Anna Mercedes Stephenson

We’re getting ready for the runway show from our second group of MFA Fashion Design and Society students this Fashion Week. In advance, we’ll be sharing some selected looks from our student designers before the show happens on September 12. You’ll be able to watch it live online;. in the meantime, check out…

Anna Mercedes Stephenson, Age 24 (London)

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My work stems from the translation of a moment of unique complexity that no longer exists; a representation of a time passed rather than a representation of a fixed image. The immediate energy of the human form orchestrates a play between the presence and loss of light, a flattened, virgin piece of printed fabric that already has a deeply entrenched narrative. For me, the negative space explores the visual and emotional richness of having nothing.

Watch the full runway show, live! Thursday, September 12, 2013.  10:00 a.m. EST