School of Fashion
ӰƵ Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Don Witkowski, Michael Kors Executive
UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. ӰƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has named Don Witkowski, a ӰƵ alumnus and president of Men’s at Michael Kors, as its 2017 Hall o…
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Michael Kors Joins as Presenting Partner for ӰƵ's Annual Fashion Show
UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. Luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors will partner with ӰƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2017 Annual Fashion Show…
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Fashion Tech Hackathon teams dominate LaunchNET’s Idea Olympics 2017
On Thursday, March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET ӰƵ Idea Olympics competition. “Abeona, the total immersion jacket” took first place, while “Hermes, the helmet with brains,” took second place. Two other ideas, Pop…
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ӰƵ Fashion/Tech Hackathon Set for Jan. 27-29
Students gets ready to innovate, design and bring wearable technology to life at the 2017 Fashion/Tech Hackathon Jan. 27-29.
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ӰƵ Museum Exhibit Considers Assistive Technologies in Fashion Context
The ӰƵ Museum will offer a fresh, design-focused survey of assistive and adaptive devices in an upcoming exhibition. “(dis)ABLED BEAUTY: The Evolution of Beauty, Disability and Ability” runs July 29, 2016, to March 12, 2017, in the museum’s Stager and Blum Galleries. The exhibit i…
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ӰƵ Fashion School Produces 34th Annual Fashion Show
Tickets go on sale March 28 The Fashion School at ӰƵ will present the Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, “FS²: Crescendo,” on Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. The show, which highlights the outstanding talents of the Fashion School’s design and merchandising students,…
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ӰƵ Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Josie Natori
The Fashion School at ӰƵ is pleased to announce that designer and business leader Josie Natori will be inducted into the Fashion School Hall of Fame on April 30. The ceremony will take place as part of the ӰƵ Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, presented the same evening…
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The NYC Studio Hosts an Evening of Celebration
In the spring of 2006, The Fashion School’s NYC Studio opened to its first group of students and on Thursday Oct. 29, the NYC Studio hosted an Evening of Celebration in anticipation of the Studio’s upcoming 10-year anniversary. The evening also celebrated the newly created NYC Studio Director’s Scho…
New York City Fashion
ӰƵ’s Fashion School Receives a Letter With a Touching Request
The ӰƵ Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Kar…
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ӰƵ Prof Puts the Big Screen on Tiny Jewelry
Your favorite movie or video might soon help accessorize your wardrobe thanks to Margarita Benitez, assistant professor in ӰƵ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Benitez, along with Markus Vogl, assistant professor from The University of Akron,…
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