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Â鶹´«Ă˝ School of Fashion graduates, Phoebe Alicardi, Sabrina Fouitma Adjiri, and School of Architecture and Environmental Design graduate Jillian Eddy, had the unique opportunity to compete in the 2023 Hult Prize Challenge. Likened to the Nobel Peace Prize for…
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Jailynn Taylor didn’t originally set out to write about the fashion industry. She set out to design for it. But today, Taylor is living her dream working in the fast-paced world of the fashion industry as a contracted commerce and beauty writer for InStyle and Shape.com in New…
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School of Fashion Senior Lecturer, Professor Trista L. Grieder has had the unique opportunity to design and produce a garment, the Jade Gown, inspired by Diana Dempsey’s novel, “The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft.” Diana Dempsey wanted to create a stand-out visual…
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Â鶹´«Ă˝ School of Fashion Alumni, SUEDE, established the ™ Critics Award. This grant is a $1,000 cash award to a graduating senior Â鶹´«Ă˝ design student who presented an exemplary fashion collection at…
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Dr. Kim Hahn has been appointed Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Faculty Affairs in the College of the Arts, effective July 1, 2023.
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We are thrilled to announce that Frances Brunner, junior fashion design student, has made it to the finals of the Redress Design Award 2023, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. This Award challenges emerging designers to create value from waste and design…
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The College of the Arts is pleased to announce that Dr. Mourad Krifa has been appointed as the Margaret Clark Morgan Director of the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, effective May 15. Professor Krifa joined the Kent State…
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The School of Fashion is thrilled to announce that Dr. Lynda Xepoleas will join the faculty of the School of Fashion as assistant professor beginning in Fall 2023!
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Two College of the Arts faculty members were recognized by Â鶹´«Ă˝ with the 2022-2023 President's Faculty Excellence Award. Dr. Jay Dorfman, School of Music, and Linda Ă–hrn-McDaniel, School of Fashion, received the award based on their exceptional achievements…
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On Friday, April 14th, Â鶹´«Ă˝â€™s School of Fashion welcomed 8th-grade students from Streetsboro Middle School to explore and design in the KnitLab. Students got the chance to gain a better understanding of fashion, design and knitwear by participating in a variety…