEW CLOTHES THAT ARE MADE OUT OF MODULAR FASHION, WHICH YOU COULD CHANGE IT TO THE WAY YOU LIKE,” WHICH NOT ONLY REDUCES THE CONSUMPTION OF FAST FASHION, BUT IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO PROTECT AND SAVE THE EARTH.
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Technical Design BS -Yuwei Liu
107.
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Technical Design BS -Yuwei Liu
108.
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Technical Design BS -Ziqi Zhang
109. zhangziqi970625@gmail.com amanda0625_ www.linkedin.com/in/zi-qi-zhang Portfolio: https://ziqizhang0625.wixsite.com/portfolio
ZIQI ZHANG ZIQI ZHANG IS AN INNOVATIVE DESIGNER AND RECENT GRADUATE EMBRACES FASHION AND DESIGN IN EVERY PHASE AND ASPECT OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS BORN IN BEIJING CHINA, RAISED IN VANCOUVER CANADA, SHE STUDIED FASHION DESIGN AT FIT IN NEW YORK SPECIALIZED IN INTIMATE APPAREL. HER THESIS COLLECTION WERE SELECTED BY FIT FUTURE OF FASHION SHOW SPONSORED BY CALVIN KLEIN. SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATING, SHE CONTINUED HER SYUDY IN TECHNICAL DESIGN AT FIT FOR 2 MORE YEARS. DURING HER SIX YEARS IN NEW YORK, SHE INTERNED AT A FEW COMPANIES AND GAINED VALUABLE HANDS-ON-EXPERIENCE. IN 2021, SHE MOVE BACK TO VANCOUVER, WORKING AS DESIGNER AND ART MENTOR AND PREPARING FOR HER OWN STUDIO.
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Technical Design BS -Ziqi Zhang
110.
“ESCAPE SURVIVAL GARMENT IN THE WILDERNESS” COLLECTION IS DESIGNED FOR HIKERS TO SURVIVE AND PROTECT THEMSELVES WHILE THEY ARE IN DANGER. THE GENERAL CONCEPT WAS INSPIRED BY MILITARY TACTICAL GEAR WITH MULTIPOCKETS, SEWN-ON VELCRO, AND PROTECTION DESIGNS.THE WHOLE GARMENT SET CONSISTS OF A HOODED JACKET WITH BACK-
PACK VEST AND A WEATHER PROTECTIVE WIDE-LEG PANT. BOTH PIECES HAVE CHOSEN THE MOST ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TECHNICAL FABRICS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THIS DESIGN CONTAINS A WATERBAG DESIGN, PARACORD, FIRST AID KIT, FLASHLIGHT, MULTIUSE KNIFE AND WHISTLE TO PREVENT HIKERS FROM INJURY AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
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Technical Design BS -Ziqi Zhang
111.
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Technical Design BS -Ziqi Zhang
112.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Dajeong Lee
115. dajeong_lee@fitnyc.edu da_jeong428 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dajeong-lee-0273a6214/
DAJEONG LEE My name is Dajeong Lee, a fashion design student from FIT. I worked in the fashion industry for 4 years in Korea, Japan, Canada and Australia. I am very passionate about the environment and incorporates eco-friendly practices to both the fashion industry and my daily life. I want to introduce something not merely beautiful but also with meaning.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Dajeong Lee
116.
“Through this project, I want to capture all the experiences I have learned and felt while going to FIT.
You can be overwhelmed at any point in your life, whether you a busy with your workload, or personal issues. Eventually, it may burn you out. However, if you find a balance, you can overcome your overburden, and even learn from it and become a stronger person in the end.”
Overburden is the cause of burnout psychologically. I made her jacket with Hanji fabric made out of Korean paper and dyed with natural soil. I created a zero-waste fabrication for the skirt with the fabric scraps from making the jacket & abandoned threads. Then, she dyed the fabrication with three natural colors that designated the emotions when people get overburdened. Psycological colors : Yellow(Turmeric dyes)-Emotional Fragility / Pink(Biancaes dyes)-Claustrophobia Blue(Indigo)-Lack of Emotions.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Dajeong Lee
117.
Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Dajeong Lee
118.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Habin Lee(Jasmine)
119. habin_lee@fitnyc.edu
JASMINE LEE
HI, I’M JASMINE LEE, A SOPHOMORE FASHION DESIGN STUDENT OF FIT. GROWING UP IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, I ALWAYS HAVE FELT LIKE AN OUTSIDER WHO DOES NOT BELONG TO ANY COMMUNITY. BEING LOST IN ENDLESS QUESTIONS AND CONFUSIONS ABOUT MY OWN IDENTITY, ART WAS ALWAYS LIKE A COMPASS THAT LEADED MY WAY. AMONG MULTIPLE FORMS OF ART, FASHION SPECIFICALLY FASCINATED ME BECAUSE IT WAS THE FASTEST AND THE MOST DIRECT WAY TO EXPRESS WHO YOU ARE BY LITERALLY WEARING YOUR PERSONALITY. I PERSONALLY ALWAYS EXPLORED MYSELF THROUGH THE GARMENTS I WORE BECAUSE EVEN THE SMALLEST PIECE ON YOUR BODY TELLS ABOUT YOU. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS OF SELF EXAMINATION, I HAVE LEARNED THAT I DON’T HAVE TO BELONG ANYWHERE AS LONG AS I BELONG TO MYSELF. SO I STARTED EXPLORING DESIGNS ABOUT SELF EXAMINATION AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE OR WERE LOST LIKE ME. I HOPE ONE DAY, I COULD COMMUNICATE WITH THEM THROUGH MY COLLECTIONS. THE DEBUT
FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Habin Lee(Jasmine)
METAMORPHOSIS IS A BIOLOGICAL PROCESS BY WHICH AN ANIMAL PHYSICALLY DEVELOPS AFTER BIRTH AND HATCHES. THEREFORE, I SEE METAMORPHOSIS AS A PROCESS OF SURVIVAL TO REACH THE DESTINED DESTINATION OF LIVING THINGS. IN FACT, THE MOVIE THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS GAVE ME A FURTHER INSIGHT OF THE MEANING OF METAMORPHOSIS. THE SERIAL KILLER IN THE MOVIE SHOWS AN EXAMPLE OF FAILED METAMORPHOSIS: HE CHANNELS HIS ANGER OF HIS FEMININE SOUL TRAPPED IN A MALE’S BODY BY TARGETING INNOCENT WOMEN.
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THIS GAVE ME AN IDEA THAT METAMORPHOSIS IS ALSO A SELF ACTUALIZATION AND REALIZATION.PERSONALLY, THIS GARMENT REPRESENTS MY METAMORPHOSIS AS WELL. BY EXPERIMENTING WITH VARIOUS TECHNIQUES THAT I WAS INSECURE OF, I WANTED TO SHOW MY DEVELOPMENT AS A DESIGNER IN TWO YEARS OF FIT. FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION FOR THE BODYSUIT,ON TOP OF THE FIRST LAYER I PAINTED A JAPANESE KANJI THAT MEANS “SELF”. I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT METAMORPHOSIS IS THE PROCESS OF FINDING YOURSELF AND PRESERVING YOURSELF.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Habin Lee(Jasmine)
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Jiwon Park
123. jiwon_park@fitnyc.edu _gae.ssyangmyway_
JIWON PARK
JIWON PARK IS AN AAS GRADUATE STUDENT WHO LIKES TO CREATE EVENING WEAR. SHE GETS MOST OF INSPIRATION FROM A COMBINATION OF CERTAIN KEYWORDS OR OBJECTS THAT SHE LIKES. SHE IS A VISUAL PERSON WHO LIKES TO CREATE THINGS THAT SHOW THE THEME OBVIOUSLY. SO. WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT HER WORK, THEY CAN EASILY SEE THE THEME.
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MY FD TERM GARMENT WAS INSPIRED BY THE THEME ‘FLOWERS IN FOG’. I WANTED TO CREATE THE FEELING THAT YOU ARE WAKING A FLOWER GARDEN WITH FOG. I THOUGHT THAT COLORFUL FLOWERS THAT ARE SURROUNDED BY FOG WILL CREATE A MYSTERIOUS MOOD. I WANTED TO A
CREATE A DREAMY AND FOGGY FEELING BY PUTTING THE TULLE FABRICS OVER FAKE FLOWERS AND TRIMS.
