Front Row VIPs at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015

Academy of Art University’s Spring 2015 Fashion Show had a packed house this year, including some very special VIPs who made the show even more of a success. We were honored to have major names in the fashion industry attend the show and support the School of Fashion. The front row was a who’s who of the fashion world, with seats filled with the likes of photographer and TV Personality Nigel Barker, The National Fashion Director for Modern Luxury James Aguiar, TV Personalities Miss J from America’s Next Top Model and Alex McCord from The Real Housewives of New York, actress Julia Jai Liu, the School of Fashion’s own Executive Director Simon Ungless, and many other notable characters. Our guests make the University’s runway shows truly spectacular, and we are thrilled to have guests like these come back year after year!

America’s Next Top Model’s Nigel Barker and J. Alexander (Miss J). Shot by David Dooley.

Fashion Director for Modern Luxury James Aguiar, Host Lauren Ezersky and Dandy Patrick McDonald. Shot by David Dooley.

Milliner Deryk Todd and Designer Nancy Bacich. Shot by David Dooley.

TV Personality Alex McCord and Stylist Derek Warburton. Shot by Randy Brooke/WireImage.

Simon Ungless, Executive Director of the School of Fashion, with the fashion team from Depesha Magazine. From left to right: Stephan Rabimov, Stella Melomedman, Julie Tabarovksy, Simon Ungless, and Natalia Rotaru. Shot by Randy Brooke/WireImage.

Actress Julia Jai Liu. Shot by Randy Brooke/WireImage.

Activist Jack Mackenroth (Project Runway Season 4) and his boyfriend Steve Alexander. Shot by David Dooley.

Buxton S. Midyette and Robert Reus of Supima. Shot by David Dooley

Photo by David Dooley Stylist Spry Lee Scott, Designer Rosemary Ponzo, and Fashion and Style Expert Glamo. Shot by David Dooley.

Designer Ben Copperwheat and Mickey Freeman. Shot by David Dooley.

Model Shaun Ross and actor Eric West by Randy Brooke/WireImage.

TV Personality Alex McCord, Shane Tate, and Designer Ryan Zoeller. Shot by Randy Brooke/WireImage.

A special thank you to all of those who attended The Academy of Art University Spring 2015 Show, especially to those VIPs in the front row that made The Academy Of Art University’s Fashion Week an experience that our students will never forget.

By Tess Collins