{"id":43748,"date":"2023-02-20T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=43748"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:04:08","slug":"nc-state-student-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-new-york-fashion-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/nc-state-student-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-new-york-fashion-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Student Goes Behind the Scenes of New York Fashion Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Manhattan becomes the center of the fashion world each spring for New York Fashion Week (NYFW). And this spring, sophomore Jasmine VanBlon was at the center of it all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spent three days exploring all sides of the industry through the U of NYFW program. A partnership between the Wilson College of Textiles and NC State University\u2019s Trademark Licensing Office<\/a> made the all-expenses-paid experience possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VanBlon attended the Son Jung Wan runway show with U of NYFW. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAttending New York Fashion Week has always been a really big dream of mine,\u201d says VanBlon, who is pursuing a bachelor\u2019s in fashion and textile design (FTD) with a concentration in fashion design<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to attending two fashion shows, including a look behind the scenes at hair and makeup, VanBlon also had the opportunity to explore other parts of the fashion industry. She toured Champion headquarters, where she got a sneak peek at the brand\u2019s 2025 collection,  learned more about their creative design process and even designed her own set of custom sweats. The most surprising part of the experience, she says, was learning that she already had developed some of the skills used every day by Champion\u2019s designers. <\/p>\n\n\n