Cfda+ 2017 41 Voices
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In 2013, the CFDA identified a need to connect global graduating talent to our membership, so we created CFDA+ with the goal to provide visibility to creative capital from around the world. Since then, we have reviewed more than 1,000 portfolios, interviewed more than 600 recent graduates from 43 leading schools across 32 countries, and have spotlighted 245 graduates to a community of industry and education. Through these dynamic conversations, we’ve been privileged to gain not only a window into each designer’s personal identity, design process, and ethos, but also a first access view of the future of fashion. This year, we framed our questions openly, asking “I want to…”, “One wish I have for fashion’s future is...”, and “Future me will…”. The consistency of their answers netted to a narrative that underline the themes for 2017. Their voices created an empowered message of inclusivity, diversity, unity, and hope – with sustainability, technology, innovation, and culture mattering to the next generation now more than ever before. For our fifth year, we invite you to preview the power of “we” – 41 CFDA+ 2017 talents selected from 24 schools, who are unique in their creativity but share a collective zeitgeist – that we are all connected. CFDA+ is a curated platform to spotlight exemplary graduating talent. Selected CFDA+ 2017 Design Graduates receive a one-year profile-based showcase on CFDA.com, whose profiles are visible to the CFDA Membership community of 500+ leading American designers. Additionally, the CFDA is honored to continue its collaboration with Floriane de Saint Pierre’s Paris-based Eyes on Talents, which will generously spotlight CFDA+ and provide the talent with unique global exposure. The CFDA works to support and identify top-tier graduate and undergraduate talent from a global community of invited colleges. 02 03 A Aastha Shah | 06-09 Womenswear/Textiles S Academy of Art University L E Samuel Tick | 176-179 Alice Winzar | 10-13 Lela Thompson | 110-113 Footwear/Lifestyle Womenswear Emma Collins | 50-53 Knitwear Savannah College of Art and University of Brighton Menswear Drexel University Design Marist College O Alyssa Wardrop | 16-19 Loulou Hicks | 116-119 Olivia Bradley | 146-149 Shania Matthews | 180-183 Womenswear Erika Tompkins | 56-59 Menswear/ Streetwear/ Womenswear Womenswear/Knitwear Fashion Institute of Womenswear Sportswear University of Brighton Polimoda International Technology Academy of Art University Kingston University Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing Ann Xiao | 20-23 P Universal (Unisex) F Jamela Law | 80-83 Shelby Wauligman | 186-189 Ultimo Tafe Sydney Institute Textiles M Peggy Kuo | 150-153 Universal (Unisex) of Fashion Fang Katy Liu | 60-63 LaSalle College of the Arts Madeline Moore | 120-123 Textiles University of Cincinnati Textiles Universal (Unisex) Academy of Art University Anna Sajeski | 26-29 Academy of Art University Jasper McGilvray | 86-89 Columbia College Chicago Sidharth Chawla | 190-193 Knitwear Menswear Pierpaolo Grasso | 156-159 Handbags/Optical Drexel University University of Westminster Menswear/Genderfluidity Parsons School of Design Polimoda International G Jennifer Koh | 90-93 N Institute of Fashion Design Sophie Ward | 194-197 Gabriela Sacconi | 66-69 Womenswear Naeun Kim | 126-129 and Marketing Knitwear C Universal (Unisex) Parsons Paris Universal (Unisex)/Menswear Kingston University Carly Dean | 30-33 School of the Art Institute of Savannah College of Art and Textiles Chicago Design R Academy of Art University Y K Nicholas Yip | 130-133 Rachel Yoo | 160-163 Catriona Pringle | 36-39 Kaitlyn Fitzgerald | 96-99 Menswear Menswear Yiran Duan | 198-201 Womenswear/Knitwear I Childrenswear University of Westminster Rhode Island School of Menswear Royal College of Art Ian Richardson | 70-73 Parsons School of Design Design Parsons School of Design Womenswear/Accessories Nikki Kaia Lee | 136-139 Chloe Scott | 40-43 University of Westminster Kasubika Chola | 100-103 Womenswear/Textiles Rebecca Holmes | 166-169 Menswear Textiles/Denim Savannah College of Art and Womenswear/Knitwear University of Westminster Ilaria Meucci | 76-79 Kingston University Design Kingston University Z Footwear/Handbags Zimo Yan | 202-205 Christina Miyagi | 46-49 Polimoda International Kate Clark | 106-109 Noah Pica | 140-143 Ryan Zhen Yu | 170-173 Textiles Textiles Institute of Fashion Design Textiles Menswear Womenswear Savannah College of Art and Academy of Art University and Marketing Kingston University Rhode Island School of Design Academy of Art University Design 04 05 AASTHA SHAH* *Aastha Shah and Peggy Kuo are collaborators “I love cultures. I aspire to create an experience for people to celebrate cultures around the world.” Academy of Art University BFA Fashion Design — Womenswear with a secondary focus in