Recently at Ideas City Detroit, the collected experts talked about using arts to leverage culture. A few days ago, Ty Marshal talked about recognizing arts organizations as burgeoning and relevant business institutions. In both cases, we are seeing that the lines between business and art will continue to blur.
We will add to our most recent list of wishes for a consolidation of Syracuse Fashion Week (Spring) to include events at Syracuse University’s Senior Collection show. The current production by Events in Style is great, but we’d love to see the cutting-edge student designers, and their events, as part of an expansive Metro Fashion Week for all to enjoy.
To our knowledge, the decision and final plan for Consensus CNY is still pending. The myriad of concerns and or benefits of the proposals are numerous. Possibly a small step like this can be a beginning of various entities and constituencies working together.
Oakland’s Zoe Zimski (right) was one of the imaginative design students who showed their work at Syracuse University during the Senior Collection show this week.
Zimski’s said her work is rooted in 60s culture and intergalactic glam.
If last week was Syracuse Fashion Week, yesterday was Syracuse University Fashion Day. The Senior Collection runway events kicked off with two shows featuring cutting edge designers such as Martha Aguirre. Her inspiration is steampunk, equestrian and Victorian silhouette
SU senior design student Ashley Blume says her collection, which was feature during today’s fashion show, was inspired by Studio 54. Blume’s segment featured raucous dance music and a hypnotic light show. Ironically, the infamous club was co-owned by former Syracuse student Steve Rubell.
Fashion with Flair
Fashionably Fro-tastic
Ashley Blume (right) takes a bow during the matinee Senior Collection Fashion Show on Thursday.
Here are some of the designs from the 2013 Senior Collection. The show,which is held annually at Syracuse University, kicked-off our fashion coverage last week.
What do you get when you give more than two dozen designers access to a runway for more than an hour? Welcome to creativity meets opportunity.
