As the spring semester came to a close, MA Fashion Studies program gathered to celebrate the end of yet another productive academic year as well as to support the efforts of the Dress Practice Collective.  We toasted the launch of the Dress Practice Collective’s journal, BIAS.  Their debut issue of BIAS, which examines the relationship between fashion and healing, is now available to view in its entirety online.

Below are more pictures from the event:

Dress Practice Collective is a New School student-run organization aimed at joining elements of visual culture, fashion theory, design studies and personal practice through a variety of media. We hope to spark conversations and initiate collaborations between students, faculty and members of the greater community. The organization was founded in Spring 2013 for the purpose of presenting exhibitions, organizing workshops, hosting film screenings and publishing original content.

The Dress Practice Collective was founded this year by MAFS students:

Laura Peach ’13: President and Editor-in-Chief

Kim Jenkins ’13: Vice President and Marketing Director

Rachel Kinnard ’13: Finance Administrator and Production Manager

Alessandro Esculpaio ’14: Director of Operations and Associate Editor

Susana Aguirre ’14: PR Representative

Lauren Gomez ’14: Director of Publicity

Cayla O’Connell ’14:  Art Director

Maureen Brewster ’14: Associate Art Director

Nicole Rivas ’14: Associate Art Director

Sara Idacavage ’14: Managing Editor

Meagan Proctor ’13: Writing Contributor