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In an exclusive look of the upcoming designers on Project Runway, Entertainment Weekly profiles Geoffrey Mac (BFA 1999) on his accomplishments and prospective ambitions on the...

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Surrounds: 11 Installations exhibit at MoMA

On October 21, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will reopen after a summer-long closure and an ambitious renovation project of its gallery spaces. Among the 10 fall shows opening,...

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For its spring/summer 2020 ready-to-wear show, Gucci designed 21 looks comprising white straitjackets and uniforms. The decision from the creative director, Alessandro Michele, stirred...

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Contact paper by Nick Cave and Bob Faust

Nick Cave, professor of Fashion, Body and Garment, was featured in the Chicago Reader about his presence at EXPO CHICAGO and the debut of his piece The Let Go in Chicago next April. The piece,...

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Within the fashion industry and culture, the exclusion and lack of accommodations for people with disabilities remain to be core issues. For the model and artist Emily Barker (SAIC 2010–15),...

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Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002)

Sterling Ruby (BFA 2002) was recently profiled in the New Yorker about adding fashion design into his creative practice. "It’s one of the reasons I’m doing it—because I don’t think an...

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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is pleased to welcome new full-time faculty members who are joining the School. These faculty members represent a diverse range of practices,...

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Nick Cave, courtesy of Getty Images via "GQ"

GQ recently spoke with Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment Nick Cave about his work, the fluid boundaries between art and fashion, and his new art...

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Xiang Gu, Emily Shen, Alejandra Alonso Rojas

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced recipients of its Fashion Future Graduate Showcase and finalists of the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and SAIC alums are among those...

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Tony Liu (BFA 2007)

SAIC alum and Diet Prada cofounder Tony Liu (BFA 2007) made Fast Company's list of "100 Most Creative People in Business." Along with cofounder Lindsey Schuyler, Liu runs Diet Prada, an...

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SAIC Fashion 2019

SAIC student designs from Fashion 2019 runway show were featured in the article "5 Rising Designers We Loved at the 2019 SAIC Fashion Show," on the arts and culture media platform ...

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18th Annual Driehaus Design Awards

Congratulations to Edna St. Louis (BFA 2020) for winning second place at the 18th annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence. The theme for the fashion event was Infinite...

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