School of Fashion
"Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo" featured in TravelMag.com
The Kent State University Museum is pleased to share “Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo,” one of the Museum’s current exhibitions, has been featured in TravelMag.com’s recent article, “10 of the Best Exhibitions in Ohio This Spring.” Vincent Quevedo is currently an associate professor at the Kent …
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Honors Student Challenges Herself in the Bridal Fashion Industry
Laney Poling, a third-year Kent State Honors College fashion design major, recently had the opportunity to intern with Dress Haute, a Pennsylvania-based bridal and special occasion boutique, during the 2020 Fall Semester. Laney first heard about the position at Dress Haute from Millie Ott, the Inter…
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Client Profile: Yayra Tamakloe
Have you met Yayra? If not, you should! Yayra is a Kent State alumna (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…
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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…
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Kent State School 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.
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WILLIAM PERRINE RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS FACULTY
William Perrine, a senior lecturer of fashion design and merchandising in The Fashion School at Kent State University, has been teaching at the university for fourteen years. He was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Faculty Award. When asked how the environment at …
Honors College
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…
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Kent State Environmental 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?" Kent State University 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…
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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, …
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Kent Creativity Festival Announces 2019 Artists and Performers
The Kent Creativity Festival, sponsored by the city of Kent and the Kent State University 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.
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