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School of Fashion

designs by Nonso Aladi

Client Profile: Chinonso Aladi

Chinonso is a now-graduate of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School and hails from Nigeria, which is the inspiration for her fashion line that incorporates traditional African fabrics into modern pieces. While researching production possibilities for the full line, she has been designing and sewing custom p…

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Alanna Lizun received the Best in Show Award for her collection (pictured here) at 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 2018 Annual Fashion Show.

Dillard’s Joins as Presenting Partner for 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s 2019 Annual Fashion Show

Dillard’s Inc., one of the nation’s premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.

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Catherine Leslie, Ph.D. (pictured far right), graduate studies coordinator of 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Fashion School, stands with graduate students of the 2018-19 Master of Fashion Industry Studies cohort.

Highly Ranked 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Launches New Graduate Program

This semester, 51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, an Ohio Center of Excellence, added a new graduate-level educational experience to its highly nationally and internationally ranked offerings. The new program, a Master of Fashion Industry Studies (M.F.I.S.), is the f…

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Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today

51³Ô¹ÏÍø students model original designs created by fashion school students during the school’s 2018 Spring Fashion School.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Design, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #2 Nationally among public schools and colleges…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Today

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Macy’s Executive Molly Langenstein

After making a name for herself in the fashion industry, Molly Langenstein, the general business manager of Macy’s Ready to Wear, is returning home to her alma mater. Ms. Langenstein was recently announced as the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School’s 2018 Hall of Fame inductee. Ms. Langenstein will…

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Kent Campus

51³Ô¹ÏÍø earns international distinction for its ice sculpture in Harbin, China.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Architect Students Use Fabric, Rope and Ice to Construct International Recognition

The details are stunning. The size - mammoth. The temperature - frigid. They are some of the most awe-inspiring creations made out of mother nature’s most exquisite winter ingredients: snow and ice. Equally impressive are the artists, architects and engineers who take that snow and ice and design a…

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion design seniors, Sarah Tothero and Breanna Weiss and another classmate have partnered with a faculty member in the College of Nursing to design special garments for older adults.

Collaborative Clothing

Inspired by the needs of one student’s grandmother, several 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion design majors are partnering with a faculty member in the College of Nursing to design special garments for older adults who live alone.

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51³Ô¹ÏÍø fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler's new clothing business, Sultrie, aims to add to the sustainable fashion movement.

Environmentally Conscious: 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change

51³Ô¹ÏÍø sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.

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Kent Campus

 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2017 Spring Fashion Show

51³Ô¹ÏÍø Fashion School Ranked #3 Nationally for Merchandising, #4 for Design in New Ratings

51³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation’s elite, according to new rankings from Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Merchandising, the school has been rated #3 Nationally (top 2 percent of schools considered), #3 Nationally among …

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