‘To continue living our dreams and achieving success, we must embrace the dual nature of our craft.’ By Chris Salido Last week, iAcademy students invited their friends and families to gather for a graduation ceremony unlike any other. The school, in collaboration with Style Conquest, made a bold statement as they took their commencement moment to the runway.
But before the “grad” finale, Jean Dee, head of the Fashion Design Department of iAcademy, was there. She went back and forth, checked the schedules, and oversaw the production. Dee was committed to her role—being a “stage mom” to her beloved students.
Backstage, Dee continued to assist her students. She gave them the support they needed and ensured everything ran smoothly behind the curtains as the show went on. “The Fashion Design and Technology (FDT) Grad Show is a commemoration of their creative journey, a celebration of their creativity, and the launch of their fashion careers.
It is an extremely special and emotional event,” she said. “It is a tribute to fashion designers participating in Style Conquest Fashion Shows. Chardy Baldoza of R PR and Prod envisioned an event to launch the careers of emerging designers to the public.
[This year’s collaboration and] magazine commemorate our students’ hard work and provide them with a platform to launch their professional careers,” Dee added. It was the moment they all had been waiting for—a debut of their students' creations. Every measurement, e.
