Fashion Studies Alum's Internship Launches Career in Apparel Design
Apr 24, 2023Alum and Designer Rebecca Martin BFA ‘19 now works in New York City on brands seen at Walmarts and Targets across the country.
Fashion Studies Stories
Fashion Studies Associate Professor Justin Dougan-LeBlanc Pushes Boundaries
Jan 30, 2023Trained as an architect, Columbia College Chicago’s Justin Dougan-LeBlanc takes on challenges in both fashion and art.
Fashion Design Alum Shaquita Reed ’18 Expresses Herself Using Different Mediums
Dec 12, 2022Shaquita Reed shares her journey as a mixed media artist, fashion designer, teacher, and graduate student
Finding the Right Fit
Oct 17, 2022Aspiring to help build a more inclusive-fashion industry on the business side, senior Miranda Prater discovers her perfect fit at Columbia.
Kate Schaefer Leads Fashion Students Through Roads Less Traveled
Mar 14, 2022Associate Professor Kate Schaefer ensures students stay on top of the fashion industry’s latest advancements to help ensure their professional success.
Fashion, the Future, and the Creation of NoRal Apparel
Feb 21, 2022For LaRon Hickerson, known as Ron DuWayne, BFA Fashion Design ‘03, community has been at the heart of all of his creations. He sat down with us to talk about the road he took to creating NoRal Apparel, his pathbreaking menswear brand.
Fashion Studies Student Ben Sill on Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Nov 08, 2021Since his second year at Columbia, Fashion student Ben Sill has been dedicated to making the most of his time with experts in the field.
Simone Tobias, Instructor teaching Patternmaking and Construction, on Fashion, Design and her Beginnings
Oct 04, 2021"Carve your own path but do so with sensibility for the finite resources, empathy for others, curiosity of the world around you, and meaningful creativity."
Assistant Professor Melissa Gamble Questions the Rules
Mar 18, 2021Assistant Professor Melissa Gamble on asking the hard questions, and why asking them pays off.
Dance Department, Fashion Studies Faculty Member Win Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Teaching Activism Awards
Mar 15, 2021Columbia College Chicago announces awardees for its first ever DEI Teaching Activism Awards.
For Fashion Student Amaiya Sims, Winning the NRF Next Generation Scholarship is Just the Beginning
Feb 01, 2021Award-winning Fashion student Amaiya Sims on going all-out for the dream.
Oula Yassine '20 and the Advent of the Culture Collection
Nov 06, 2020Fashion alum Oula Yassine discusses how her time at Columbia helped her develop her unique style and advance her career.
Delvin McCray '16: From Switching Majors to Making it to the Fashion Majors
Feb 18, 2020Columbia College Chicago alum Delvin McCray reflects on how he moved into the world of fashion, the roads to Project Runway and Paris Fashion Week
At the Forefront of Fashion Studies
Nov 13, 2018Lauren Downing Peters and Justin LeBlanc join the Fashion Studies Department to advance the department’s mission toward a curriculum focused on innovation and inclusion.
Imagining the Future of Fashion
May 01, 2018After a semester full of accolades, the Fashion Studies Department is looking to the future of fashion through sustainability.
Sustainable Fashion Takes to the Skies
Oct 20, 2015Fashion Studies Department partners with United Airlines to design recycled banners into fashionable carry-on bags.
Alexander Knox: A Project Runway Favorite
Oct 02, 2014Fashion Studies senior Alexander Knox shares his journey from Columbia College to Season 13 of Project Runway.
Enduring Style: Practice Makes Perfect
Jul 24, 2014Columbia College’s Fashion Studies program is partnering with Willis Tower for its Enduring Style: Practice Makes Perfect exhibition on display throughout the building’s ground-floor lobby through Sept. 5.
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