San Francisco's Academy of Art University Graduates had their moment of glory on 8th May when they showcased their collections at the annual graduation fashion show and awards ceremony in front of guest of honours Rosita and Angela Missoni, and Margherita Maccapani Missoni, who also received honorary degrees (the second for Rosita who had already received one honorary degree in 1998, with her late husband Ottavio).
On the previous day, the Missonis were speakers at a symposium for students, hosted by fashion critic Suzy Menkes, current International Vogue Editor of Condé Nast. For the occasion Gladys Perint Palmer, illustrator and Executive Director of the School of Fashion, gifted Menkes and the Missonis with works from her archives.
Before the show the Missonis toured the university's facilities, and Rosita also used this opportunity to do some shopping: during the Portfolio Review before the Fashion Show, she bought some of bracelets designed by Dale Beevers, BFA Jewelry and Metal Arts, whose pieces incorporated wood, horn, bone, brass, cement, coral and pyrite.
Yuko Okudaira, BFA Fashion Design, originally from Kumamoto City, Japan, was offered an internship with BCBGMAXAZRIA and selected for the 2014 San Franscisco Paris Sister City Scholarship Exchange in Paris for Studio Berçot.
The young graduate's collection, featuring dresses embellished with long fringes, was made with white cotton twill, polyester mesh, lycra knit jersey and spray-painted in bold coloured with graffiti artist Liang Huo, BFA Animation and Visual Effects. The bright lettering and graphics also caught the eye of the Missonis, who awarded Okudaira an internship at their company in Milan.
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Photo credit: Randy Brooke/WireImage
Rosita Missoni with her illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer;
Suzy Menkes, International Vogue Editor of Condé Nast, with her illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer;
Margherita Maccapani Missoni, Yuko Okudaira, Angela Missoni, and Rosita Missoni;
Two designs from Yuko Okudaira's graduate collection.
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