Fl���r� �� A Fo�
I
USED ABOUT
80
YARDS OF TULLES JUST FOR
THE SHIRRING TRIMS ON THE HEM OF THE SKIRT AND UNDERNEATH THE LAYERS OF TULLE SKIRT THERE ARE ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FLOWERS ATTACHED TO THE DRESS.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Juwon Jeon
127. juwon_jeon@fitnyc.edu juuoni__
JUWON JEON AS
A
KOREAN
FIT, JUWON JEON BELIEVES THAT THE HAPPIEST MEMORIES THAT YOU THINK OR YOUR PHOTOS, FADE AWAY WHEN LIVING A HECKTIC LIFE. YOU DON’T KEEP THOSE WAS. HOWEVER, SHE BELIEVES THAT BY PUTTING THOSE MEMORIES INTO FASHION, YOU
DESIGNER WHO IS ATTENDING
THAT YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE IN YOUR BRAIN FEELINGS THAT YOU HAD JUST THE WAY IT
CAN BRING BACK THE EMOTIONS JUST THE WAY IT WAS BECAUSE THOSE ARE REPAINTED WITH YOUR MEANINGFUL EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT INTO YOUR GARMENT.
ALSO,
YOU CAN BRIGHTEN THE GARMENT IN YOUR VERY OWN UNIQUE
LIGHT, WHEN YOU INCORPORATE YOUR PRECIOUS MEMORY INTO IT.
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INSPIRED
BY THE THEME
‘FLORAL TRACE’,
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THIS GARMENT WAS
MEANT TO CONTAIN THE BRIGHT AND PLAYFUL ATMOSPHERE OF THE SPRING.
THE DESIGNER COVERED THE COLORFUL AND PLAYFUL FABRICWITH THE SUBTLY FLOWER PRINTED ORGANZA FABRIC SO THAT SHE CAN EFFEC-
THE MUSE OF THIS GARMENT IS ‘JENNIE KIM,’ A MEMBER OF THE KOREAN GIRL BAND ‘BLACKPINK.’ THE DESIGNER WANTED TO MAKE THIS GARMENT SUIT JENNIE ON THE STAGE BY INCORPORATING HER TYPICAL SEXY, ROMANTIC, AND FANCY IMAGE. ALSO , BY CONDENSING THE ENERGY INTO THE SHORT GARMENT, THE DESIGNER
TIVELY DEPICT HER LIVELY AND LOVING AND AT THE SAME TIME,
WANTED TO MAKE IT COMFORTABLE ON THE STAGE BUT STILL FABU-
OF HER FAMILY INTO HER GARMENT BEFORE SHE LEAVES AND START
LOUS.
BECAUSE
THE SUBTHEME OF THE GARMENT IS
‘JUWON’S
HAPPY
MEMORY WITH HER LOVING FAMILY IN HER SUMMERHOUSE IN THE SPRING,’
CALM AND PROTECTED FEELINGS THAT SHE FELT IN HER SECLUDED VACATION HOUSE.
BECAUSE
SHE IS IN THE MILESTONE IN HER LIFE,
LEAVING THE FAMILY AND STUDYING ABROAD ALOND IN
NEW YORK,
SHE HAD A SOLID ASPIRATION TO INCLUDE THE LOVE AND HAPPINESS MISSING THEM.
SHE ‘JENNIE KIM,’ TO
IS ALSO DREAMING OF HER FAVORITE SINGER, WEAR THIS GARMENT ON THE STAGE WHICH
CONTAINS THE DESIGNER’S MOST PRECIOUS MEMORY.
