HSE Fashion Day Held at School of Art and Design
On November 19, 2017 HSE Fashion Day was held at Art Basements, Tsvetnoy Central Market. The event was organized by the School of Art and Design.
In 2018 the following tracks were added to the BA Programme in Fashion offered by HSE School of Art and Design: Fashion Design, Photography in Fashion and Advertising, Branding in Fashion, Jewelry and Product Design in Fashion. Anzor Kankulov, Senior Lecturer at the School of Design, Maria Smirnova and Bakhtier Kavrakov, Lecturers at the School of Design, discussed the admission procedure, creative tests and study process for the Fashion programme. Leonid Alekseev, curator of the School outlined the stages of work on any creative project, and also explored his sources of inspiration.
The founders of three modeling agencies — Julia Selezneva (MINT), Igor Gavar (Oldushka) and Marat Kudusov (Model agent) also participated in the event. They spoke about their career paths, about how model scouts work, and modern trends in the modeling business. Alexander Malanin and Jakov Teplitsky, founders of Olovo menswear, explained why they decided to create their brand and what makes it different from other brands on the market.
Guests also had the opportunity to learn more about fashion photography and even to participate in a photo shoot.
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