Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles

Alizee Hargrove and Kiah Conway will each showcase two designs at the Collective Runway Show’s inaugural New & Next Student Designer Showcase on Sept. 27.

Drawing inspiration from rugged apparel, sports, and celebrities, students at WSU competed to impress footwear company UGG with ideas for how to draw more young men to the brand.

WSU researchers demonstrate solution to problems of stiffness, lack of durability in fabrics for use with sensors, other smart technologies.

A feature of Family Weekend, the Pullman-based show is in its 42nd year and has come to be known among some as the “Super Bowl” of fashion education.

Apparel design student Toby Watanabe and classmates toured Chinese manufacturing facilities and universities, gaining firsthand insight into the global fashion industry.

Clothing is a mandatory part of life for both real people and video game characters. Colby Van Dyk’s recent graduate work focused on making it more fashionable for the latter.

Apparel design and merchandising double major Kiah Conway recently created a dress and a jacket, using almost nothing but leftover material from a storage closet.

The 41st annual WSU fashion show takes place this Friday in Pullman and celebrates the work of nearly 30 students who have spent years working on their designs.

During a competition at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, graduate student Stone Durán pitched a textile design that could reduce the prevalence of cancer for firefighters.

Mya Phan is creating modular wedding dresses that can be worn again with minor, easy-to-make adjustments.