Designscribe: Guided Fashion Exploration
In light of COVID-19, the Designscribe: Guided Fashion Exploration program (formerly known as the Fashion Design Retreat) will be moving fully online for this upcoming 2020 session. Please join our mailing list to receive updates about the program once they become available.
The online Designscribe: Guided Fashion Exploration program is an 11-day workshop series and creative community for designers of any level of expertise to develop their personal syzygy of fashion concepts, fine art, technical skills, and broad experimentation. The retreat, led by Amy Bond, Project Runway Cast Member Season 16 and Next in Fashion Supervising Producer, will use a non-traditional approach to fashion design combining the exploration of manual construction skills such as patternmaking and sewing with innovative draping techniques.
Five Minutes to Jumpstart Your Creativity
Fashion designer, educator, and Project Runway alum Amy Bond is all too familiar with the struggle to make room for unfettered creativity. She’s currently the supervising fashion producer for a new fashion-competition reality show premiering on Netflix in the fall, where she’s responsible for everything from set design to staffing to procuring fabrics to anticipating everything a designer might need, “down to the last pin.” Suffice it to say, Bond, who is leading the Otis College of Art and Design 2019 Fashion Design Retreat, is very busy. “I understand that five minutes is never enough, but sometimes it is all you have,” she says. And with her following tips, you too can make the most of them.
Otis Art at Home: Zoom Suit Pants with Amy Bond
Who hasn’t had to attend a Zoom meeting during this time of social distancing? Virtually visit fashion designer Amy Bond (Project Runway Season 16) in her studio, where she will create a pair of “Zoom Suit Pants” (business in the front, cozy in the back) by mashing up a pair of dress pants with some pajama bottoms. Students can follow along with Bond’s hour-long demo—covering materials, techniques, and her design process—and create their own Zoom Suit Pants, or just sit and watch her work unfold.
New Netflix show produced by fashion designer Amy Bond '92
Amy Bond '92 is supervising producer of "Next In Fashion," a fashion design competition and show hosted by Tan France and Alexa Chung that debuted on Netflix in January.
"Glossy, chirpy and colorful, Netflix’s “Next in Fashion” — debuting Jan. 29 — is one of two new entrants to the televised fashion design competition arena this year," said Variety. "The 10-episode series, hosted by 'Queer Eye’s' Tan France and presenter and designer Alexa Chung, also marks Netflix’s first venture into a category that for years has been dominated by 'Project Runway.'" Keep reading on Variety.com >
Bond earned celebrity as a contestant on "Project Runway" season 16.
"Bond is producer of the new Netflix series, "Next in Fashion," and has been working on men's designs as well as wedding gowns, as shown on her Instagram account," said USA TODAY. Keep reading on USATODAY.com >
The 3%
Amy BondProject Artist DescriptionThe United States currently imports 97% of its clothing. Our consumption creates about 26 billion pounds of textile waste each year, making each American responsible for an average of 81 pounds of discarded clothing and home goods. The 3% is a movement of designers working to raise awareness about our habits and expand garment manufacturing and worth here in America. To do this, we need to develop more value in the product we sell and cultivate deeper feelings in the mind of the consumer about the impact of fashion.Upcycling, or the reconstruction of clothing into new pieces, is a growing trend among local and national designers. This coat is made from eight pairs of jeans and one sweater; all were purchased at thrift stores around Los Angeles.
The Best Looks From the 2020 Grammys Red Carpet
You know the fashion rule: One of anything is a fluke, two is a coincidence and three is a trend. If we start with Lizzo’s gown, move on to Gwen Stefani’s white Dolce & Gabbana dress and then throw in Shaun Ross’s pearl-covered coat, pants and boots, this makes a … trend!
THE MOST OMG LOOKS AT THE 2020 GRAMMYS
SHAUN ROSS
Mother of pearl! The 28-year-old model makes heads turn with his eye-catching design, which features an explosion of pearls wrapped all over his coat, pants and boots.
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Glossy, chirpy and colorful, Netflix’s “Next in Fashion” — debuting Jan. 29 — is one of two new entrants to the televised fashion design competition arena this year. The 10-episode series, hosted by “Queer Eye’s” Tan Franceand presenter and designer Alexa Chung, also marks Netflix’s first venture into a category that for years has been dominated by “Project Runway.”“Fashion is something that is really appealing and relatable, and so it made sense for us to get into that space considering our viewers around the world,” Netflix vice president of unscripted originals and comedy specials Brandon Riegg told Variety. “It is also an opportunity to gauge the fashion enthusiasm of fans and showcase some amazing talent and stories [from designers], the struggles and the victories, and help them elevate their own brand to the next level through the show.”