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U.S. News & World Report Runs Feature Story on Wearable Technology Studio at Pratt

U.S. News & World Report has published a significant feature article about the wearable technology studio class taught by Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, adjunct associate professor of industrial design and fashion, and Pratt’s ongoing wearable technology collaboration with NASA. The article, “Designers,…

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Are Fashion Shows Going Out of Season?

Some designers are opting out of having a traditional runway show during New York Fashion Week (NYFW).  Fashion Department Chair Jennifer Minniti talks about the recent change. What is driving this departure from runway shows during NYFW? Social media, technology,…

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Artforum Features Fashion Faculty Member Susan Cianciolo in Major Cover Story

Artist and designer Susan Cianciolo, assistant professor of fashion in the School of Design, is the focus of a major Artforum  cover story written by artist Nick Mauss. The article, which is about Cianciolo’s career and artistic practice, appears in…

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Metropolitan Museum Curator Harold Koda to be Honored at 2016 Pratt Fashion Show

Pratt Institute will honor Harold Koda, curator in charge of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the Pratt Fashion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Pratt Institute Fashion Show on May 5, 2016. The 117th runway show will spotlight inventive student designs from graduating…

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Fashion Major Elizabeth Gee Named Winner of First-Ever Halloween Costume Design Contest

Elizabeth Gee (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’18) has been named the winner of the first-ever Halloween costume design contest organized by Pratt Institute and vintage clothing hotspot Screaming Mimi’s. The winning costume design is on view in the Screaming Mimi’s display…

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Professor Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman and Students Display Wearable Technology in Israel

The Biet Ha’ir Museum in Tel Aviv is displaying The BioWear Project, a wearable technology piece designed by Adjunct Associate Professor of Industrial Design and Fashion Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman. Also on view are a number of works created by the students…

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Fashion Label 3.1 Phillip Lim Collaborates with Professor Dean Sidaway on Special Topics Class

This summer, fashion label 3.1 Phillip Lim collaborated with Pratt’s Assistant Professor of Fashion Dean Sidaway on a special topics course in which fashion students designed a collection for the brand. Upon completion of the class, members of the 3.1…

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Pratt Institute Participates in New York Fashion Week 2015

A number of recent Pratt fashion graduates and faculty will participate in exhibitions and shows during New York Fashion Week 2015, which begins on September 10. Highlights are listed below. Exhibition and Events at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator…

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Fashion Design Senior Landry Low Receives $10,000 Award From Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Landry Low (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’15) was presented with a $10,000 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Scholarship Award at “Pratt Presents: Women of Influence in the Business of Style,” which was held at the IAC Building in Manhattan on May 8. Low…

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Pratt Institute’s 116th Fashion Show Dazzles Crowd and Attracts Widespread Media Coverage

Pratt Institute presented a sold out runway show to nearly 400 guests from the fashion industry who gathered to see curated looks by graduating senior fashion students on May 7 at Center548 in Manhattan. The show received coverage and accolades…