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Kent State Fashion School located at Rockwell Hall was vandalized with message reading "sweat-shop slave styles trending.”

Rockwell Hall vandalized with sweatshops message

Emily Mills November 14, 2014

Rockwell Hall was vandalized sometime late Thursday night or early Friday morning.The message, “sweat-shop slave styles trending,” was spray-painted on the back wall of the building in brown spray-paint.That...

Student learn new skills at TechStyleLAB workshop

Felicia Ssempala October 30, 2014

The TechStyleLAB will be hosting a “Laser Cut Acrylic” workshop on Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Rockwell Hall.Prerna Suri, graduate fashion student and graduate assistant in the TechStyleLAB will...

Fall Fashion Forecasters

Sneak peak: Predicting next season’s fashion trends

Felicia Ssempala October 7, 2014

Fall is just around the corner, but fashion forecasters are already looking at trends for Spring 2015. Websites like Worth Global Style Network and Women’s Wear Daily forecast fashion trends up to two...

The Kent State Fashion School put on a small scale fashion show for the Ohio Newspaper Association Convention in the Kent State Hotel in Kent on Sunday night.

Visual Kent

Jake Byk September 30, 2014

The Kent State Fashion Program, headed by J.R Campbell, is nationally, and even internationally, renowned. From New York to Florence, Italy, the program continues to surprise and impress everyone — including...

Senior fashion merchandising major Jessica Ballas completed her internship at Randa Accessories in New York City. 

NYC Studio program helps grads gain industry experience

Megan Brown September 1, 2014

For some majors, an internship is required to graduate. For others it’s a step into the future. At Kent State’s Fashion School, an internship is required to graduate. Several students attend the Kent...

Models wearing a collection of student-made wedding gowns wait backstage during last spring's Kent Fashion Week showcase at 157 Lounge in Kent, Ohio on May 4, 2013.

Seniors to showcase designs at annual Kent Fashion Week

Jake Green April 28, 2014

In 2012, Kent State fashion design majors who were unable to show in the Fashion School’s annual April fashion show started Kent Fashion Week, a three-day event at 157 Lounge in downtown Kent.Now in...

Sanjana Iyer is a sophomore fashion merchandising major and columnist for the Daily Kent Stater.  Contact her at ssriniva@kent.edu.

Opinion: Has Vogue drifted away from pure fashion?

Sanjana Iyer March 30, 2014

This month, Vogue surprised us all. As one of the most reliable sources for fashion trends, the magazine has evolved beautifully over the last century and has always dedicated itself purely to fashion.So...

Submitted Sketches

Jo-Ann Fabrics awards scholarship to first generation KSU student

Jake Green March 17, 2014

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores awarded its third annual First Generation Scholarship for Fashion Design and Merchandising to freshman fashion design major Heather DeSimone of Hudson.Jo-Ann Stores awards...

KSU Museum exhbits fashion and technology

Jake Green February 4, 2014

iPhones. Tablets. LED televisions. Technology is everywhere now. We interact with it at the doctor’s office and at restaurants. We’re constantly itching for the next new thing, but we rarely think...

Carnaby Street Style celebrates first birthday with party

Jake Green January 14, 2014

Carnaby Street Style is celebrating the first anniversary of its store’s opening with an open house party Friday night at 100 E. Erie St in downtown Kent.The boutique is celebrating “a year in style...

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