- Oct 30, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society, Student Life
Martin ’25 explores religion and hate in new exhibit
Nikolas Martin ’25, a junior majoring in fashion design and management, explores the weaponization of Christianity against Black and LGBTQ+ people in America in his new exhibit, “Our Rapture.” A mixed media art exhibit, it uses fashion, sculpture, photography and film to explore the subject and coincides with the Cornell University Freedom of Expression theme year.
The six pieces in the exhibit draw from Martin’s research into Black and LGBT history and biblical scholarship
- Feb 25 ,2026
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Zoom
Fashion, cognition, power, and activism
How do we see fashion, and what does fashion make visible? What agency do we gain through fashion, and what does fashion make us do? What power do we have through fashion, and how does fashion have power over us? The answers will vary depending on how we approach fashion and consumerism and which theoretical lenses we use. But they are essential questions to ask if we are to reflect on agency, designations, action spaces, and
- Oct 27, 2023
- Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Alumni
Meet the alum making fashion more sustainable and inclusive
A decade ago, Jessica Couch (MPS ’16) found herself at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn at a video shoot, working under designer Brandon Maxwell’s assistant during a session with Lady Gaga. Couch had recently moved to New York, after graduating from college in North Carolina, and was sleeping on her sister’s couch while juggling a couple of unpaid internships in the fashion industry. On set, she noticed two things: Stylists had a lot of influence, but
- Apr 18, 2024
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Technology + Human Thriving
Faculty awarded for creative, innovative community engagement
- Apr 24, 2024
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society
Fashion students earn scholarships and build connections
Gabrielle Moore '25 and Leah Rosenkranz '24 were both named Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Class of 2024 Scholars. As scholars, they receive education awards, mentoring opportunities and attended a two-day event in New York that included networking, Q+As with industry leaders and a formal gala.
Moore, a junior majoring in fashion design, was named a Virgil Abloh Scholar. The Abloh Post-Modern Fund was established by the late Virgil Abloh to foster equity and inclusion within
Ying Hua
Dr. Ying Hua came from a background of architecture, building science and behavioral science.