MAKING
THIS
GAMRMENT WAS A VERY GRATEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL MEMORY TO HER.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Juwon Jeon
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Seongsuh Kim (Enoch)
131. Seongsuh_Kim@fitnyc.edu lu_sun_ah_na
ENOCH KIM MY NAME IS ENOCH KIM WHO IS A FASHION DESIGN STUDENT AT SUNY FIT. I WAS BORN IN REP. OF SEMESTER AND PLANNING TO CONTINUE MY BFA DEGREE IN NEW YORK. I BELIEVE I’M A SELF-MOTIVATED DESIGNER WHO LIKES TO VISUALIZE MY IMAGINATION INTO TANGIBLE ART FORM.
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A HEROINE IN A ROMANTIC FILM IS EVERY LADIES’ DREAM. THIS GARMENT IS A RECREATION OF THE ICONIC ASCOT DRESS FOR AUDREY HEPBURN IN THE EXAGGERATED SIZE OF THE RIBBONS THAT WRAP AROUND THE BODY ARE KEYSTONES OF MY GARMENT, WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY A GIGANTIC HAT AND RIBBON STRAPS OF THE ORIGINAL DRESS.
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TO ADD SWEETNESS TO MY GARMENT, I CREATED RUNNING FLOWERS ON A BOTTOM HEM THAT CONTINUE FROM A SURPRISE VENT AT THE BACK OF THE DRESS. SINCE A MALE PROTAGONIST FALLS IN LOVE IN THE SCENE WHEN HEPBURN WALKS OUT WITH THE DRESS, IT WAS MY GOAL TO MAKE IT LOOK SWEET, ELEGANT, AND CHARMING AT THE SAME TIME.
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Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Seongsuh Kim (Enoch)
Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Shengai Hsu
135. shengai_hsu@fitnyc.edu 88emily831 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
SHENG AI, HSU MY NAME IS HSU SHENG AI(許聖艾). YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME EMILY. I AM THE DESIGNER OF THE GARMENT. MY DREAM IS TO HAVE A SMALL SLOW FASHION BRAND WITH MY AESTHETIC. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MY AESTHETIC, PLEASE LOOK UP MY INSTAGRAM. I WILL CREATE MORE WORKS AND UPLOAD THEM.
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AS
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THE TOPIC OF THIS YEAR'S TERM GARMENT IS HISTORY AND SWEET ROMANCE OR FLORAL TRACE, MY DESIGN IS
INSPIRED BY HISTORICAL GARMENT,
THEME REQUIRED FROM THE SCHOOL,
I
“YSL
SMOKING SUIT” AND
PICKED
ANNA MAY WONG
I
CHOSE THE COLOR OF SWEET ROMANCE.
I
TRIED TO PUT SOME
CHINESE
WHILE
CHOOSING A WESTERN
ELEMENTS IN THE DESIGN USING NOT ONLY
TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES BUT ALSO WESTERN SOFT DRAPE TECHNIQUE WE LEARNT IN THIS SEMESTER.
CONCEPT,
I
THE
AS MY MUSE BECAUSE SHE LIVED IN THE SIMILAR ERA AS
THE HISTORICAL GARMENT, HER INSPIRING LIFE STORY AND HER UNIQUE FASHION STYLE. GARMENT AS THE INSPIRATION,
BESIDE
IN
CHINESE
TERMS OF MY
WANT TO CREATE A GARMENT THAT CAN BE SOFT AND HARD AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH REPRESENTS WHAT SEE IN A WOMAN: SOFT ENOUGH TO LOVE AND HARD ENOUGH TO BE HERSELF.
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I
FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Shengai Hsu
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Sofia Torres
139. sofia_torresrivera@fitnyc.edu Stylelikesofia www.linkedin.com/in/sofía-torres-76b460181 Fashion / Lifestyle BLOG : Stylelikesofia.com
SOFÍA TORRES
HELLO! MY NAME IS SOFÍA TORRES AND I AM FASHION DESIGN STUDENT AT FIT. I WAS BORN IN PUERTO RICO AND AM CURRENTLY 21 YEARS OLD. I JUST COMPLETED MY AAS DEGREE AT THE SUNY KOREA FIT CAMPUS AND WILL BE ATTENDING THE FIT NEW YORK CITY CAMPUS IN THE FALL OF 2021. I ASPIRE TO BECOME A FASHION DESIGNER AND ALSO WORK WITH A FASHION MAGAZINE COMPANY ONE DAY. I WOULD DESCRIBE MY STYLE AS STILL EVOLVING, BUT HAVE A LIKING FOR CREATING DESIGNS THAT ALLOW WOMEN TO FEEL POWERFUL AND ELEGANT. I ENJOY COMBINING TAILORED AND STRUCTURED SILHOUTTES WITH SHEER/SOFT FABRICS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY AAS DEGREE TERM GARMENT!!!
