School of Fashion
The NYC Studio Hosts an Evening of Celebration
In the spring of 2006, The Fashion School’s NYC Studio opened to its first group of students and on Thursday Oct. 29, the NYC Studio hosted an Evening of Celebration in anticipation of the Studio’s upcoming 10-year anniversary. The evening also celebrated the newly created NYC Studio Director’s Scho…
91ֿ’s Fashion School Receives a Letter With a Touching Request
The 91ֿ Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Kar…
91ֿ Prof Puts the Big Screen on Tiny Jewelry
Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Benitez, along with Markus Vogl, assistant professor from The University of Akron,…
It Looks Like a Necklace, but Plays Movies Like a Theater
The big screen is getting smaller – so small in fact, you can wear it around your neck. Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in 91ֿ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, worked with TinyCircuits to create a necklace that can actually play a movie and more. Read more abo…
Spring '15 NYC Studio Students Launch First Volume of Vignette
During the Spring ’15 semester, NYC Studio students launched the first volume of Vignette, a publication written, designed and produced by fashion students. Fashion in the Media students and professor, Dimitri Koumbis, were inspired to create this quarterly journal after completing three-spread conc…
91ֿ Fashion School Presents $12,000 in Design Awards at Annual Show
The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at 91ֿ held its Annual Fashion Show on April 24 and 25 at the school’s Rockwell Hall location. The 2015 show, dubbed “FS2: Visionnaire,” featured 17 collections and 55 individual looks created by 58 …
