May 2008 fundraiser, The Walk

	Karen Frank, SAIC President Tony Jones, Maria Smithburg Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Fashion Design department chair Nick Cave and Ikram Goldman Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Rich Gamble, Melissa Gamble, and Melissa Sage Fadim Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Tommy Price, Howard Ecker (wearing a coat designed by Tommy Price), and Roger Walton Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Maria Pinto, Whitney Lasky, and Amy Tara Koch (wearing Jasmin Shokrian, SAIC alumna) Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	SAIC student Tyler Coughlin and alumna Kristina Sparks; (model at left is wearing one of Coughlin's garments designed for Fashion Show 2008) Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	SAIC alumna J. Morgan Puett, Andrea Reynders, and Mary Jane Jacob Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.

April 2008 Fashion Press Kickoff

	Catherine Mudd, Greg Scott, Mary Hamilton Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Nick Cave, Catherine Mudd, Alice Schoenau, Rachel Frank, Greg Scott Photo credit: Danny Hsu [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Nick Cave, Amy Tara Koch, Greg Scott Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.

Selected student profiles

Tyler Coughlin

Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography

The mystical phoenix sacrifices itself for renewal and falls to ashes. From those ashes arises a new phoenix. This collection is about the phoenix and the turmoil that causes it to fall. When it rises from the ashes, is it cleansed of its past? Or do some of the ashes stay with the phoenix, corrupting it, causing it to fall once more?

(Contact Info for Tyler: 7 W. Madison St. #701, Chicago, IL 60602, 847.913.6646/tcough@saic.edu, tcough@artic.edu)

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Min Jeong Ko

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Inspired by the woodcraft furniture and traditional Japanese cabinetry, tansu, my collection investigates the relationship between furniture and garment construction. Manipulating fabric to appear as wood grains, and shaping garments to resemble flat-wooded furniture patterns and wood joints, each garment carries the idea of actual furniture as non-functional furniture: "table leg dress," "piano top." 'bed frame skirt," "the little girl's wooden closet," "tansu dress,' wingback chair jacket," "wood grain table top," and "wood grain table pants."

(Contact Info for Min Jeong: 408 Kristin St., Westmont, IL 60559, 630.655.2203/mink220@msn.com, mko@saic.edu)

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Mi Ri Uhm

Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, homeless is defined as "1 Having no home or permanent abode. 2 Affording no home or dwelling-place." But I disagree. To be homeless does not meant to be without a house. I believe that the homeless find a home in their clothing.
My collection mixes glamorous and utilitarian clothing. It takes inspiration from the accumulation of materials and belongings that must be carried with a homeless person at all times. Through my work in fashion, I hope people might realize that the homeless cannot be defined by how they look or where they live, but rather as human.

(Contact Info for Mi Ri: 222 W. Columbus Dr., Apt. 1003, Chicago, IL 60601, 312.339.2942/uhmmil@hotmail.com)

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SAIC Fashion 2007 video podcast [24.12MB QuickTime version] video podcast [10.87MB .m4v version] The product of four years of study, hard work, and intense imagination, SAIC's Fashion Show is the culminating event for the School's BFA students in fashion design. SAIC Fashion 2007 captures the excitement, dedication, and inspiration of the senior class as they prepare to put their designs on the runway.

Fashion Show 2007 images for press

	Jessica Wright Cloakz Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Bhawna Singh Equestrian Fare Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Robyn Coffey Queen of Hearts Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.
	Megan Giese Lady MacBeth Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography [view print version] Click on the [view print version] link to view the print ready image. To download the print ready image right click on the image and save to your desktop.

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Tyler Coughlin

Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography

The mystical phoenix sacrifices itself for renewal and falls to ashes. From those ashes arises a new phoenix. This collection is about the phoenix and the turmoil that causes it to fall. When it rises from the ashes, is it cleansed of its past? Or do some of the ashes stay with the phoenix, corrupting it, causing it to fall once more?

(Contact Info for Tyler: 7 W. Madison St. #701, Chicago, IL 60602, 847.913.6646/tcough@saic.edu, tcough@artic.edu)

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Min Jeong Ko

Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography

Inspired by the woodcraft furniture and traditional Japanese cabinetry, tansu, my collection investigates the relationship between furniture and garment construction. Manipulating fabric to appear as wood grains, and shaping garments to resemble flat-wooded furniture patterns and wood joints, each garment carries the idea of actual furniture as non-functional furniture: "table leg dress," "piano top." 'bed frame skirt," "the little girl's wooden closet," "tansu dress,' wingback chair jacket," "wood grain table top," and "wood grain table pants."

(Contact Info for Min Jeong: 408 Kristin St., Westmont, IL 60559, 630.655.2203/mink220@msn.com, mko@saic.edu)

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Mi Ri Uhm

Photo credit: Jim Prinz Photography

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, homeless is defined as "1 Having no home or permanent abode. 2 Affording no home or dwelling-place." But I disagree. To be homeless does not meant to be without a house. I believe that the homeless find a home in their clothing.

My collection mixes glamorous and utilitarian clothing. It takes inspiration from the accumulation of materials and belongings that must be carried with a homeless person at all times. Through my work in fashion, I hope people might realize that the homeless cannot be defined by how they look or where they live, but rather as human.

(Contact Info for Mi Ri: 222 W. Columbus Dr., Apt. 1003, Chicago, IL 60601, 312.339.2942/uhmmil@hotmail.com)

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