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Academy of Art University School of Fashion The Academy of Art University School of Fashion in San Francisco, CA.

About Academy of Art University
Established in 1929, Academy of Art University is the largest accredited private art and design school in the US with over 18,000 students throughout San Francisco as well as nationally and internationally through the online degree program.

Downtown First Thursday Downtown First Thursdays is coming up this week!Join us for an evening of creativity, shopping, ...
09/29/2026

Downtown First Thursday Downtown First Thursdays is coming up this week!

Join us for an evening of creativity, shopping, and fun. Try your hand at pottery, shop ArtU, dress up for a cosplay photoshoot, and trade in your denim with Madewell for a $25 voucher. 👖📸

📅 Thursday, Oct 1
🕒 5-10 PM
📍 79 New Montgomery St.

Dress up from our extensive clothing archive and gain Halloween ideas and inspiration from our Cosplay team!

Use your device to photograph your outfit, or collaborate with Styling and Photography students to have your photo taken and shared digitally.

Join the Refresh and Recycle party with our partner Madewell!
Trade in your old jeans and get $25 off a new, full-priced pair for each pair donated. Valid in-store and online at Madewell.com.

If you are a high school student, take your costume inspiration further and come create your own cosplay outfit for Halloween at our free Art Experience classes on Saturday October 10, 17, and 24 (more information at www.academy art.edu)

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Need help with flats, drawing, rendering, or presentation? Attend our weekly workshop with Jagmehak Kaur, every Wednesda...
09/29/2026

Need help with flats, drawing, rendering, or presentation? Attend our weekly workshop with Jagmehak Kaur, every Wednesday from 10 AM to 12 PM at 180 New Montgomery St, room 714.
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As a member of NRF foundation, Academy of Art University students can participate in recruiting and related events. Job ...
09/21/2026

As a member of NRF foundation, Academy of Art University students can participate in recruiting and related events.
Job opportunities are from various areas from buying, planning, marketing, product development etc, not only from retail operations.

Company-specific Recruiter Chats from 9/21~ 10/1:
https://nrffoundation.org/retail-careers/recruiter-events

NRF Virtual Career Fair: 10/5 10am - 2pm ET

Current job listings (click each company logo to see the current openings!) in buying, planning, marketing, product development and design, retail management, operations and more! https://nrffoundation.org/nxt/career-fair

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Join us at the Styling Meetup Event Fall 2026 next week!Meet stylists, photographers, videographers, fashion designers, ...
09/12/2026

Join us at the Styling Meetup Event Fall 2026 next week!
Meet stylists, photographers, videographers, fashion designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, and models to collaborate on producing photo shoots and videos. Collaborations are for trade only. Bring business cards and print or digital portfolio.

Please attend on
Thursday, September 17th, 2026
2:00PM - 5:00PM
The Atelier, 79 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA

Register at the link below or scan the QR code on the flyer, to receive the list of all registrants:
https://bit.ly/StylingMeetupFall2026

Photography credits:
Design: Simone Kerner Oguntala, BFA Fashion Design
Model: Nalayah Carminer
Photographer: Jeffry Raposas

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A fully online fashion student just earned a place among the country’s 12 inaugural CFDA x Bezos Earth Fund Next Thread ...
09/12/2026

A fully online fashion student just earned a place among the country’s 12 inaugural CFDA x Bezos Earth Fund Next Thread Scholars. 🧵🌱

Meet Catrielle Barnett (𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵) — an online BFA Fashion Design student in our School of Fashion, Academy U School Of Fashion, and one of only 12 emerging designers from eight schools nationwide chosen for the inaugural class of Council of Fashion Designers of America x Bezos Earth Fund The Next Thread Initiative.

Her collection, Reclaiming Identity, transforms community-sourced quilts, reclaimed denim, and donated textiles into sculptural garments — keeping the stains, stitches, and repairs visible so each material’s history stays part of the design. Working in CLO3D and zero-waste patternmaking, she’s reached up to 98% fabric efficiency, treating sustainability as the creative challenge itself.

Finalists presented to a selection committee that included Bezos Earth Fund Vice Chair Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Council of Fashion Designers of America President & CEO Steven Kolb, and designers Joseph Altuzarra, StaceyBendet, Tommy Hilfiger, 𝐆 𝐑 𝐀 𝐂 𝐄 𝐋 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆 ®, SAMI MIRÓ, and Tracy Reese.

The Next Thread Initiative — a $6.25M program supported by a Bezos Earth Fund grant — is the CFDA’s largest scholarship and its only one dedicated to sustainability. Its inaugural recipients share more than $500,000 in support for the 2026–2027 academic year.

She built it all through ’s online BFA — the same program, the same faculty, the same standard, wherever you are. Congratulations, Catrielle! 👏

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07/09/2026

Time flies when you are having fun! The past few weeks have been dynamic and full of adventures—but we’re only half way done. Learning how the fashion industry works while making lasting connections is priceless and rewarding. We can’t wait to share what we learned and showcase our work in fall!

