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Kent State University/IFA Paris continue their runway partnership, Jeremy Scott crowns Supima winner

Kent State University and IFA Paris (International Academy of Fashion) teamed up again to share the runway and present an edit of their respective students’ collections during New York Fashion Week. The show which spotlit the creativity of 20 designers across 40 looks was staged at Lightbox NYC, an intimate yet hi-tech space known for producing...

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Kent State University’s School of Fashion presents Class of 23 Portfolio Showcase

On the afternoon of May 18, the School of Fashion at Kent State University held its annual fashion portfolio presentation event at its NYC campus located in Manhattan’s garment district. The Portfolio Showcase which assembles the cream of the crop of design students from the graduating cohort of 2023 is designed to foster connections between...

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Kent State School of Fashion to add Omar Salam to its hall of fame

US educational institution Kent State School of Fashion at Kent State University (KSU) in Kent, Ohio has named Omar Salam, a fashion designer and the founder and creative director of fashion house Sukeina, inductee of its fashion hall of fame. The Kent State School of Fashion award celebrates “the outstanding contributions made to fashion by an...

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Paris fashion school IFA joins Kent State University and the UN for unique NYFW show

Once upon a time designers were secretive with fellow designers, now they share their knowledge freely. Just this week Marc Jacobs joined Kim Jones on the runway to celebrate the results of their successful collaboration on the Fendi show presented during NYFW. Jean Paul Gaultier has welcomed in Olivier Rousteing and luxury outerwear brand...

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Spotlight on 5 Kent State University’s 2021 fashion graduates

For the second year, the Fashion School of Kent State University has been unable to hold its Portfolio Showcase event in NYC where invited members of industry, particularly those hiring, get to view a selection of work and meet the graduating designers. Instead the school has released its second Digital Showcase Magazine and, while the school...

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Legacy and mission bring Kenneth Cole and Kent State University together

Kent State University will host a fireside chat this Friday between visionary global fashion designer and activist, Kenneth Cole, and director and professor of Kent State’s School of Fashion, Louise Valentine. The topic of conversation will be “Building a Global Fashion Brand, On Purpose.” Cole has been named the Kent State University School of...

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Kent State’s plan to ensure graduate portfolios seen by industry

For the past six years, Kent State University’s School of Fashion has invited a selection of its graduates to present their work to alumni and industry leaders in a special portfolio showcase held at the school’s NYC Studio. Each spring, a jury made up of industry alumni visits the school to review the portfolios of the senior design class and...

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COVID-19 effect on fashion’s graduating Class of 2020

Fashion students have been left reeling as the coronavirus shuts down their schools and wipes out all promise of graduate fashion shows and portfolio presentation events. As a snapshot of the larger global picture, FashionUnited interviews four students from Ohio’s Kent State University whose sense of anticlimax has replaced the camaraderie...

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Fashion internships 101, an expert’s 5 tips for success

The competition for those entering the fashion industry is fiercer than ever, and graduates often find to their dismay that they are still expected to intern when what they really need is a job. Preparing students to get the most from their internship opportunities is the focus of a Kent State University event in which Carla Carstens, founder of...

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Kent State University student wins top award at FSF gala

Fashion Scholarship Fund, now in its 83rd year, delivers one million dollars in scholarship funding annually, and while the gala this year celebrated Rent The Runway and Centric Brands among others, as always it shone the spotlight on students from some of the nation’s top fashion programs. Rebranded last year, and now without the YMA in front...

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When America’s most beloved brands face hate over LGBTQ+ inclusivity

A personal responsibility to weave LGBTQ+ representation into the work they do is something that passionately unites the panel of experts gathered at the Fashion School of Kent State University’s LGBTQ+ Inclusivity evening hosted by the school’s NYC Studio. Participants are Christina Zervanos, Director of PR at the Phluid Project; Kyle Andew,...

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Kent State’s NYC graduate fashion portfolio event 2019

New York City is the nexus of the U.S. fashion industry which might be problematic if you have just graduated from a top fashion school that happens to be located in Northeast Ohio and are looking to network. Not a concern for 30 of Kent State University’s design grads and 15 from its merchandising program who exhibited at the portfolio showcase...