The Design Center’s recent grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for its upcoming “Lace in Transition” exhibition was featured online May 6 in Artnet News.

The EcoCouture Fashion Show and Spirit of Design Award recipient Francisco Costa were featured May 6 in Women’s Wear Daily.  Costa, creative director of Calvin Klein Collection for women, attended the April 30 event at the Academy of Music to accept the award presented in honor of his contributions to fashion design and education.  Emphasizing the green theme, designer Andjela Vukancic’s gown made from layered paper and featuring a belt made from shattered CDs was noted in the story.   Regina Amato, the senior Fashion Design student who won the Philadelphia University/NBC10 Runway Challenge competition on April 28, also was featured in the story.  Photos of Francisco Costa and President Stephen Spinelli Jr., Jess Gardner’s best of show gown and Shannan Carlino’s honorable mention gown made of basketball jerseys accompanied the story. 

The Fashion Show and Francisco Costa also were featured in the U.K. edition of Vogue.com.

Steve Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine and other business publications, was featured in a May 2 story in the Philadelphia Inquirer about commencement speakers at area colleges and universities.  Forbes, who will speak at Philadelphia University’s May 18 Commencement, said the best tact for a commencement speaker is to be funny and brief.

Philadelphia University’s fabulous Fashion Show at the Academy of Music was featured in the May 1 online blog of Philadelphia Inquirer fashion writer Elizabeth Wellington, who also wrote about her pre-show talk with Spirit of Design Awardee Francisco Costa, creative director of Calvin Klein Collection for women.  And on the NBC’s 10! Show, co-hosts Lori Wilson and Bill Henley chatted about how wonderful the Fashion Show was the previous night.  Wilson and Henley were the emcees for the gala event.

The EcoCouture Fashion Show, to be held April 30 at the Academy of Music, was highlighted as a top event for next week in the April 25 Philadelphia Daily News.  The story included information on the Philadelphia University/NBC10 Runway Challenge and 2008 Spirit of Design Award recipient Francisco Costa, creative director of Calvin Klein Collection for women.