Join us tonight at Runway of Pride at the Glide GLIDE in San Francisco! San Francisco Pride 🏳️‍🌈❤️Featuring the looks by...
06/23/2026

Join us tonight at Runway of Pride at the Glide GLIDE in San Francisco! San Francisco Pride 🏳️‍🌈❤️
Featuring the looks by our students and graduates, winners of Halston design challenge Eva Kam Eva Kam, Mimi Shen MIMI, and Mical Rezoni Mical Rezoni
With Love Halston
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EMOTIONAL RAWNESS PATRIC YIKUN WANG, MFA COSTUME DESIGNPatric Yikun Wang’s collection explores the tension between conce...
05/08/2026

EMOTIONAL RAWNESS

PATRIC YIKUN WANG, MFA COSTUME DESIGN

Patric Yikun Wang’s collection explores the tension between concealment and revelation in q***r experience through large, organic silhouettes in black, grey, and blue, constructed from rigid horsehair. Structure becomes language, turning what is typically hidden into something visible, expressive, and charged with meaning.

“By romanticizing what is usually unseen and structurally supportive, I parallel q***r experience itself—often hidden, restrained, or internalized. The work becomes both a material experiment and a personal statement about visibility, gender expression, and the freedom to reveal what has long been kept inside.”

In his resourceful nature, Wang used defunct screens from the fashion department’s old building before the department switched to hosting classes at 180 New Montgomery. “In my process, I weave the other stuff. Silk screen printing is a two-dimensional process, so I really wanted to highlight the weaving on a screen making it three-dimensional. I come from costume [design] and blend in these inspirations for a stand-alone art.”

His influences range from gallery visits to wire-framing and medical imagery. “I’m thinking about X-ray pictures as a metaphor for what’s inside.” Through layered materials, transparency, and structure, Wang reveals what is often concealed—transforming internal experience into art form.

Words by Bea Pritchard, MA Fashion Journalism, read full story at

Designer portrait by Brook Gibson

See MFA and BFA Fashion Design senior thesis collections at on May 7 or watch the livestream at 7 PM Pacific at AcademyArt.edu/Runway

Lookbook credits:
Photography:
Art Direction:

Models:
Ava Scot-Hunter,
Nalayah Carminer
Jackson Wright

MUA’s: .by.torrey


THE BIRTH OF VEAThe multifaceted world of fashion blends personal expression with creative rebirth. Eva Kam (Tsz Ching K...
05/07/2026

THE BIRTH OF VEA
The multifaceted world of fashion blends personal expression with creative rebirth. Eva Kam (Tsz Ching Kam), MFA Fashion Design, channels her transformation from accountant to designer through The Birth of Véa, a collection inspired by Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

She considers not only form, but function—“ready to wear, commercial sense, daily life”—while maintaining her own aesthetic. Her training in math informs her process. “Sewing is all about matching the length. It’s all about calculation,” she explains.

This precision appears in her use of fabrics and construction. Geometric foundations—squares and triangles—are softened through draping, creating movement within structure. Knitwear remains lightweight, defined by clean lines and symmetry. Structured silhouettes introduce a sharp, architectural quality, giving each piece a distinct edge.

The Birth of Véa captures a pivotal moment. It reflects Eva’s evolution as a designer, translating personal transformation into wearable form. “It represents a transformation of self,” she says. Looking ahead, she envisions “continuing to evolve and create work that connects with people emotionally… refined, timeless, and thoughtful, showing that fashion can be powerful without being loud.”


Words by Biana Jean-Baptiste, BFA Acting, read full story at
Designer portrait by Brooke Gibson

See MFA and BFA Fashion Design senior thesis collections at on May 7 or watch the livestream at 7 PM Pacific at AcademyArt.edu/Runway

Lookbook credits:
Photography:
Art Direction:
Models:
Nalayah Carminer
MUA’s: .by.torrey


SUBSTRATACollaborative collection in US NOW 2026 runway show:MIRELLA ROMANO, BFA FASHION DESIGN mirellamadeitKATELYN KN...
05/07/2026

SUBSTRATA

Collaborative collection in US NOW 2026 runway show:
MIRELLA ROMANO, BFA FASHION DESIGN mirellamadeit
KATELYN KNAPP, BFA FASHION DESIGN
JUSTIN FEDERICO, BFA FINE ART

From the high deserts of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to San Francisco, Mirella Romano continues to knit, sew, and design her way forward. Raised by an artist—her mother—she grew up in a home that valued creativity and encouraged experimentation.

Collaboration expanded the project’s depth. Justin Federico, BFA Fine Art, hand-dyed and printed fabrics inspired by Sutro Baths—high tides, eroded rocks, algae-covered shores—using techniques that layered silk-screening with textured materials resembling natural sediment. Katelyn Knapp, BFA Fashion Design, developed crystallization techniques, merging structured sparkle with fluid movement through extensive material experimentation.
Together, Romano, Federico, and Knapp allowed Substrata to evolve organically, mirroring its concept.

“When people see Substrata, I hope they feel intrigued and a little grossed out” reflects Romano on unveiling the collection. “Maybe it’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but it is still there, and you can’t ignore it. The people who resonate with it will find something beautiful in it.”

Courtesy of the Designers, read full story at

Designers portraits by Adam Goerlich

See MFA and BFA Fashion Design senior thesis collections at on May 7 or watch the livestream at 7 PM Pacific at AcademyArt.edu/Runway

Lookbook credits:
Photography:
Art Direction:

Models:
Nalayah Carminer
MUA’s: .by.torrey


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