European Designers Highlight Masters Series Workshop

A slate of acclaimed international designers will participate in a workshop and fashion show as part of the Arts of Fashion MasterClass series set for Oct. 25–29 in San Francisco.

Designers Sandra Backlund, Aurora de la Morinerie, Fabienne Jouvin, Natalia Brilli, Tony DelCampe, Laurent Edmond, Thierry Rondenet and Herve Yvrenogeau will headline this year’s event, open to fashion students and young professionals for $875 per student or $1,150 for professionals.

The designers will present their work in fashion shows as well as teach new techniques and design approaches. Students will create garments on the spot during the workshops and be part of a competition.

Workshops will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 25–28 and will conclude with an Oct. 29 fashion show featuring work by the designers as well as finalists from participants.

The featured designers have a range of backgrounds with European fashion houses.

British designer Backlund has collaborated with Louis Vuitton for its 2007 knitwear collection and was the winner of the 2007 Hyeres International Fashion Competition. De La Morinerie and Jouvin are fashion artists who graduated from the Duperre Applied Arts school and have worked with Hermegrave;s and Agnes B., among others. French designer Brilli is known for her sculpted-leather pieces, which are sold in 30 countries. DelCampe is director of fashion at the La Cambre in Brussels, while Edmond is from the Maison Martin Margiela in Paris. Rondenetand Yvrenogeau own Brussels menswear boutique Own, which has collaborated on projects with Cacharel and Adidas.

For more information, contact program coordinator Philippe Houeix at philippe.houeix@arts-of-fashion.org or at (415) 252-0734. —Robert McAllister