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headbands (A MAG)

Q&A with the co-creators of Band Together

Sydney Shufford October 16, 2019

What’s more convenient than a cute headband to spice up an outfit? How about a cute headband that can double as a tube top? Sophomore fashion design major Justine Gallo and senior managerial marketing...

Louise Valentine, new Fashion School director

Bob Christy September 22, 2019

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...

Moira Armstrong an English and History major(Left) and Jordan George a Fashion major (Right) admire the "Wearing Justice" exhibit at the Kent State University Museum. This Exhibit shows the use of Graphic T-Shirts during heated political moments and showcases their meanings. Sep 13, 2019.

Graphic T-shirts make more than a fashion statement

Gershon Harrell, Fashion reporter September 13, 2019

Like photos, graphic T-shirts can carry thousands of different interpretations, meanings and messages.For generations, graphic tees have been worn as a way to identify where someone aligns, raise awareness...

International fashion and talent show

International Student Council to host fashion, talent show

Katia Rodriguez March 13, 2019

The International Student Council will be hosting its largest event for the spring semester, the International Fashion and Talent Show, in the Student Center ballroom at 7 p.m. March 15.The goal of the...

A model wearing a design from Wuede Tadesse’s Spark of Beauty collection walks down the runway druing Rock The Runway on Sunday, March 3, 2019. Wuede Tadesse won first place for her collection.

Rock the Runway pays homage to the ‘60s with Woodstock themed fashion show

Sophia Iannelli March 3, 2019

Saturday night was outta sight! With fringe, flowers and fur, hundreds of people were taken back to 1969 at this year’s Woodstock themed “Rock the Runway” fashion show,  a free event hosted by the...

Shelbie Goulding

REFLECTION: The girl with the red leather jacket

Shelbie Goulding February 27, 2019

The most unique item of clothing I own has to be my leather jacket. It’s not a generic biker style jacket either. It’s hot red – the color of a maraschino cherry. The fit is perfect, not too snug...

Fashion students struggle to find affordable housing in the Big Apple

Sophia Iannelli February 10, 2019

With a required internship on the to-do list, fashion students are struggling to find affordable housing in New York City.Kent’s fashion program requires all merchandising and design students to obtain...

A sketch of the female conductor's jacket designed by Christelle Tucker.

First female conductor outfit to be made by fashion and music students

Rachel Karas February 3, 2019

We all know the age old stereotype that women can’t find anything to wear, but for Sarah Kois this is a very real problem.As a master’s of music student with a concentration in wind band conducting,...

Sidney Cannon-Bailey, an engineering grad student from the University of Pittsburgh, suits up in a blouse decorated with plants to show how they can be seen as a technology and that being around them improves the quality of one’s life on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. 

Sixth annual Fashion/Tech Hackathon couples clothing, innovation

Sophia Iannelli January 27, 2019

From headbands that track a baby’s temperature to jackets covered in plants, the variety of products presented at this year’s Fashion/Tech Hackathon was vast.Students from across the nation gathered...

Khushi Kothari, a freshman fashion marketing major, and Remi Meeker, a freshman fashion design major, work on homework in Rockwell Hall. 

KSU’s Fashion School climbs Fashionista rankings

Sophia Iannelli January 27, 2019

Popular news site Fashionista ranked Kent State’s Fashion School No. 5 in the nation and No. 15 internationally. Each year, the site releases its rankings of the top 25 fashion schools in the world....

Catherine Leslie PhD (pictured far right), graduate studies coordinator of Kent State University’s Fashion School, stands with graduate students of the 2018-19 Master of Fashion Industry Studies cohort.

Fashion School expands into research field with new graduate program

Jenna Langan October 27, 2018

Kent State’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is in the first semester of its new graduate-level education program, a Master of Fashion Industry Studies (MFIS).Catherine Leslie, the graduate...

‘Fashion Meets the Body’ reception shows off designs from faculty

Ashley Johnson October 10, 2018

The Kent State University Museum held a reception for “Fashion Meets the Body: Juried KSU Faculty Exhibition” Tuesday evening in Rockwell Hall.The event started with welcoming remarks from John Crawford-Spinelli,...