Arts of Fashion Competition 2013, San Francisco

MAROS BARAN Academy of Fine Arts and Design - Slovakia AOF, San Francisco, USA "Resilience" as a "Violent Desire" 2013 - "You kill the thing you love." (Francis Bacon quoting Oscar Wilde, Francis Bacon's Arena). Resilience as an animal force, sexual energy, violent desire are themes,which Maros Baran has always found fascinating and full of inspiration. So he decided to work with them on this collection. Swan as a virginal animal. Sacred, once "raped" by an eagle turned itself into a black daemon, disguised Zeus making love to Leda. Cursed love leading to transcendental source,human beings born from eggs.  http://marosbaran.blogspot.sk/ http://maros-baran.tumblr.com/ http://marosbaran.deviantart.com/ foto: Jakub Gulyas ARTS OF FASHION COMPETITION 2013 - OCTOBER 24 The 12th annual Fashion Rendez-Vous, developed around an intensive one-day schedule, took place in the downtown of San Francisco, at the beautiful Bently Reserve, on October 24, 2013. Starting with Lectures during the morning with Jonathan Cheung - Head of Design at Levi Strauss & Co, Beatrice Pang - Co Founder and Chief Operating Officer at ModeWalk.com, Mary Kawenski - Professor of Apparel Design at Rhode Island School of Design and Fred Dennis - Senior Curator of Costume at the Museum of FIT, the event culminated with a fantastic Fashion Show presenting 50 emerging talents from around the world with tremendous potential. A professional jury including Jacques Pantazes - Chief Merchandising Officer at ModeWalk.com, Matthias de Vogel - Womenswear Designer at Levi Strauss & Co and Matt Dick - Creative Director at Small Trade Company awarded 7 students for their exceptional creative work and vision around the theme of the year 2013: Resilience. Press coverage by the San Francisco Chronicle - Nov. 22, 2013 - LINK Thanks to the guests and jurors! Congratulation to all selected student designers - Credit photo for the awarded students below - N. Ardelean RESULTS - SELECTED STUDENTS FOR THE AOF COMPETITION 2013 Qinwen Wei Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Ersalina Lim Istituto Marangoni UK Ana Raluca Mandita National University of Arts Bucharest Romania Joaquim Edgar Martins Correia Escola Sup. das Artes Aplicadas Castelo Branco Portugal Tereza Svolikova Univ. of West Bohemia - Inst. of Art & Design Czech Republic Seon Rim Lee Dongseo University South Korea Man Yee  Chan Nottingham Trent University  UK Miguel Angel Leon Moyano Colombiana Colegiatura Colombia Doo Sung Lee Samsung Art & Design Institute South Korea Alla Sirbu West University of Timisoara Romania You Jin  Kim Samsung Art & Design Institute South Korea Monika Lepschy Univ of West Bohemia - Inst. of Art & Design  Czech Republic Mariana Vanegas Marquez Colombiana Colegiatura Colombia Yafan Chen Rome Academy of Fine Art Italy Jee Eun Kim Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Aileen Hui Nan Lee Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong  Raquel De Carvalho Novais Santa Marcelina College of Arts Brazil Weilin Huang Wuhan Textile University China Pui Chi Chow Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong  Seo Young Yeo Samsung Art & Design Institute South Korea Li Yang Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Min Kyung Jung Fashion Institute of Technology USA Roberta Potocka Univ. of West Bohemia - Inst. of Art & Design  Czech Republic Maria Korkeila Lahti University - Inst. of Design and Fine Arts Finland Samantha De La Fuente Miami International University of Art & Design USA Bethany Mikell Academy of Art University USA Rui Liu Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Eun Sol  Jung Samsung Art & Design Institute South Korea Brendan Smith Melbourne School of Fashion Australia Ka Ying Chui Nottingham Trent University  UK Miao Wang Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Liu Chen Wuhan Textile University China Wenqi Cheng Istituto Carlo Secoli Italy Long Chen Wuhan Textile University China Taru Nieminen Lahti University - Inst. of Design and Fine Arts Finland Siew Jin Tew Limkokwing University of Creative Technology  Malaysia Oana Alexandra Cucu West University of Timisoara Romania Ji Ae Bang Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Se Young Eum Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Hye Rin  Kang Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Xue Gao Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Francesca Alicia Powlesland University of the West of England UK Amanda James Parsons The New School for Design USA Kyeong Yun Back Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Ji Hae Kim Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Yin Ye Whitehouse Institute of Design Australia Som Kong Ryerson Polytechnic University Canada So Yon Lee Samsung Art and Design Institute South Korea Mook  Attakanwong University of Technology Sydney Australia  Suqin  Chen  Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology China Serghei Yacenin National University of Arts Bucharest Romania Hye Seon Yoo Samsung Art & Design Institute South Korea Jin Hee Shin Parsons The New School for Design USA Maros Baran Academy of Fine Arts & Design Slovakia Ka Yee Chan Fashion Institute of Technology USA Kate Pine Wizo Design Academy Israel Diego Omar Gonzales Pino Universidad de Palermo Argentina The Arts of Fashion Foundation is a San Francisco-based 501(c)(3), public, non-profit organization, linking both academics and professionals alike and is dedicated in fostering international cultural exchange through the creation of a variety of educational programs meant to facilitate critical thinking and advance the field of fashion among artists, designers, scholars and students.The primary focus of the foundation is the continuous support of creativity and design process in fashion and the arts linked to it.