Ubifrance-French Trade Commission is thrilled to announce their partnership with the Academy of Art University in an effort to boost the presence of French textile manufactures to American students of the Fashion School of the Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA regarding the Spring/Summer 2013 Collection that would be previewed in NYC in July of 2012 and shown in its entirety as part of the university fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashion week in September 2012.

For the project, meters of fabric will be donated by the French mills of a variety of types and weights. 18 women’s wear designers from the Academy of Art University Master of Fine Arts program and between 5-20 French manufacturers, exhibitors at Premiere Vision Preview Show New York (next edition taking place January 10-11 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York), will be joining forces.

Current potential mills include: print (AB Creations); silk, jacquards (Belinac, Denis&Fils, Malfroy Million, Philea, Soieries Chambutaires, Sprintex); wools (Clarenson); lace (Sophie Hallette, André Laude, Goutarel, Riechers Marescot, Solstiss); knits (Deveaux, Philea, Sprintex); tweeds, muslins, taffetas (Malfroy Million) and prints (Price, Vernet, Minakani) and production of small & big series of metallic accessories (Mettetal Creation)

With more than 17,000 students, Academy of Art University (www.academyart.edu>) is the nation’s largest private art and design university.  Established in 1929, the school offers accredited A.A., B.A., B.F.A., M.A., and M.F.A. programs in Acting, Advertising, Animation & Visual Effects, Architecture, Art Education, Fashion, Fine Art, Game Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture & Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures & Television, Multimedia Communications, Music Production & Sound Design for Visual Media, Photography, and Web Design & New Media. Online degrees are offered in most areas. Academy of Art University is an accredited member of WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges), NASAD, and Council for Interior Design Accreditation (BFA-IAD).