Kent State University Fashion School news and archive

The educational edge of fashion schools with onsite museums

A top spot on school rankings lists, qualified faculty, study abroad opportunities, a high graduate employment rate, are all by now goals of the modern prestigious fashion school. But scattered throughout the country are institutions with an extra attribute, a little-mentioned jewel in their crown. These bastians of learning can boast of an...

Are graduate fashion shows really still relevant?

The tectonic plates of the fashion industry have shifted radically over the past five years, the status quo disrupted by see-now-buy-now, the demand for inclusivity, environmentalism, and labor abuse scandals. Graduate fashion shows, those glamorous finales to the hard slog of completing BFA and MFA programs, which are covered enthusiastically...