Fashion Design & Merchandising News

By: Taryn Chinich

         Over this past winter break, I had the chance to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to see Anna Wintour’s Fall 2016 Collection “Masterworks: Unpacking Fashion”.  As someone who lives only an hour away from New York City, oddly enough, I have never been to The MET.  Just walking up the stairs to the enormous building, I could feel the excitement running through my body.  The collections of clothes donated were breathtaking.  From designers Jean-Philippe Worth (1856) to Tom Ford (2016), there was a variety of culture in each design.  The designs ranged from a 1787 French coat to late 1920’s Flapper dress to Alexander McQueen’s crazy ballet slipper heels made for Lady Gaga.  Each designer really brings a certain beauty and elegance to each of his or her designs.

         As a Fashion Merchandising major, it was really exciting to see all of these iconic designers in one place.  After taking Textiles, I have learned...Learn More

      We would like to say a personal Thank You to PaulFrancis Designs, LLC for their extremely generous fabric donation! As the 2016 fall semester came to an end we received multiple bolts of performance fabrics.  All fabric donations get added to our growing fabric library and are kept in the Textile Closet.  Students have access to all donated fabrics at absolutely no cost to them!

      Thank you again PaulFrancis Designs, LLC for gifting the students with such fabulous fabrics from your studio!

      Please check out PaulFrancis Designs, LLC on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/paulfrancisdesigns/

      PLEASE NOTE: Any and all fabric donations are always welcome! Please contact our studio manager, Leah Aronhime, at laronhime2@stevenson.edu to make donation arrangements. 

Welcome back to the 2017 spring semester with the Fashion Design Department!!

We hope that everyone had wonderful holidays and an enjoyable break!  We are thrilled to share some of our upcoming exciting events that the students, faculty, and staff will be participating in this spring.

On Monday, February 13^th, ten Stevenson University Fashion Design students will be showcasing their designs in New York during the 2017 New York Fashion Week. The time and place of this exciting event will be announced soon! During the show, students will gain beneficial experience by working backstage with professional designers, models, make-up artists, and hair stylists.  Additionally, they will also be included in the media hour where they will have the opportunity to meet members of the press and fashion buyers.

On Saturday, April 29^th, we invite you to joins us as students showcase their designs in a spectacular runway show at Stevenson University’s Inscape Theater at 7:00pm.  These collections will grace the runway at the 6^th Annual Student Fashion Show, which will include...Learn More

Please click on the link below for more photos of the Rhythm and Style exhibit!!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensonuniversity/sets/72157673586905923