CCA's Senior Fashion Show Takes to the Street May 7, 2008
This year's juried runway show will feature designs for kids, men, and more!
San Francisco, April 2, 2008
The California College of the Arts (CCA) Fashion Design Program will present its annual Senior Fashion Show on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The block of Eighth Street in front of the school's main San Francisco campus building will be transformed into a tented urban runway. The featured designs will be selected by a jury comprised of industry professionals. The show has something for everyone, as the student designers unveil lines for kids, men, and more, ranging from ordinary street wear to avant-garde creations, all worn by professional models.
Doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. General-admission tickets are $25 and VIP tickets are $100 (these include admission to a special wine reception at 6 p.m.). Tickets are available now at www.cca.edu/fashion/show.
Amy Williams, chair of the Fashion Design Program, says, "There is nothing quite like seeing your designs on a human body. The runway show is the capstone experience for a fashion designer. Our students pour their passions into designs that express their training and individual ideals, and the faculty are extremely excited to see their collections come to life in this juried presentation."
The fashion editors at Surface Magazine will select one student designer from the show to receive the Surface Emerging Talent Award. The winner will have his or her work profiled in the magazine's annual Avant Guardian issue and will be flown to New York to attend the photo shoot.
One student designer from the show will be offered an internship by Marciano. The selected student will be given an opportunity to spend the summer working alongside the lead designer at the company's world headquarters in Los Angeles.
About CCA's Fashion Design Program
Established in 1996, CCA's Fashion Design Program is an idea-driven, craft-based course of study that emphasizes design concepts and skill development. The goal is to produce designers of daring originality who are willing to explore across disciplines and contribute to fashion as an aspect of modern art and culture. Students gain technical expertise in pattern making, sewing, draping, and fashion illustration. They develop creative solutions to the challenges of sustainability by designing fashions that respect the environment and preserve native cultures. Alumni of the program work in all aspects of the industry for companies such as BCBG, Gap Inc., Gymboree, Levi Strauss & Co., Ralph Lauren, Narciso Rodriguez, Athleta, and Elie Tahari. Many have developed their own firms in the United States and abroad.
CCA Fashion Show Sponsors
California College of the Arts gratefully acknowledges the Senior Fashion Show's major sponsor, Osterweis Capital Management.
"We at Osterweis Capital Management are proud to sponsor CCA's Fashion Show," commented John S. Osterweis, chief investment officer and portfolio manager. "We continue to be enthusiastic supporters of the college's educational program. California College of the Arts is shaping the cultural leaders of tomorrow, and we are very pleased to serve as a partner in this effort. Contributing to the education of talented young people impacts the entire community."
Osterweis Capital Management was founded in 1983 by John S. Osterweis to serve the portfolio management needs of high net worth individuals, foundations and endowments. Since then, the firm has grown to over $3.5 billion in assets under management, providing investment management services through various products including individually managed portfolios and two mutual funds, The Osterweis Fund and The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund.
CCA would also like to thank the fashion show's media sponsor, Surface Magazine.
"Surface is proud to be sponsoring this prestigious CCA program for the sixth year," says the magazine's publisher, Richard Klein.
For 15 years, readers have turned to Surface for creative inspiration, coverage of the burgeoning design world, and profiles of the emerging talents and provocative projects that are reshaping the creative landscape. This ability to identify and collaborate with undiscovered design stars—from furniture makers to photographers—has made the magazine a cultural barometer of global style in all its forms.
About California College of the Arts
Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts is noted for the interdisciplinary nature and breadth of its programs. It offers studies in 20 undergraduate and seven graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college offers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts, master of fine arts, and master of business administration degrees. With campuses in Oakland and San Francisco, CCA currently enrolls more than 1,600 full-time students. Noted alumni include the painters Nathan Oliveira and Raymond Saunders; the ceramicists Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, and Peter Voulkos; the filmmaker Wayne Wang; the conceptual artists David Ireland and Dennis Oppenheim; and the designers Lucille Tenazas and Michael Vanderbyl.
Student Kara Krauss fitting children's wear.
Press Contacts
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