“It totally caught me off-gaurd,” Gruen told me at the reception following the show. “I’m just so excited to continue doing what I’m doing, with no limitations, really. I can can still make beautiful things.”
Gruen distinguished herself by showing elaborate, exquisitely-constructed garments with impressive embellishment and hand-detail. She was also one of the few students whose collection included both womens and menswear, the wardrobe for a kind of fairy tale wedding.
Click through for a slideshow of Madeline’s award-winning designs.
At the end of the show, Pratt exiting senior Madeline Gruen was presented with the Liz Claiborne Award – Concept to Product, which includes a $25,000 prize to develop a collection. She also received the Pratt Fashion Entrepreneurship Award, which will allow the young designer to spend one year rent-free at the Pratt Design Incubator.
“It totally caught me off-gaurd,” Gruen told me at the reception following the show. “I’m just so excited to continue doing what I’m doing, with no limitations, really. I can can still make beautiful things.”
Gruen distinguished herself by showing elaborate, exquisitely-constructed garments with impressive embellishment and hand-detail. She was also one of the few students whose collection included both womens and menswear, the wardrobe for a kind of fairy tale wedding.
Images courtesy Pratt Institute
Meet Madeline Gruen, the Winner of the Liz Claiborne Award at the Pratt Institute Senior Fashion Show
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
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Madeline Gruen
