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Fashion Alumna Camerin Stoldt Shows Thesis Collection during New York Fashion Week 2016

Recent Pratt Institute alumna Camerin Stoldt (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’16) presented her 2016 thesis collection during New York Fashion Week at Ralph Pucci International Showroom in Manhattan. Her 10-piece collection was displayed on mannequins, creating a still-life runway in the…

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From the Stage to the Runway: The Creative Frontier of Music and Fashion

The longstanding relationship between fashion and music has recently taken on new energy and direction, from the resurgence of music videos to musical artists such as Kanye West who are making their own forays into fashion design. With the arrival…

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Pop Icon Rihanna Wears Thesis Garment by 2016 Graduate Isabel Hall in Music Video

A little more than a month after fashion design student Isabel Hall (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’16) showed her senior thesis collection at the 2016 Pratt Institute Fashion Show at Spring Studios, pop icon Rihanna wore one of Hall’s thesis garments,…

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Alumnus Paul Tazewell Wins Tony Award for Best Costume Design for Hamilton

Pratt fashion alumnus Paul Tazewell, costume designer for the Broadway musical Hamilton, won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design at the Tony Awards ceremony held on June 12 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan. Tazewell, originally from Ohio, left…

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Pratt Institute’s 2016 Fashion Show Captivates Crowd and Attracts National Media Coverage

Pratt Institute presented its 117th runway show to nearly 400 guests from the fashion industry, who gathered to see curated looks by graduating senior fashion students on May 5 at Spring Studios in Manhattan. The show received coverage and acclaim…

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Video: Fashion Senior Addresses the Concept of Fast Fashion in Final Thesis Collection

Fashion design student Margaret Burton (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’16) created a senior thesis collection that offers a thought-provoking response to “fast fashion,” the fashion industry phenomenon that involves expediting the production of clothes in order to move catwalk trends…

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Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN from May 3–17

Pratt is participating in NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions and presentations of student, faculty, and alumni work. Highlights are listed below. Pratt Design
 2016 May 12–16 Pratt Design 2016: This exhibition,…

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Simon Doonan of Barneys New York to Present Honoree Award at 2016 Pratt Institute Fashion Show

Barneys New York creative ambassador-at-large Simon Doonan will present the Pratt Fashion Award for Lifetime Achievement to Harold Koda, former curator in charge at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, at the Pratt Institute Fashion Show + Cocktail Benefit on May 5.

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Video: Fashion Alumna Kasia Wisniewski Builds Her Business at the BF+DA

After working for several years in luxury womenswear, Kasia Wisniewski (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’10) started the company Collected Edition to design jewelry, accessories, and home products at the intersection of modern manufacturing and handcraft. Wisniewski is developing her business…

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Pratt Fashion Show + Cocktail Benefit to Be Held May 5

On May 5, the 2016 Pratt Institute Fashion Show + Cocktail Benefit will spotlight inventive student designs from graduating seniors in its 117th runway show. At this year’s event, Pratt Institute will honor Harold Koda, former curator in charge of…