Students, It’s Showtime!

“I never know what I really want so I flirt with the fabric a little while.” Nassim Shadmani, born in Persia, might play coy initially but there’s no questioning her commitment to the relationship between design and fabric. She  creates

Fashionably Snubbed

A requirement of my classes is that students visit a high end department store to inspect the garments of the designer they most admire. It is the project that receives the most groans and sighs. I might as well be

The Rise of Kibonen

One of my students this week reminded me of those intoxicating days when things first start to happen in your career. The thrill as opportunities open up, and dreams are within arm’s length. Kibonen Nfi speaks about what many designers

Student Uprising

I have had an up and down term. There have been unfortunate incidents with students who would be fired within a week on the job and then again I have witnessed some flashes of brilliance. But one student’s story stands