āToday was the most unique experience I have had since coming to New York. I never expected to attend a live taping of a show!ā Ā鶹¾«Ń”junior fashion design student Aditi Ganti, from Houston, wrote on her Tumblr blog after attending a live taping of ABC TVās āThe Viewā with her NYC Study Tour class.
The group of Ā鶹¾«Ń”New York City Fashion students that attended the taping included Caroline Hill (bottom center) and Aditi Ganti (bottom right)
Her class was led by Suzanne Piazza, an adjunct professor at Ā鶹¾«Ń”New York City Fashion. Kent Stateās New York location offers students in Kent State's School of Fashion unique opportunities that they wouldnāt be able to get anywhere else in the world. Courses are taught by instructors who have worked or are currently working in the fashion industry. Students have opportunities to network directly with industry professionals who can offer their insights into the inner workings of fashion. Plus, students have opportunities to complete internships with well-known fashion or fashion-related companies that call New York City home.
āA Holistic View of the Fashion Industryā
Piazzaās class, the NYC Study Tour, is a required class at Ā鶹¾«Ń”New York City Fashion. Guided site visits are taken each week to domestic fashion markets, including design and fabric houses or showrooms, retail stores, buying offices and other areas of the fashion industry.
Ann Walter, director of Ā鶹¾«Ń”NYC Fashion said, āThe NYC Study Tour class provides the students with a holistic view of the fashion industry through these visits, as well as the intersection of fashion and media. The purpose is for the students to have a better understanding of not just design or merchandising, but all aspects of the fashion industry. Tours usually include museum trips to fashion or fashion-adjacent exhibitions in New York City.ā
āFashion doesnāt exist in a vacuum and intersects with a variety of different industries. Watching a live taping of āThe Viewā was not only a fun outing for the students, but it also gave them insight into the media and entertainment industry,ā said Walter.
Student Caroline Hill calls this photo from the broadcast "My two seconds of fame."
Viewing āThe Viewā
For many of the students, it was their first time seeing a television program being made. Caroline Hill, a junior fashion design major from Chesapeake, Virginia, was part of the group that attended the taping. āI have never been to a live taping of a tv show before, so this experience was all new,ā Hill said. āI did not expect there to be so much pre-taped footage, the actual live segments only lasted about 15 minutes. I loved getting to see a snippet into the Broadway show āBack to the Future.ā Overall, it was really cool to get a feel for the entertainment industry and all that goes into putting on a live production.ā
Here's part of "The View" episode that Ā鶹¾«Ń”fashion students saw live.
The studentsā immersive New York City experience also included a trip to a farmerās market that was near the studio. Occasions like these are just some of the ways the class serves to expose Kent Stateās fashion students to the flavors and possibilities found in the city.
The cast of "The View" poses with members of the Broadway cast of "Back to the Future-the Musical"
Ganti wrote on her Tumblr blog, āWe got to see a live performance of one of the songs from the āBack to the Futureā musical which was crazy! I had no idea what we would be getting to see today, but I feel so lucky that we came on the day of a live performance. I kind of want to see the show live now!ā
Ā鶹¾«Ń”New York City Fashion students pose outside of the ABC studios