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“Hollywood Romance” by Sofía Torres
Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
I AIMED TO CREATE AN OUTFIT THAT A POWERFUL WOMAN CAN WEAR CONFIDENTLY TO A MODERN DAY HOLLYWOOD RED CARPET EVENT. THE OVERALL THEME OF THE PROJECT WAS SWEET ROMANCE, HOWEVER I DECIDED TO GO FOR A STRONG SILHOUETTE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A VERY SOFT AND FEMININE THEME. FOR THE HISTORICAL INSPIRATION, I LOOKED INTO BOTH 1930’S HOLLYWOOD GLAM AND YSL’S 1970’S TROUSER DESIGNS.
NOWADAYS, IT IS VERY COMMON TO SEE WOMEN WEARING TROUSERS / PANTS TO AWARD SHOWS AND THEY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO STRICTLY WEAR FEMININE SILHOUETTES. THEREFORE, I CREATED A TWO PIECE GARMENT INSPIRED BY BOTH THE GLAMOUR OF 1930’S HOLLYWOOD AND THE STRUCTURED SILHOUETTE OF 1970’S YSL. WITH THIS GARMENT I WANTED TO EXPRESS INDIVIDUALITY, ELEGANCE, AND CONFIDENCE.
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Artwork page1 max.9.25”x11.15”
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Artwork page 2 max.9.25”x11.15”
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Sumin An
143. sumin_an@fitnyc.edu ur_inmybumpyzone
SUMIN AN
SUMIN AN IS A PASSIONATE FASHION DESIGN STUDENT WHO LIKES TO MAKE THE CHALLENGE OF DESIGNING NEW THINGS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATIONS AND CONTINUOUSLY BROADEN KNOWLEDGE IN VARIOUS BRANCHES. MOREOVER, PORTRAYING PERSONAL OR GENERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL FEELINGS IN THE COLLECTION IS HER DISTINCT WAY OF EXPRESSING HERSELF TO THE AUDIENCE.
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WHEN WE FEEL NOSTALGIC, WE USUALLY RECALL SOME BEAUTIFUL AND HAPPY MOMENTS WE TREASURED FOR A LONG TIME. AND THOSE REMINISCENT MEMORIES BECOME AN EMOTIONAL SHELTER FOR US TO WASH AWAY ANY SORROW OR PAIN WE GET SOMETIMES. AND HERE, BY THIS PROJECT, I WANTED TO EXPRESS HOW SMALL GOOD MEMORIES BECOME HUGE BEAUTIFUL MEMORY THAT ONE DAY GIVES US A PASSION TO OVERCOME A DIFFICULTY FROM THE PRESENT. IN OTHER WORDS, I WANTED TO PORTRAY HOW ONE FILLED WITH HAPPY ASSOCIATIONS HELPS US PROTECT OURSELVES FROM INSECURITY.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Sumin An
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Yoojine Lee
147. yoojin_lee2@fitnyc.edu y0ojin_lee www.linkedin.com/in/OOOOOOOOOOO
YOOJINE LEE YOOJIN LEE, A GRADUATE STUDENT OF FIT AAS COURSE, IS A SENTIMENT AND A PERSON FULL OF EMOTIONS WHO MOSTLY GETS INSPIRED BY A VAGUE ATMOSTPHERE AND MOOD. WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGNING, SHE STARTS FROM AN UNCLEAR SUBJECT AND EXPAND IT VISUALLY. SHE ENJOYS CREATING HER OWN PRINTS IN AN ABSTRACT FORM AND ALSO SPENDS TIME BEING SENSITIVE ON DETERMINING COLORS. SHE HAS INTERST IN BETWEEN OF SPORTSSWEAR AND EVENINGWEAR, SEEKING FOR FINDING A NICHE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
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Final photo/ collage of photos/ mood-board 7” X 7”
[‘BLOOMING’;A WORD INDICATING BEAUTIES OF YOUTH, ALSO A BEAUTIFUL PROCESS OF BECOMING.] BY THE THEME ‘FLORAL TRACE’ THIS WORD CAME STRIAGHT FORWARD TO MY MIND. I IMAGINED A YOUNG GIRL LAYING ON THE GROUND SURROUNDED IN FLOWERS, GAZING AT A VAST SKY WITH HER MIND FULL OF ASPIRATION AND HOPE. FLOWERS THAT COVER UP THE ENTIRE DRESS DEPICT HER LITTLE DREAMS.
