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Jan. 15, 2026
Ash Welch, a fashion design undergraduate student with a minor in jewelry, metals and enameling, was recently interviewed by the University of the Arts London about her study abroad experience. After applying for a study abroad opportunity…
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Dec. 12, 2025
For many creative professionals, there is often a disconnect between artistic training and the operational demands of the global market. How do you take a background in printmaking and art history and translate it into a career managing international supply chains and capital…
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Dec. 3, 2025
Designing With Purpose: A Fashion Journey Shaped by Creativity, Confidence, and Community For as long as Morgan McDermott can remember, fashion has been more than clothing, it has been a daily ritual of self-expression. “Everyone in the world wakes up and chooses what…
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Oct. 28, 2025
Ababa Lorde, a senior in Kent State University’s School of Fashion, won a $50,000 scholarship from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a New York-based nonprofit that is committed to supporting the American fashion designers of the future.
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Oct. 23, 2025
Caroline Hill, a Kent State University School of Fashion graduate, competed against students from institutions like the Parsons School of Design and Drexel University in the 2025 Supima Design Competition.
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Oct. 3, 2025
Creating e-textiles – electronic textiles that can be used to integrate wearable technology into clothing that is comfortable and practical – is the topic of a hands-on, maker workshop and a lecture in Kent State University’s Design Innovation (DI) Hub in collaboration with Kent…
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Sept. 18, 2025
Meet Muskaan Khanduri, a fashion design major from Uttarakhand, India, whose interests explore the art and science of fashion.
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Sept. 12, 2025
Kent State University’s College of the Arts, in collaboration with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, proudly welcomes back Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award–winning costume designer Paul Tazewell for the 2025–2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.