{"id":13697,"date":"2015-03-11T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fashion.parsons.edu\/?p=13697"},"modified":"2018-06-25T17:37:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T21:37:28","slug":"fusion-fashion-show-held-tishman-auditorium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/fusion-fashion-show-held-tishman-auditorium\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion Fashion Show Held at Tishman Auditorium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Knit-Judge.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13696\" alt=\"Fusion Knit Judge\" src=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Knit-Judge.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Written by Vicky Bateman, student in Parsons Fashion Publishing Class.<\/p>\n<p>With a hint of spring in the air, Parsons The New School for Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) held the 16th Fusion fashion show at Parson\u2019s Tishman Auditorium this past Sunday. The annual fashion design competition, whose notable past participants have included famous fashion designers such as Prabal Gurung, Alexander Wang, and Chris Benz, pits the best first and second year design students from each school against each other.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are judged by notable figures in the fashion industry. Five-time judge Mary Kate Steinmiller, former Teen Vogue editor and now freelance stylist and consultant, has a long history with Fusion and even modeled in the show herself when she was a freshman at Parsons. Steinmiller said in an interview that, \u201cThe talent has gotten a lot better. With the new auditorium it makes it that much more of a show.\u201d In offering words of advice, Steinmiller pointed out that future fashioners should pay attention to the quality of their fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>Both Steinmiller and first-time judge, James Worthington DeMolet, senior Fashion Editor for both Seventeen and Cosmopolitan magazines, really enjoyed the winner of Parsons\u2019s best designer Annie Meng\u2019s whimsical Emoji collection titled, \u2018Pop Culture\u2019. Steinmiller said it made her, \u201cSmile and laugh,\u201d while DeMolet enthused, \u201cI felt like it was timely so it felt modern. It was also kind of playful and unexpected. I thought that a lot of collections were taking themselves very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fusionshowemoji.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13704\" alt=\"fusionshowemoji\" src=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fusionshowemoji.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/fusionshowemoji.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/fusionshowemoji-16x16.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking excitedly to the crowd, James Ramey, creator of Fusion, announced that for the first time ever, third year students will now be eligible to participate in upcoming competitions. \u201cI think it\u2019s major,\u201d he said when asked about this turn of events. \u201cYou know at FIT we\u2019ve always allowed fifth semesters and this is the first year we\u2019re allowing Parsons juniors and I hope we have a very big turnout because it is a very big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fusion participants were selected this past October and were able to purchase fabrics from Mood Fabrics and trims from M &amp; J Trimming at a discount. Makeup for the event was done by Make-up Designory makeup school students.<\/p>\n<p>Second year Parsons participant, Kekoa Iskandar, 20, from Jakarta Indonesia, whose punk-inspired menswear collection titled \u2018Boy\u2019 earned him an honorable mention, also competed last year. He felt more pressure to succeed this time around because this was the second time he\u2019s competed, but admitted to feeling more confident. \u201cI learned to be prepared, I learned how to manage my time better and to experiment as well as stick to your strengths, get to know your aesthetic and really own it then branch off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Haley Elizabeth Byfield, 20, an FIT junior from Orlando, Florida, ending up winning the coveted best designer award with her amazing knit designs. Most impressive was a red crop top sweater with massive shoulders paired with a multicolored knit skirt that made the crowd go wild.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who wins best design school, Fusion is about more than just competition. \u201cThis year I have noticed a lot of true friendships being formed,\u201d said James Ramey, \u201cThat\u2019s a special aspect of Fusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-align: right\" href=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Skirt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13695\" alt=\"Fusion Skirt\" src=\"http:\/\/wpdeve.parsons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Skirt.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Skirt.jpg 750w, https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Skirt-563x1000.jpg 563w, https:\/\/parsons.edu\/bfafashion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/Fusion-Skirt-689x1224.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Vicky Bateman, student in Parsons Fashion Publishing Class. 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