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A dress from Shuxian's collection that was shown on September 5 for the Supima Competition.

Alum showcases work at PFW, wins CFDA award

Ashley Johnson October 30, 2019

Fashion design alumna Shuxian Kong accomplished a lot during her time at Kent State. She was a finalist for the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards in New York in 2017, won the “Sportswear/Casual...

The Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University announced the appointment of Louise Valentine as its new director. Valentine will hold the Peg’s Foundation Endowed Leadership Chair. She most recently served as professor and chair of design at the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Scotland, U.K.

Kent State announces new director of School of Fashion Design and Merchandising

Kent State announced Louise Valentine as the new director of the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Valentine, an applied design researcher, recently served...

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Why students and faculty chose Kent State fashion

Abigail Miller March 22, 2018

Growing up in Cleveland, junior fashion merchandising major Erin Miller knew that she was meant to study fashion merchandising.The Fashion School was Miller’s first choice. At the time, the school was...

Students listen to a lecture in the First Energy Auditorium in Franklin Hall Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. 

Retention rates drop for African-American women

Tierra Thomas November 15, 2017

During her freshman year, Leah Boyd kept herself active and present on Kent State’s campus. She pre-majored in one of the most consistently top-ranked fashion schools in the United States and took part...

Kent State fashion school ranks top 20 globally

Ella Abbott October 31, 2017

Kent State has been ranked 17th globally by the Business of Fashion for undergraduate fashion programs.This is the second year Kent State has made it onto the list of 50 schools, moving up two spots from...

Kent students discuss fall fashion on a budget

Ella Abbott October 3, 2017

As leaves begin to turn, and pumpkin spice becomes a staple of the months to come, this year’s autumn fashion trends are falling into style on campus.For students outside of the fashion scene, it can...

Forms sit in a storage space in the new studio in Terrace Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.

Fashion students find inspiration in new Terrace Hall studios

Ella Abbott September 6, 2017

Kent State’s fashion students have found a home away from home in Terrace Hall, where the school has added four new studio spaces and nine office spaces.The expansion became a necessity as the Fashion...

Fashion School to expand into Terrace Hall

Isabel Kiefer July 14, 2017

Rockwell Hall’s large, open atrium may be an architectural spectacle and symbol but to 2017 fashion design graduate Toni Lumpkin, it was a temporary work space.“We’d go to the second-floor atrium,”...

Fashion School receives $2.5 million from MCM Foundation

Paige Miller May 3, 2017

Kent State’s Fashion School received a $2.5 million donation from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation to sustain study-away programs and endue a chair for the Fashion School’s director.The Margaret...

Students realize what a passion for fashion entails

Paige Miller April 22, 2017

The Student Center Governance Chambers seats filled with students hungry to learn about the fashion industry from an esteemed panel of professionals at the MODIvation Conference on Saturday.Modista Fashion...

Amani Williams / The Kent Stater Senior fashion design major Calvin Brant on Friday April 22, 2016. Brant says that his designs are inspired by social issues.

The 34th Annual Fashion Show returns to Rockwell Hall

Taylor Pierce April 24, 2016

The 34th Annual Fashion Show hosted by Kent State's Fashion School will showcase outfits from senior fashion design majors this Friday and Saturday in Rockwell Hall.The theme for the show this year is...

Junior fashion merchandising major Rachel Habegger shows off her white and red Nikes on Thursday March 31, 2016. Sneakers like Nike and Adidas are becoming popular trends in fashion.

Fashion students look forward to spring trends

Ile-Ife Okantah March 31, 2016

As the final snow melts away and we trade our salt-stained L.L. Bean boots for our favorite open-toed sandals, it’s time to get ready for spring fashion.For students on Kent State's campus, spring means...