School of Fashion
Client Profile: Yayra Tamakloe
Have you met Yayra? If not, you should! Yayra is a ÂÌñÉçalumna (2019, BFA Fashion Design) and has been an exuberant client of LaunchNET for over 2 years, having explored multiple venture ideas and placed in the 2018 Idea Olympics as well as earning a Venture Fund award f…
Client Profile: Angelique Wong & Stay Stylin
In honor of Black Business Month, we are shining a light on some of our AMAZING LaunchNET clients! First up is Angelique Wong, a junior Fashion Design student, who started Stay Stylin' to address a need she saw for unique face and body products that were gentle on skin. The brand has expand…
ÂÌñÉçSchool of Fashion Reimagines Fashion Show
The School of Fashion announces the refashioning of the 2020 Fashion Show into Fashion Show 2.0. This completely virtual extravaganza will highlight the hard work of senior design and merchandising students, all of whom have been working toward this moment throughout their four years in the School of Fashion.
Client Profile: Dr. Tameka Ellington
Dr. Tameka Ellington, Fashion School faculty and entrepreneur, took some time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about her latest venture as a coach and author. What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur/innovator? Mindset is everyth…
ÂÌñÉçEnvironmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" ÂÌñÉç researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: the…Client Profile: Alexandra Reich
You might call Alli Reich an overachiever... and you wouldn't be wrong! Her story encompasses a true entrepreneurial journey of exploring her passions. Lucky for us she took some time to tell us about it. Tell us about Alexanda. I grew up in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, …
Kent Creativity Festival Announces 2019 Artists and Performers
The Kent Creativity Festival, sponsored by the city of Kent and the ÂÌñÉç College of the Arts, will present the annual outdoor hands-on arts festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the Lefton Esplanade between Kent State’s Rockwell Hall on Lincoln Street and downtown Kent, near Haymaker Parkway.
Client Profile: Chinonso Aladi
Chinonso is a now-graduate of the ÂÌñÉçFashion 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…
Dillard’s Joins as Presenting Partner for Kent State’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show
Dillard’s Inc., one of the nation’s premier and largest fashion retailers, will partner with ÂÌñÉç’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2019 Annual Fashion Show, FS2.
