In advance of its premiere, Kent State University’s School of Fashion previewed some of the designs created by its senior students for the 2023 Kent State Fashion Show. The student designers and their models showcased what attendees of this year’s fashion show will see walking down the runway.
This year, 30 designers created 113 looks. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of Kent State’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Opening night of the annual fashion show on April 26 is sold out. Tickets are available for the April 28 and April 29 shows, which take place in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Professor Linda Ohrn-McDaniel and Interim School of Fashion Director Mourad Krifa, Ph.D., talked about the school and its annual fashion show with Cleveland television media. Watch the television coverage of the 2023 Kent State Fashion Show.
From WKYC-TV’s “Good Company” show:
From WJW-TV’s “New Day Cleveland” show:
From WJW-TV’s “Fox 8 News in the Morning” show:
Learn more about the 2023 Kent State Fashion Show.
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Student designers and models stand with Linda Ohrn-McDaniel (center left), professor at Kent State University's School of Fashion, and Hollie Strano (center right) of WKYC-TV. (Photo courtesy of WKYC-TV)