Fashion Week: Who,What and Wear...

Fashion Week:

Recently I have seen all over the internet the rave over Fashion Week. I knew that Fashion Week consisted of designers showing their new collections to the public, but I didn't know where the idea came from. 

In this website you can get a brief History on Fashion Week. Enjoy!
A Brief History on Fashion Week

Here are a bit of my favorites for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2015:

  Chanel always keeping their classic style but always vamping it up with different prints and textures. 

Chanel not just making great clothes but standing up for a great cause.


And lets not forget our street style.


        

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

1. I have currently one mentor whose name is Graciela H. Nardi but I am still on the look out for another mentor for the fashion side of my project. Graciela is an artist who has her own art gallery and has been painting all her life.

2. Who has been your biggest influence?
What made you start in this career and what do you enjoy from it?
What do you do to get inspired?
What  do you do to maintain a good reputation in your field?
What do you expect to accomplish in your career?

Blog 5: Mentorship Reflection

Research

1. Mentorship Question:

          I think getting your foot in the fashion industry especially at a young age  is hard but not impossible. I am still on the look out for a fashion mentor that can help me with all of my questions I have on the fashion industry. I do have contact with my last fashion mentor but I have to catch up with her to see if she is still up to continue her help.In the other hand my art mentor has been there since the start to help me out with any questions I throw at her and helps me by showing me a bit of what she does and who she is in the art community.

2. Research Question:

      So far my most important articles have been The History of American Fashion and What is Art by Leo Tolstoy. I really wanted to know the  history of american fashion and what has brought us so many types of styles and fabrics. It gave me the info that I needed without being too over whelming with information. Meanwhile Leo's work makes me question what art is and what beauty is theses are the two questions he has slightly mentioned so far.. It has given me an incite to the questioning that many philosophers have asked themselves and that would be What is considered art and what isn't ?

Who said old isn't in?

Shareen's Vintage: No Boys Allowed- Off the Easel Video  (Click on the Link)
(No boys allowed in her store)

 After watching this video one must recognize two different things, one that fashion doesn't have to start from a sketch and two, that fashion has infinite possibilities. I found out about Shareen's clothing process through a website that included a quick segment of Shareen's work. I got a bit excited after watching it because even though I knew about revamping vintage clothing , nothing can really compete with the level she has taken it to. She looks through thousands of vintage dresses per day, to then take them to her store and make them into something on trend. More than anything I would really want to emphasize that one shouldn’t just take clothing off the rack as it is, but realize that there are endless possibilities to make it our own, and show off our individual style.

                                                                              

                                              

Blog 4 Interview

Blog 4: Interview Preperation

I plan to interview:

My art mentor Graciela Nardi because not only did I really enjoy the time we spent together but I feel like she is an important person in the Pomona community. I also want to learn more about her and her work.

My Questions:

What made you start art, why are you still in this career ?

Have you always been into art ?

What made you take the big leap of moving from Argentina to America, did your work have anything to do with it ?

Based on your experience what would you recommend young artists to do in order to achieve their dreams ?

Where do you find your inspiration ?

I really liked your Don't  Sleep gallery , what exactly started this event and how has it evolved ?

What have been some of your biggest achievements as an artist?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working E.Q.

Research:
1.My Topic is :

Fashion/ Art

2. Questions that will help me with my research this month:

Why would fashion be considered an art ?

Summer Mentorship

Mentorship

 Mentorship Log

Contacts:
 Graciela H. Nardi  (LAM)    
         Phone Number (909) 620-6009
Bridget Murphy    (Nordstrom Fashion Board)
          Phone Number (909) 625-0821 Ext. 1349

 What questions were raised....
How do you get this much amount of artists to participate at an Art Gallery Charity event ?

(LAM)

What do you do to support the artists that are part of your community ? (LAM)

What are the usual steps in creating a fashion line ? (Fashion)

What do you need to do in order to connect with a costumer when styling them for an event ? (Fashion)

As a starter when opening your clothing line what must one do in order to succeed ?

 (Fashion)

Most  Important Thing from this Experience:
From the art gallery I learned how people can inspire one and another to make the world a better place and to also create masterpieces by each other's influences. I also learned how the support from your friends and family is very valuable and should be cherished.
From the fashion board meeting I got to experience other people's aspirations in the fashion world. I got to see how we share a bit of ourselves from what we put on our body.

Senior Project:
I want my senior project to be about being able to show how fashion is a form of art and not thinking that art is on a wall and fashion is just clothes. I chose this topic because both of these two world are extremely important to me and I want to show people the wonderful possibilities that they have combined. Besides that I feel that everyone is capable of creating something that helps them show the world who they are.