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Raffles College of Design Fashion Grads Compete for Akira Isogawa Internship |
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| Written by Betsy Wellington |
| Monday, 30 November 2009 05:54 |
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The student deemed to have designed the Best Major Studio Project Range will be awarded a two-month internship at the Akira design studio. Isogawa will be the guest designer on the night to award the final winner. Bachelor of Design (majoring in Fashion Design) graduate Brad McLennan, of Allambie Heights, says the garments he designed for the show draw particular inspiration from Japanese architecture. “There is a specific building in Tokyo by an architect called Toyo Ito which I love,” says Brad. “It is called the Tod’s Building. I tried to incorporate the same kinds of shapes and lines into my collection as in that building. Triangles and textured lines are heavily used, as are beads, fabric manipulation and really high shoulders.” He says his standout piece is “a beaded cocktail dress with very high shoulders with hand-made shoulder pads. It took three, 38-hour weeks to complete.”  Similarly, another fashion
graduate, Peggy Hartanto of Haymarket, says her collection is inspired by the
1945 bombing of Hiroshima. “My collection is called ‘Tears of Hiroshima’ and it features a lot of folding and unfolding, and crumpled designs to emphasize the destruction,” says Peggy. “Origami and paper cranes also feature in the collection, most prominently in a paper skirt. These represent hope and peace after suffering.” Phillip Barwick from Muse Hair, Surry Hills, an affiliate of Redken, will send 13 hairdressers on the night to execute the spectacular hairstyles while Shu Uemura are providing a team of five for make-up. The graduate collections are the culmination of a packed academic year for Bachelor of Design students majoring in Fashion Design. The show features final-year work of students from all over NSW and international students, among them many fashion industry “faces to watch’’. Raffles College of Design and Commerce (Raffles College Pty Ltd) is a unique education provider based in Sydney, Australia specialising in design, visual communication and commerce. We deliver higher education and vocational programs from Masters Degrees through to Bachelor Degrees and Certificate courses. We've been around for over 30 years. Keeping pace with industry, we deliver excellent courses and produce graduates who are well respected and successful in their creative careers. We do this by having lecturers who are active in industry, so their teaching constantly benefits from a real-time knowledge of what's going on out there. In 2005 the college joined the Raffles Education Corporation, Asia Pacific's premier creative design and business education provider with a network of over 28 colleges across the Asia Pacific region, including locations such as Singapore, China, Thailand and New Zealand. As part of the Raffles Education Corporation, there is an exciting opportunity to study part of your degree at one of our other group locations. A big advantage in the global world of design influenced and enhanced by local cultures and ideas. Visit : http://www.raffles.edu.au/ Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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