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SAVE THE DATE! The Department of Fashion Design's Annual Fashion Show - FASHION 2009 + The Walk Celebrating the Fashion Department and 75 Years of Student Designs Creative clothing and contemporary art meet for a sensational multimedia runway show featuring over 200 innovative garments designed by SAIC Fashion Design students and set within the Master of Fine Arts thesis show The Walk - April 23 at 5:30 p.m. Fashion Shows - March 24 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Details below. All events will take place in the Sage Studios for Fashion Design in the Sullivan Center School of the Art Institute of Chicago 36 South Wabash, 7th floor Valet parking is available on the corner of Wabash and Monroe; the nearest garage is located at 55 E. Monroe.  Join SAIC's Events Facebook Fan Page Follow SAIC News and Events on Twitter |
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Thursday, April 23 THE WALK: An Extraordinary Evening of Fashion + Art Honoring Maria Pinto, SAIC Alumna (BFA 1990) with the Legend of Fashion Award Cocktails and Dinner in the Sage Studios for Fashion Design at 5:30 p.m. | Cocktails and an epicurean stroll await you in the Sage Studios amidst an inspirational exhibition of garments and accessories. Truly immerse yourself in the artists studio with this unique behind the scenes access. Celebrate as we honor Maria Pinto with the Legend of Fashion Award. Fashion Show at 7:00 p.m. Walk "The Walk" to the Sullivan Galleries, which are installed with the School's Master of Fine Arts exhibition graduate exhibition. This avant-garde setting is the backdrop for the professional fashion show, which features garments designed by students and worn by professional models. Meet the Designers and dessert at 8:00 p.m. Meet the student designers with their models by their side, while enjoying desserts and coffee. Enjoy the MFA show and consider your next art purchase from a talented student who is about to graduate from the School's world-renowned MFA program. Work includes painting, drawing, video and much more. Cocktail Attire and LBD's. Valet Parking Available TICKETS start at $500 Proceeds from the event will support student scholarships and the Department of Fashion Design. Please call Maureen McInerney at 312-899-7404 for for tickets or for sponsorship opportunities. Join our SAIC The Walk Facebook Fan Page!Follow SAIC News and Events on Twitter |
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FASHION 2009 SHOWS Friday, April 24 Fashion 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Fashion 2009 at 7:00 p.m. TICKETS $75 per person Tickets available starting March 23rd at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 312.575-8000. Please call the Fashion Department at 312.629-6710 for more information. Sating is general admissions. Doors open one hour before showtime. For Ticketmaster outlet locations click HERE. |
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RUNWAY SALE Friday, May 8 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m. Sage Studios of Fashion Design 33 South State Street, 7th floor Select garments from the show will be available. Payment by cash or check only. Call 312.899-5168 for further information. |
| SEE EXAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK Learn more about SAIC's annual Fashion Show and talented students. View the video and slide show content below highlighting Fashion Show 2008.  2008 Fashion Show [slide show]  2008 Fashion Show trailer [video]  Student scholarship recipient interviews [video]  Faculty interviews [video]  SAIC Fashion Design: Three Years of Looks: 2005-2006-2007 [video] |
May 2008 fundraiser, The Walk
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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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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
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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SAIC Fashion Design: Three Years of Looks : 2005-2006-2007 download video podcast View a compilation of work representing the innovative designs of SAIC's BFA students in fashion design. |
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Contact John Eding at jeding@saic.edu or Elysia Borowy-Reeder at eborow@saic.edu for high resolution images.
Link to Press Releases:
SAIC Fashion Show 2009 - Celebrating 75 Years
Fashion Show 2008 at the Historic Sullivan Center
First Master's of Fashion Design for Chicago; SAIC Launches One of Few Graduate Fashion Programs
Fashion 2007 Challenging Boundaries - Weaving Social and Cultural Issues
SAIC Fashion 2007 Scholarships and Awards
Fashion Focus Chicago 2007: Fresh Ideas Presented by the School of the Art Institute
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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| ID Jan/Feb, 2009 "I.D. 40" page 68 |
Women's Wear Daily June 24, 2008 "Something to Talk About" pages 6-7 |
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| Women's Wear Daily May 19, 2008 "SAIC Promotes Master's Program, New Studio" page 19 |
Women's Wear Daily May 12, 2008 "Class Appeal" pages 4-5 |