Textiles Artisanal, CAD/Technical Design, Embellishment, Print, Wearables, Woven Materials VIBRANT 06 03 AASTHA SHAH 02 09 ALICE WINZAR “To create garments with style, elegance and comfort for women to wear with confidence and ease.” University of Brighton BA (Hons) Fashion Design — Womenswear 3D/Creative Technical Design, Artisanal/Handcrafted, Bespoke/Custom, CAD/ Technical Design, Evening Wear, Luxury, Outerwear, Surface Design, Wearables HABITATION 10 03 ALICE WINZAR 02 13 “A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE TOWARDS OUR BODIES AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENVIRONMENT.” MADELINE MOORE Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Illinois 02 03 ALYSSA WARDROP “One wish I have for fashion’s future is for young, talented designers to be supported and spotlighted.” Fashion Institute of Technology BFA Fashion Design — Womenswear Artisanal/Handcrafted, Luxury, Print, Surface Design, Wearables, Woven Materials ABSTRACT 16 03 ALYSSA WARDROP 02 19 ANN XIAO “To reduce the waste created through fast fashion and overconsumption. As a designer I want to utilize technology and waste to create fashion that is not harmful to the world around us.” Ultimo Tafe Sydney Institute of Fashion BFA Fashion Design — Universal (Unisex) 3D/Creative Technical Design, Digital Fabrication, Embellishment, Print, Sustainability/Systems, Wearables PORTRAIT 20 03 ANN XIAO 02 23 “MINDFUL MATERIALS AND CREATION PROCESSES SHOULD BE IMPROVED.” ERIKA TOMPKINS Academy of Art University San Francisco, California 02 03 ANNA SAJESKI “For everyday consumers to better understand the idea of quality over quantity and to demand sustainable practices within the industry.” Drexel University BS Fashion Design — Knitwear Digital Fabrication, Fully Fashioned Knitwear, Machine Knitting, Print HALCYON 26 03 ANNA SAJESKI 02 29 CARLY DEAN “I hope to contribute to the future of sustainability in the fashion industry by exploring innovative and sustainable materials.” Academy of Art University MFA Textile Design — Textiles Fiber Arts, Print, Surface Design, Sustainability/Systems, Woven Materials REVIVE 30 03 CARLY DEAN 02 33 “ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY TO INNOVATE DESIGN WITHOUT LOSING THE BEAUTY OF HANDCRAFT.” LELA THOMPSON Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 02 03 CATRIONA PRINGLE “I never want to stop learning and expanding my knowledge in knitwear. A job where I could not learn from − would be the worst job in the industry.” ” Royal College of Art MA Fashion Design — Womenswear with a secondary in Knitwear Fully Fashioned Knitwear, Hand Knitting, Machine Knitting CRAFT 36 03 CATRIONA PRINGLE 02 39 CHLOE SCOTT “I want to make tailoring more accessible.” University of Westminster BA (Hons) Fashion Design — Menswear Luxury, Outerwear ECCENTRIC 40 03 CHLOE SCOTT 02 43 “PUSH BOUNDARIES TO DISRUPT TRADITIONAL NORMS.” ALYSSA WARDROP Fashion Institute of Technology New York, New York 02 03 CHRISTINA MIYAGI “Upcycling is the future of fashion. As a textile designer, I have the ability to transform surfaces and I want to use that skill to reduce waste within the industry.” Academy of Art University BFA Textile Design — Textiles CAD/Technical Design, Denim, Fiber Arts, Print, Surface Design HYPNOTYZING 46 03 CHRISTINA MIYAGI 02 49 EMMA COLLINS “The fashion industry is tied to a vast majority of the economic and social issues facing the world today. As designers, we are capable of solving those issues.” Marist College BFA Fashion Design — Menswear 3D/Creative Technical Design, Bespoke/Custom DEVELOPMENTAL 50 03 EMMA COLLINS 02 53 “ANYTHING BENEFICIAL TO THE PLANET CAN ONLY BE GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY.” SOPHIE WARD Kingston University London, England 02 03 ERIKA TOMPKINS “Impact the industry by questioning the norm in order to establish a sustainable level of quality, wearbility, and attention to manufacturing processes.” Academy of Art University BFA Fashion Design — Womenswear Outerwear, Sustainability/Systems, Woven Materials SURREAL 56 03 ERIKA TOMPKINS 02 59 FANG KATY LIU “I am committed to finding a way to produce local and sustainable clothing with my original prints. Materials that are healthy for the environment are beautiful and important.” Academy of Art University MFA Textile Design — Textiles Fiber Arts, Print, Surface Design, Woven Materials EXPERIMENTING 60 03 FANG KATY LIU 02 63 “IT IS UP TO MY GENERATION TO CHANGE PERSPECTIVES.” JAMELA LAW LaSalle College of the Arts Singapore, Singapore 02 03 GABRIELA SACCONI “One wish I have for fashion’s future is to see fashion become a more inclusive landscape. I believe fashion can be at the forefront of positive change because clothes are not just products — they carry culture, stories, and evoke feelings.” School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Fashion Design — Universal (Unisex) Artisanal/Handcrafted,