{"id":31158,"date":"2022-09-19T10:33:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=31158"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:04:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:04:58","slug":"wilson-college-student-experiences-new-york-fashion-week-firsthand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/wilson-college-student-experiences-new-york-fashion-week-firsthand\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson College Student Experiences New York Fashion Week Firsthand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sarah Stone <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every fall, industry icons from around the world descend on New York City for Fashion Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They travel from every international fashion hub: Milan, Paris, London, Tokyo …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and Raleigh, North Carolina, home of the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s a once in a lifetime opportunity for a college student to go to New York Fashion Week<\/a> [NYFW],\u201d senior Ankitha Gurram says. \u201cIt was insane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gurram (second from left) and other U of NYFW students wait for the start of a runway show at Spring Studios.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She spent four days immersing herself in the industry \u2013 and the city \u2013 through U of NYFW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The all-expenses-paid program gives about 25 college students from around the country access to the event every fall and spring. NC State\u2019s Trademark Licensing office made it possible for the Wilson College to send one student this semester. Gurram won the joint competition that determined who would go.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside Fashion Week<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unique, exclusive experiences defined Gurram\u2019s time in New York City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She attended a fashion show off-limits to the general public: Son Jung Wan. A tour of Spring Studios, the headquarters for NYFW, allowed her to take in the frenzy backstage as models prepared for the runway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing in person and seeing a new line for the first time with my own eyes was definitely the coolest experience,\u201d the brand management and marketing<\/a> student says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n