Kids Ask, Fashion Designers Answer

To find out whatkids really wanted to
lmow about this profession, we went to the source and asked
real middle school students for questions they would ask a
working fashion designer. We posed their questions to two
busy young designers-Alison Dahl Kelly and Sean Shin.
Alison Kelly received national attention when she appeared
on Season Three of Project Runway on Bravo TV. She
studied fine arts and metalsmithing in Mexico, and she incorporates
her own sterling  clasps and notions into many
of her garments. Her first line, Run Rlot, soon became Dahl,
a line of one-of-a-kind dresses, tops, and jackets popular with
celebrities such as Hillary Duff.
Sean Shin specializes in menswear. He is currently an
assistant designer in the menswear department at Geoffrey
Beene. Beene was known for his simple, comfortable, and
dressy designs for women, but he also made clothes for men.
He died in 2004, but his popular brand lives on. Sean and four
other classmates from FIT also designed men's outfits for the
band Panic! at the Disco. Sean plans on introducing his own
line of men's fashion in the near future.