She was on her way to create an unparalleled visual record of FESTAC ’77. Just months after graduating from Pratt, 23-year-old Marilyn Nance boarded a flight to Nigeria with two cameras and enough film to capture 1,500 frames. Read more about her work in Prattfolio at the link in our #FashionDesign #PrattFashion #FashionThesis #FashionStudent #AAPIDesigner #AAPI #FilipinoDesigner #FilipinoHeritage #AAPIHeritage #AmericanDream #1960s #Immigration By putting these two references together, I was embracing what it means to keep ancestral power alive while in pursuit of the American dream.” I juxtaposed traditional Filipino silhouettes with American fashion construction elements from the late ’60s, which was the time period my reference photos were taken in the Philippines. “I began asking my family for photographs and stories they had from their upbringing, looking for sentiments that I could translate into textiles. To create her thesis collection, Lost in Translation, Lyric Caramto, BFA Fashion Design ’22, delved into the images, stories, and language of her family, with roots in the Philippines, to investigate questions of identity and understanding across generations and cultures. See all Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment faculty and administrators. Bringing different views, methods, and perspectives they provide a rigorous educational model in which students make and learn. Pratt’s distinguished faculty of outstanding creative professionals and scholars share a common desire to develop each student’s potential and creativity to the fullest. We develop disciplinary fluency in our program of study and we celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of design critical to address the plurality and complexity of the environments in which we operate. Pratt Institute has a strong relationship with the main architecture school in Havana, Cuba and each spring semester, as part of a course of study, students have the opportunity to spend a week in Havana working on a placemaking project. Study abroad programs are an integral part of the college experience, and Pratt has deep connections with university partners around the world. Immersing yourself in another culture is an incredible experience that can extend the boundaries of creativity. Student render of potential open space use, plaza greening & activation, Los Sitios, Havana, 2020
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