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The latest news from the next generation of fashion... |
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Spotlight on Andy Truong Meet Kangan Institute’s fashion graduate Andy Truong, fashion designer and MYER personal shopper/stylist at just nineteen years of age, and living proof that the right education, combined with talent and perseverance, can set you on the pathway to a brilliant future. Andy began his fashion studies in 2013 as part of Kangan Institute’s VET in Schools applied fashion design and technology program. From there, Andy propelled into a dynamic career in MYER – he started out as a menswear Christmas casual in November 2013, side-stepped into women’s wear within a year and was promoted to personal shopper/stylist half a year later. “It was thanks to my exceptional skills and background in fashion design and trends mostly provided by my education at Kangan Institute,” said Andy, who graduated his VET studies in October 2014. “I was [also] involved in Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival’s Future Runway show in 2014, where I presented three looks (made from specially selected materials from Spotlight) to an audience of Australia’s fashion elite and socialites,” said Andy. “The successful show led to my designs being picked up by new stocklists, including a boutique in Singapore called Gnossem. I’ve achieved my goal of being an international designer years ahead!”. You might have also seen Andy’s success shared on television or at bookshops – his story was featured in So you want to be a fashion designer, a book by American author Patricia Wooster, as well as ABC’s MY:24 television series. Check out Andy’s work at andytruongworld.com. |
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A brush with Gold Fashion student Amy Lawrance recently showed her graduation collection at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week on the emerging runway and Dasha Gold, the genius behind The Trend Spotter, spotted her unique work. Gold was spotted wearing one of Amy’s designs at Paris fashion week. “My collection has been inspired by my love of art and illustration. I have digitally printed fabric using my own watercolour paintings and experimented with a variety of different hand embellishments such as marbling and screen-printing,” said Amy. “I love taking beautiful natural fabrics such as linen and silk and enhancing them with creative textile design,” she said. Amy is also the creative mind behind the sketch banners on this site. |
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HUF magazine success Up and coming designer and Kangan Institute student, Steph Nardella, has been featured in HUF Magazine. Steph’s ‘Birth of Venus’ collection uses the colour palette of the famous artwork The Birth of Venus and is influenced by the concept of goddesses. Steph said, “My bridal and couture collection, The Birth of Venus, was initially inspired by a ‘graceful’ theme, which I have kept through my personal design style even though my theme has progressed to something deeper.” “The concept for this collection encompasses the ideas of mermaids, goddesses, art and a sense of opulence as these are where I found myself researching at the beginning. The Birth of Venus incorporates all of the inspiration I was drawn to, while also allowing me to stay true to my personal delicate style,” she said. “The focal point of my inspiration image is the goddess of love Aphrodite, a figure that has had a huge impact on my collection beginning with my colour palette, which has stemmed from the skin tones in the artwork and the golden tones from her flowing hair,” she said. |
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Kangan students shine at MSFW Some of Kangan Institute’s brightest students showcased their work at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week’s (MSFW) on the Emerging Runway on 30 August 2015. The next generation of fashion designers included Amy Lawrance, Carla Papa, Stephanie Bull, Stephanie Nardella and Tutku Pasa. This creative cohort exhibited unique, daring and artistically inspired work at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall. This key event in the fashion industry acts as a launching pad for Melbourne’s most talented fashion designers. Designer Stephanie Bull, said, “I felt so lucky to have been chosen [to showcase at MSFW]. I remember going to MSFW when I was little and dreaming of one day having my garments on the runway. Now that I have been given this opportunity to realise my dreams I am truly humbled and honoured.” |
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| Kangan fashion student in focus Kangan Institute fashion student, Steph Nardella, has been in the Sydney Morning Herald for her work in Melbourne's Next Bright Talents, part of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Steph created a white jumpsuit and cape using jersey and 23 metres of tulle for a romance-themed avant-garde collection. |
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| Le Blonde Fox interviews Harry Millward Influential fashion blogger, Le Blonde Fox, recently interviewed up and coming Kangan Institute graduate, Harry Millward, to find out more about his experience in fashion and his internship with Rollie. |
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Fashion students transform rags to runway threads Kangan Institute fashion students have joined together with Red Cross Shops to promote sustainability through the ‘Rags to Runway’ project. As part of the project, second year fashion design students turned unusable donations from Red Cross Shops into runway ready fashion garments. Kangan Institute fashion design coordinator, Vicki Nicola, says, “We wanted to teach our students about sustainability. The fashion industry currently has extremely high levels of toxic waste and we wanted to educate our new designers about creating fashion from fashion.” The students rummaged through rejected rags, unsaleable items and donated clothing at a Red Cross warehouse in Melbourne to find their ‘before’ pieces. Using a range of fabrics including denim, summer fabrics, sheets and even rugs, the students redesigned, re-cycled and re-used to give the donations a new life as high end fashion. The students, teachers and Red Cross Shops have been very impressed with the results.“The finished outfits look amazing! Students have learned new skills and have an increased awareness and appreciation of sustainability in garment design and production” says Vicki. The Winter ‘Rags to Runway’ collection was showcased in the window display of the Red Cross Shop in Bridge Road, Richmond and was showcased at the La Dolce Vita annual fashion show. |
