Photo by Sarah EwaldDesigner Natalie Bunch works on her collection at Leazar studio. Some designers in this year’s Art to Wear show are taking inspiration from the elements. Two designers in particular are working with water. Natalie Bunch, a landscape architecture major in the College of Design, was specifically drawn to water’s various properties when […]
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Art to Wear: Meet two designers
Photo by Sarah EwaldArt to Wear designer Hannah Goff works on her collection in her Raleigh studio. We’re less than two weeks away from the Art to Wear (A2W) show at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum, and we’ll take a look at two designers who are preparing their collections for the show. Hannah Goff, a fashion […]
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Art to Wear: Meet two designers
We’re less than two weeks away from the Art to Wear (A2W) show at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum, and we’ll take a look at two designers who are preparing their collections for the show. Hannah Goff, a fashion development major at N.C. State’s College of Textiles (COT), found out about A2W when she attended the […]
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Art to Wear: This one will go down in history
Where there’s fashion, you can reliably find people who adore the industry, and worship it with every fiber of their being. But you can also meet people whose interest might be surprising, until it starts to make sense For example, Sean Avery, a hockey player for the New York Rangers, interned at Vogue in the […]
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Art to Wear grads: Where are they now?
Traditionally, participating in a school fashion show has proved to be a great way to launch one’s career. In 1995, Stella McCartney inaugurated her first line while attending England’s celebrated Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. And when another of that school’s students unveiled his work, the eccentric socialite Isabella Blow bought each […]
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The Mikado cast prepares for opening night
CAROLINA THEATRE/ DURHAMAsk any high-school theater geek, and they’ll have heard of Gilbert and Sullivan. Ask me, I was one. But amazingly, I graduated high school and went all through college without once seeing one of their plays or hearing any of the songs. All of that changed when I attended a rehearsal for The […]
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Durham Savoyards prepares for opening night of The Mikado
Ask any high-school theater geek, and they’ll have heard of Gilbert and Sullivan. Ask me, I was one. But amazingly, I graduated high school and went all through college without once seeing one of their plays or hearing any of the songs. All of that changed when I attended a rehearsal for The Mikado, performed […]
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Art to Wear: A brief history
As veteran broadcaster Ron Burgundy of Anchorman might say, North Carolina State University’s Art to Wear fashion show is kind of a big deal. People know it and mark their calendars for what’s become known as a reliable showcase of talent. The annual fashion show, put on by the College of Design (COD) and College […]
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Janice Y.K. Lee discusses her first novel, The Piano Teacher
The book jacket for Janice Y.K. Lee’s debut novel The Piano Teacher contains a review blurb that compares the work to Atonement. While that analogy might be a lot for a first-time novelist to live up to, Lee’s tale does share with Ian McEwan’s bestseller a WWII setting and a key plot point of a […]
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Loading in Phantom of the Opera—and the chandelier—at DPAC
DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER/DURHAMThere’s no musical juggernaut like The Phantom of the Opera: The touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s great show has been on the road for 17 years. Its upcoming month-long stand at Durham Performing Arts Center represents the fulfillment of one of the facility’s objectives, and DPAC officials are betting that they’ll […]