ROCKING THE CATWALK AT MERCEDES BENZ FASHION WEEK

Twelve Ai New York City fashion design students and graduates received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show their work at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week on Thursday, September 6 to a packed crowd of onlookers!  Supervised by Fashion Design Department Chair Amanda Lovell and Assistant Fashion Design Department Chair Vikki Nulman, the show was a knockout thanks to the direction of Ai New York City Fashion Design instructor Scott French.  This is a huge opportunity for these students and we all are very proud of the work that you have done.  Department Chair Amanda Lovell commented "...

They [the students] all truly pulled through and delivered fantastic garments for a wonderful show.  Unlike some of our competitor schools, each of our students sewed their garments BY THEMSELVES (with guidance from our faculty of course).... and I thought the quality of the garments and the show was fantastic ..."  The reviews from the newsmedia that were covering the show were very positive - calling the designs "fresh", "provocative", "profound" as well as "great combinations of colors, fabrics, accessories". 

Congratulations to all of those who created the designs that rocked the catwalk:  Joshuan Aponte, Mariana Lopez, Nelson Tavarez, Gita Omri, Kayla Lael, Danni Xu, Jet Black, Isaiah Clemmons, Liusina Victoria, Wendy Calderon, Mark Walters, Jeri-Lee Prescod-Alexander.  Congratulations are also in order to the Fashion Design/Fashion Merchandising & Marketing faculty, and all those who worked behind the scenes to make this happen!  Ai New York City President Tad Graham-Handley said it best:   

"I state here for the record that this city isn't big enough to hold the pride I feel in our Fashion Department leadership, our outstanding Fashion Faculty and especially our brillian students and graduates.  That's Ai New York City Pride!" 

Photos of the show are coming soon so stay tuned!