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Fashion competition survived City College cuts and made a big differnce for these students
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Fashion student Aldo De La Cruz Falcon, whose design is pictured, participated in CCSFs annual fashion showcase and competition, FashionSphere.Aldo De La Cruz FalconShow MoreShow Less
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Fashion student Alicia Figueroa designed slim pants and jacket tops to win a scholarship in City College of San Francisco’s annual fashion showcase and competition, FashionSphere.Courtesy Natalie SmithShow MoreShow Less
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Fashion student Lina Egutkina, whose designs are pictured, participated in City College of New York’s annual fashion showcase and competition, FashionSphere.Courtesy Natalie SmithShow MoreShow Less
For Alondra Rodriguez-Patino, that magical moment came when she made her own Halloween costume.
âMy mom was the driving force in that situation, because when she was younger she used to make clothes,â Rodriguez-Patino said. âThat was when I caught the fashion bug, and it evolved into me making my own clothes and applying to the Academy of Art. That was when I realized I was more driven to make it as a designer than I ever even realized.
The Western Nevada College student is graduating this week with an Associate of Science degree. She had been accepted to attend the Academy of Art University in San Francisco along with being awarded an Emerging Artist Scholarship. But her plans changed, like many undergrads and graduates before her.