3 Research Questions How can branding be used as a tool to distinguish denim products from one another? What is the meaning or reasoning behind different branding elements? How has denim’s branding changed over time?   Thesis Branding is used as a distinguishing element of every pair of jeans, by examining even just the back […]

         

Emily Starobrat February 7, 2018   Observational Analysis : Opera Glasses    The object is small and metal. It has a silver outer shell that is covered with a red brown grip-like texture. The outer shell clicks open and splits in half  to  reveal what resembles a pair of binoculars. There is a small turning […]

Hello, my name is Emily Starobrat. I am a junior in the BFA fashion design program at Parsons. I often make work inspired by my home, Los Angeles, California. The different textures, movement and colors of the ocean inspire a lot of my work. I have a fine arts background which I like to combine […]

Before this class I never really thought about subject positions and how they affected how I lived my life and dressed. How the choices I have made throughout my life are essentially based off of these factors. Susan Kaiser’s ideas about subject positions and intersectionality led me to realize that everything is connected and that […]

Black Fashion Designers FIT Exhibit: Virgil Abloh’s Off White When visiting the Black Fashion Designers exhibit at FIT, I was drawn to this piece from Virgil Abloh’s brand Off White. Abloh named his brand Off White because he “did not want to identify his customer as either black or white”. The garment is a dusty […]

  While doing the dress practice log I realized that I wear the same combination of jeans and a tee shirt practically everyday. The only variation being my shoes, outerwear and accessories. Otherwise I tend to wear pajamas because I am staying home to do work. My outfits are simple and straightforward. I tend to […]

(1) I chose a Balmain Paris advertisement picturing five women all dressed head to toe in black garments. While these garments are sexualized through low cuts, transparent fabric and high heels, the photograph takes on a more masculine feeling. Their expressions are filled with hard stares, pouting and open mouths which are not the soft […]