Meet NYU Expo 2011’s Host
Donna Kim (NYU Alum, ‘10) is a multi-media personality, fashion and beauty reporter, and founder of DonnaDaily.com. She is also obtaining her masters degree in broadcast journalism at Columbia University. 

As an undergrad with a bachelors degree in media, culture and communications from New York University, she had internships at ELLE Magazine, Entertainment Tonight/The Insider, CBS 2 News,Shape Magazine, and Zing USA Public Relations. She was the beauty director for NYU’s fashion publication, NYChic Magazine, and an active member of the Fashion Business Association. She also had a daily column on Racked.com as a style contributor. 

            Currently, she is KMART’s fashion blogger, POSHGLAM.com’s style editor, and a fit model. She has been featured in QVC, Shape Magazine, French Connection’s Blog- Electrique, Style and Substance Magazine, BeautyBlitz.com, TOPSHOP Magazine, Women’s Wear Daily, and various TV segments such as ABC’s Live Well, The Today Show, NBC’s LXTV, FOX 5 Good Day New York, CBS 2 news, and CW-11 WPIX News.

Beauty Is Universally Present
BEN-AMUN JEWELRY by Isaac Manevitz will OPEN our show paired with a secret collection! 
Ben-Amun’s pieces are crafted out of unusual materials, like lucite, pewter and glass. Check out more at http://ben-amun.com/ 

Expo Only Gives Out The Best
ONASSIS (dubbed “Soho’s Hottest New Dude Spot”) will be both a fashion sponsor AND a product donor! COME TO EXPO 2011 to see ONASSIS on the runway, in your seats, and… in your mouth — Belgian chocolates, anyone? See more at http://ona-ssis.com/!

The Show is Approaching
The gorgeously eccentric garments of LINDSEY THORNBURG are waiting for you this Friday at Expo! Check out LINDSEY THORNBURG at http://lindseythornburg.com/

And don’t forget to get your ticket at Ticket Central today. Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Five Days Until Show
Have you bought your ticket yet? Don’t miss out on such designs as he modernly vibrant collections of COPPERWHEAT menswear! Check out COPPERWHEAT at http://copperwheat.us/

People Are Taking Notice
SO HAPPY to announce Lifestyle and Charity as our official media sponsor! Check out their feature on us on their amazing website: http://lifestyleandcharity.com/2011/04/charity-event-nyu-expo-2011/

Do You Really Want To Miss Out On THIS?
LADAKH, INTARSIA and NEON HEARTACHE will be going down the EXPO 2011 runway, all in one line! Check them out in further detail at http://meltmanagement.com/

Could The Hype For Expo 2011 Get Any Greater?

Check out LIBER NEW YORK at http://libernewyork.com/

Makeup Masters
Guess who will be creating the look for EXPO 2011? We are so happy about to have NARS cosmetics on board to help create makeup masterpieces on the models.

Expo 2011 Just Keeps Getting Better!
So psyched that CHARLOTTE RONSON SS2011 will be on the EXPO runway this year! ♥
Check out Charlotte Ronson at http://charlotteronson.com/

Meet Student Designer: Sally Wong
Name: Sally Wong
Age: 20
School: Steinhardt for MCC
Year: Sophomore

1. Where is your favorite space for artistic inspiration?
My favorite space for artistic inspiration is in my living room at home. I have a beach lounge chair that I just lie around in. However, it’s my favorite space because that’s where my baby bunnies, Mochi and Momo, freely roam around.
 
2. If you could choose one designer to outfit your entire wardrobe, who would it be?
For this season I would KILL for Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chirui to design my wardrobe because I absolutely adore Valentino’s Spring 2011 Couture Collection. It’s so beautiful that I would cry every day just knowing I could wear their dresses.
 
3. What is your design process like?
I always like to plan everything in my head. I’m not that good at drawing and sometimes it’s hard to express the colors you really want in sketches. I can spend 3-5 hours swatching at a fabric store. When it’s time for creating the design, there are always dozens of adjustments made before it is “perfect.”
 
4. First thing you ever created/designed on your own?
My guilty pleasure, when I was seven years old, was dressing up my stuffed animals with accessories and pieces of fabric. I also wanted them to have makeup but didn’t want to get them dirty. So, I used to draw lipstick on paper, cut out lip shapes, and tape it to them. Afterwards, I would do a photo shoot… I still have that portfolio.
 
5. What inspired you to start designing?
I was nine years old when Jennifer Lopez famously wore Versace’s green silk chiffon “Jungle Dress” at the 2000 Grammy Awards. Enough said.

Meet Student Designer: David Hsieh
Name: David Hsieh
Age: 20 
School: Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Year: Senior

1.Where is your favorite space for artistic inspiration?
I love brainstorming in the shower. It is the perfect place—quiet and relaxing—to be alone with your thoughts.

2.If you could choose one designer to outfit your entire wardrobe, who would it be?
Choosing one would be so hard! If I could combine the cool sleek designs of Hedi Slimane and the quirky and colorful fun of Jeremy Scott, that would be my ideal designer.

3.What is your design process like?
I always think about who is going to wear what I am designing. I design around this “girl” in my head. It’s really hard for me to translate design sketches into the actual construction of clothes. I tend to make a lot of mistakes, despite being a little perfectionist. However, I found that taking the little mistakes you make on the way and working with them makes designing a lot more enjoyable (and even better sometimes!).

4. First thing you ever created/designed on your own.
Coming from California, t-shirts are always a staple in my closet. So, I guess it was natural for me to start designing with t-shirts. I had a huge Spice Girls revival phase my senior year of high school and made “Spice Girls” t-shirts with bleach. I used to also make hats out of scraps of fabric at home.

5. What inspired you to start designing?
Growing up I watched a lot of cartoons and started drawing my own characters. So designing clothes really came from creating characters and deciding what they would wear.