For the past four years, College of Business students in the Fashion program have participated in the Project Puppy Benefit Gala, for the Killuminati Foundation (KF). Students design outfits for local rescue dogs to wear in the fashion show portion of the gala. The 2014 theme was “Dogs of the World” and 22 fashion students chose to participate in the event with 13 designing … [Read more...] about Fashion students use their skills to benefit local animal foundation
Margaret Herring, a senior Family and Consumer Sciences Education major, attended the National Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) conference and received first place in the Advocacy event. The competition was held during the 2014 national conference in San Antonio, Texas July 5-11. Margaret presented her research and experiences in an area … [Read more...] about Family and Consumer Sciences representatives win two awards at national conference
LaWanda Darden: follows her passion for fashion to NYC LaWanda Darden, from St. Louis, Missouri, is currently a junior in the Fashion Merchandising and Design program with emphases in Fashion Merchandising and Management as well as Fashion Design and Product Development. This summer she is living in New York City, working as an intern with Zac Posen. “I am working … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight
The Missouri State fashion programs, housed within the College of Business, have been ranked both regionally and nationally for a second consecutive year by Fashion-Schools.org. “We are honored to be recognized for providing exceptional fashion design and fashion merchandising education for a second year. Our faculty, staff and leadership in these programs go above and … [Read more...] about Missouri State fashion programs among the top in the U.S.