AS THESE COME AS ONE IN A BUNDLE OF FLOWERS, IT FORMS A COMPLETE ‘BLOOM’, A CREATION OF SELF-REALIZATION. WITH A PETITE, LOVELY 60S MOD DRESS SILHOUETTE, HAND CRAFTED ORGANZA FLOWERS WITH BEADS ARE SEWN ON TO THE DRESS.EDGE OF THE BURNT MARKS REPRESENT THE TRACE OF STRUGGLE AND AGONY, A MUST PROCESS BEFORE THE ABSOLUTE BLOOM.
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Yoojine Lee
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FIT SUNY KOREA FD AAS -Yuran Choi
151. yuran_choi@fitnyc.edu illchurinuna
YURAN CHOI “DREAMY FLORAL” 2021 SPRING AAS EXHIBITION TERM GARMENT
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Final photo or mood-board 8” X8”
THE OVERALL DESIGN WAS INSPIRED BY MORNING GLORY FLOWERS. IN TERMS OF SILHOUETTE, THE SHOULDER PART WAS INSPIRED BY FULLY OPENED PETALS OF MORNING GLORY, AND THE BOTTOM PART WAS INSPIRED BY THE SIDE VIEW OF PARTIALLY OPENED AND CURLED ONE, WHICH IS DEPICTED UPSIDE DOWN SO THE HIPLINE IS NARROW AND THE SKIRT GETS WIDER AS IT GOES DOWN TO THE BOTTOM. THE FITTED MERMAID SILHOUETTE WITH A SQUARE NECKLINE WAS INTENDED TO EMPHASIZE FEMININITY AND ROMANTIC AESTHETIC. ALSO, THE USE OF FABRIC IS QUITE UNIQUE, AS I USED BOTH ‘NOBANG’ FABRIC, WHICH IS USED FOR HANBOK AND SATIN FABRIC USED FOR WEDDING DRESSES. SINCE THE NOBANG FABRIC HAS STIFFNESS, I USED IT FOR THE RUFFLE AND THE BOTTOM PIECE TO KEEP THEIR SHAPE AND VOLUME, AND THE SATIN FABRIC WAS USED FOR THE BODICE BECAUSE ITS SMOOTH, SILKY TEXTURE AND LUSTER GIVE A MORE ELEGANT FEELING. THE COLOR STORY AND GRAPHIC ARE BASED ON THE SOFT-FOCUSED FLORAL CONCEPT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE FASHION TRENDS FOR SPRING 2021. I DREW EACH FLOWER WITH WATERCOLOR TO MAKE A FLORAL PRINT AND GAVE IT A BLUR EFFECT SO THAT IT LOOKS SOFT-FOCUSED AND HAS A DREAMY MOOD. ADDITIONALLY, I DYED FABRIC FLOWERS TO MATCH THE COLOR WITH THE SELF FABRIC AND PUT EACH OF THEM ON THE BOTTOM PIECE BY HAND STITCH TO HAVE MORE CAPTIVATING LOOK.
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IVY MAGAZINE CLUB QUINNE MURAKAWA - PRESIDENT, THE DEBUT PROJECT COORDINATOR SOFIÁ TORRES - VICE PRESIDENT YOUNG JOO DOH - THE DEBUT ASSISTANT JISUN LEE - THE DEBUT ASSISTANT