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New to Richmond campus: The National Textile and Design Archive A big thank you to Tony Cardamone, one of Australia’s leading interior designers who has generously donated his lifetime of interior design samples and reference books to our Textile and Fashion Hub in Richmond. The collection is housed at the campus’ new National Textile and Design Archive, which will be officially opened later this year. The National Textile and Design Archive (NTADA) is made of 7,000 textile and wallpaper sample books, complete design magazine collections spanning over 40 years and close to 1,000 hardback design books. The sample books represent the furnishing fabric and wallpaper available in Australia during the last 40 years, with each book containing textile swatches that represent a vast array of designs, fabrics and colour-ways. Our creative industries manager Katrina Jojkity says that the collection is an invaluable resource tool, not just for design academics and students, but also to historians, curators, costumiers, as well as theatre and film designers. “Tony first began collating his collection in the 1970s and it’s therefore one of the most important textile collections within Australia,” she said. “This wonderful resource will be of benefit not only to our Kangan students, but to all students and professionals alike. This includes all who love and appreciate beautiful fabrics and understand what a hidden gem this really is.” The extensive collection is open to students from Kangan Institute and will be open to the general public by appointment in the future. The Institute is also looking to launch interior decorating short courses soon, with possible plans for an interior decorating diploma course. |
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Visual merchandising talents join M.A.D Projects in exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria 14 Kangan Institute visual merchandising students recently participated in the National Gallery of Victoria’s ‘Best of the Best’ fundraising exhibition in an inspiring display of creativity, talent and philanthropy. Organised by the National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association (NGVWA), the exhibition was open to public on 12-13 May and featured 40 of Australia’s top creative talents and their interpretation of table art. The diploma students worked with local fashion design team M.A.D Projects, made up of designers Melissa Jackson and Anastasia Raft, who were invited to exhibit. M.A.D’s brief to the students involved coming up with design ideas for an Alice in Wonderland meets mental asylum centerpiece. “The students excelled in this project and gained a valuable insight into the demands and expectations of a ‘real life’ industry brief whilst building their skills and abilities in a professional working environment,” said Melissa, who also teaches fashion design at Kangan Institute. Rachael Gammon’s and Domitille (Domi) Le Rall’s ideas were chosen by M.A.D and the duo, alongside visual merchandising teacher Kate Carroll, led their peers to build a chandelier sculpture centrepiece incorporating elements of medical supplies and Alice in Wonderland themes. “It means a lot and I was really honoured that I was chosen,” said Rachael. “To work in the NGV is just a great opportunity to put on my resume and folio – and this is a big story in my folio. I’m just really humbled that I got chosen.” Domi also shared her delight with the experience and highlighted the hands-on value of her Kangan Institute training. “It was really nice and I was really happy to see the project finally finished,” said Domi. “We had a lot of real projects like this. That’s what I really liked and why I chose this school – they put you in the work world very soon with a lot of different job experiences and projects.” Funds raised will be donated to the National Gallery of Victoria, which also supports scholarships for promising students of the Victorian College of the Arts. Well done to all students involved – Rachael Gammon, Domitille Le Rall, Alexandra Turner, Asami Shimizu, Eileen Im, Emma McInroy, Jordon Ryan, Kristen Cleal, Lily Juthaporn, Madiison Ledger, Ruby Anniquez-Acevedo, Emily Mineo, Cassandra Bancroft and Jaimi Lia. |
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| Domitille Le Rall and Rachael Gammon |
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Fashion Meets High Tea We want you, your family and friends to join us at a showcase of
unique millinery designs from Kangan Institute’s graduates and current students
at 'High Fashion, High Tea'.
Settle in for an afternoon of indulgence amongst the sophisticated surrounds of The Westin Melbourne's Lobby Lounge, where three tiers of sweet and savoury treats inspired by designer fashion trends will be served up alongside handcrafted millinery pieces in a variety of shapes, colours, fabrics and sizes. With more than 20 individual looks on display and a live fashion parade, you're sure to find inspiration for your race day outfit in the lead up to the 2016 Spring Racing Carnival.This event is $59 per person and includes a glass of Chandon NV Sparkling Brut on arrival as well as unlimited coffee, tea and herbal infusions or $69 per person including free-flowing Brown Brothers Prosecco for 2.5 hours. For more information on the menu, click here.
For enquiries please contact mjackson@kangan.edu.au or dsnibson@kangan.edu.au |
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Short courses at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week |
| Ever wondered how to get a fabulous hairstyle to go with your fascinator or how to get your makeup looking immaculate? Kangan Institute is running short courses during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week that will provide you with tips and tricks to help get you ready for spring races. |
| Hat or Headpiece? Making the right decision Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Cost: $42.79 |
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Hair to enhance your headwear |
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| Make a simple headpiece Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Cost: $157.74 |
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| Make-Up Make-Over Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 Cost: $162.97 |
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Ecothreads fundraiser show set to rock fashion for Red Cross Kangan Institute will collaborate with Australian Red Cross and Melbourne all-girl rock band Stonefield to stage a fundraising music and sustainable fashion show, Ecothreads, on 27 August. Part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, the event will feature a fashion runway show presenting up-cycled outfits made by Kangan Institute’s fashion students. The outfits were re-designed, re-styled and up-cycled using donated garments from Red Cross Shops that were unsaleable and destined for disposal. Stonefield will perform live at the event, with band members rocking up-cycled outfits exclusively designed using 3D body scanning technology at Kangan Institute. “According to the Danish Fashion Institute’s 2013 study, the fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters,” said Vicki Nicola, Kangan Institute’s lead fashion educator. “This collaboration is a great example of education, sustainability and popular culture coming together to really make a difference during Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Kangan Institute students get to raise funds for a meaningful cause, while applying their skills to give new life to discarded garments in the name of sustainability.” All proceeds from the event will go to Red Cross to help people most in need in Australia and around the world. Click here for more information and tickets. When: Saturday 27 August 2016, 8pm for a 8.30pm start |
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