Source From: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/threadny/THREAD-Fashion-Star-Names-Buyer-Judges-126179623.html
NBC has been loading up its upcoming fashion design-compeition reality show, "Fashion Star" with an impressive roster of celebrities like host Elle Macpherson and castmates Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and designer John Varvatos. Now, the show has announced an extra element for the judging panel: retail buyers from Saks, Macy's and H&M.
According to a network press release, Caprice Willard of Macy's, Nicole Christie of H&M and Terron E. Schaefer of Saks will actually be vying against one another to score exclusives on the creations that come down the runway during each challenge. Also part of NBC's new format for the show that seems to blend Project Runway with NBC's latest success, "The Voice," the selections that the buyers make on "Fashion Star" will determine what goes on sale online immediately following each episode.
The trio of retailers was picked among various departments at the participating stores -- and in an interesting twist, industry mainstay WWD actually published a report questioning the judges' buying credentials. As it happens, Willard is the only one who currently holds the official title of buyer, while Christie serves as the North America comunications director for H&M and Schaefer's official title is EVP and chief creative officer at Saks. Christie, for her part, spent eight years as a buyer before being promoted, but the appointments were likely made to factor in a more camera-friendly cast.
"Fashion Star" is itself vying for ratings on the fall lineup against a rash of fashion-focused programming, from The Rachel Zoe Show to "All on the Line" with Elle's Joe Zee, and the interactive retail element being spearheaded by Willard, Christie and Schaefer may prove to be a key differentiator. It will be, after all, the only show that lets you shop after you watch.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Fashion design major now offered at IU
Source From: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=82283
Students will now be able to pursue fashion design as a major at IU starting at the beginning of the 2011 school year.
The major will be offered by the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design in the College of Arts and Sciences.Previously, students who were interested in fashion design were only able to obtain a two-year fashion design certificate.
The only way to earn an actual major would have been to use the college’s Individualized Major Program.
A high level of demand and students interested in the subject led to the department and the college developing the major, AMID chair and professor Kate Rowold said in a
press release.
“The IMP played a significant role in the creation of the program,” Rowold said. “By providing a mechanism for fashion design to develop into a full B.A. degree, IMP realized one of its essential missions, to act as a pedagogical and curricular incubator.”
From couture boutiques to discount stores to magazines and entire television programs being devoted to the subject, fashion design is a huge business, Rowold said. More than $82 billion are spent on clothing and accessories in the United States every year.
“The fashion design bachelor of arts major is intended to educate students in the art, process and product of fashion design in the 21st century,” she said. “The major will replace the certificate with a more expansive degree objective.”
The degree will combine aspects of the department’s Fashion Design and Culture Group, as well as studio and history courses from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Deb Christiansen, coordinator of the group, said in the release.
“The curriculum is founded on the design process, enhanced by the interaction of technique, function, technology and individual creative expression,” Christiansen said.
“Courses focus on traditional and experimental techniques as well as the history and theory of fashion as a significant
visual language.”
Students pursuing the new major will be encouraged to complete a minor or to earn a
certificate through the Liberal Arts and Management Program.
In addition, it is suggested these students choose classes in the anthropology, fine arts and folklore departments.
“The program uses and builds on the essential foundations of the arts and sciences, and encourages students to be creative designers, multidisciplinary thinkers and skilled communicators,” Rowold said.
For more information on the new fashion design major, contact the program’s advisor Sheila Maben at smabenindiana.edu.
Students will now be able to pursue fashion design as a major at IU starting at the beginning of the 2011 school year.
The major will be offered by the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design in the College of Arts and Sciences.Previously, students who were interested in fashion design were only able to obtain a two-year fashion design certificate.
The only way to earn an actual major would have been to use the college’s Individualized Major Program.
A high level of demand and students interested in the subject led to the department and the college developing the major, AMID chair and professor Kate Rowold said in a
press release.
“The IMP played a significant role in the creation of the program,” Rowold said. “By providing a mechanism for fashion design to develop into a full B.A. degree, IMP realized one of its essential missions, to act as a pedagogical and curricular incubator.”
From couture boutiques to discount stores to magazines and entire television programs being devoted to the subject, fashion design is a huge business, Rowold said. More than $82 billion are spent on clothing and accessories in the United States every year.
“The fashion design bachelor of arts major is intended to educate students in the art, process and product of fashion design in the 21st century,” she said. “The major will replace the certificate with a more expansive degree objective.”
The degree will combine aspects of the department’s Fashion Design and Culture Group, as well as studio and history courses from the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Deb Christiansen, coordinator of the group, said in the release.
“The curriculum is founded on the design process, enhanced by the interaction of technique, function, technology and individual creative expression,” Christiansen said.
“Courses focus on traditional and experimental techniques as well as the history and theory of fashion as a significant
visual language.”
Students pursuing the new major will be encouraged to complete a minor or to earn a
certificate through the Liberal Arts and Management Program.
In addition, it is suggested these students choose classes in the anthropology, fine arts and folklore departments.
“The program uses and builds on the essential foundations of the arts and sciences, and encourages students to be creative designers, multidisciplinary thinkers and skilled communicators,” Rowold said.
For more information on the new fashion design major, contact the program’s advisor Sheila Maben at smabenindiana.edu.
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