Top students from famed fashion school will sail across
the Atlantic alongside fashion legends
VALENCIA, Calif., Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury cruise line
Cunard is excited to announce that six students from
The New School's Parsons School of
Design have been selected to join the Second Annual
Transatlantic Fashion Week Crossing on board flagship ocean liner
Queen Mary 2.
The students will put on a runway show of their latest designs
for guests on the voyage, which will depart Southampton, England on August 31, 2017 and will arrive in New York on September
7, 2017.
British designer Julien Macdonald OBE will be featured on this
voyage along with revered fashion historian Colin McDowell MBE,
fashion consultant Gail Sackloff OBE and Jermyn Street shirt designer and the CEO and
founder of Grosvenor Shirts Karl
Dunkley. Now heading into its second year, the unique
Crossing invites guests to enjoy seven days of fashion-focused
events, including runway shows, Q&A's and exclusive
unveilings.
In order to be selected for this exciting opportunity, recent
Parsons graduates submitted their collections and the inspiration
behind them to the team of fashion experts who will be joining the
Crossing. The judges based their decision on expertise,
individuality and appeal and chose these six budding designers to
represent Parsons on the voyage: Min Kyung
Kim, Panisa Busayanontg, Jeehyun
Cho, Jihyun Myung,
Alexa Chia Wan Yu and Yuner Shao.
"On the 2017 Fashion Week Crossing, both loyal Cunarders and new
guests will have the opportunity to mingle with some of fashion's
most iconic designers and up-and-comers," said Josh Leibowitz, senior vice president,
Cunard North America. "Through our
special events sailings, we are excited to continue to provide
inspiring experiences for our guests on iconic voyages."
The only American art and design school within a comprehensive
university, Parsons School of Design
was founded in 1896. The world-renowned fashion design
program has notable alumni including Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, and Jason
Wu, among many others.
For more information about Cunard and to book a voyage, contact
your Travel Agent, call Cunard toll-free at 1-800-728-6273, or
visit www.cunard.com.
For travel agents interested in further information, please
contact your Business Development Manager, visit OneSource or call
Cunard toll free at 1-800-528-6273.
Cunard
Defining true excellence at sea with over 176
years of legendary voyages, Cunard is the operator of luxury ocean
liners Queen Mary 2®, Queen Victoria® and
Queen Elizabeth®.
Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and
world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury on a grand
scale in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill and Queens Grill accommodation.
Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled Transatlantic
service and continues the legacy of world cruising which it began
in 1922.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise
Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2016 World's Best Awards and
'Best World Cruise Itineraries' and 'Best Trans-Atlantic
Itineraries' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Readers Choice
Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a
part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK),
the largest cruise vacation company in the world. Together Cunard,
Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America Line, Princess
Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises
(Australia) and P&O Cruises
(UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world and
totaling 226,000 lower berths.
Parsons School of
Design
Parsons School of Design is one of the leading
institutions for art and design education in the world. Based in
New York but active around the
world, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the
full spectrum of art and design disciplines, as well as online
courses, degree and certificate programs. Critical thinking and
collaboration are at the heart of a Parsons education. Parsons
graduates are leaders in their respective fields, with a shared
commitment to creatively and critically addressing the complexities
of life in the 21st century.
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For additional information about Cunard,
contact:
Jackie Chase,
Cunard, 661-753-1035, jchase@cunard.com
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212-251-1015, maria@mgamediagroup.com
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