Kathryn T. Bohannon pursued graduate studies in apparel design at CSU. Her husband, David Folkes sustains her legacy of empowerment and self-discovery through gifts in her memory.
“Thrift Style” is one of three exhibits in the Spring 2023 collection at the Avenir Museum at CSU. The others are “Nostalgia Mode: Fashion and Sentimentality in the 1970s” and the latest “New Threads” donated to the Avenir.
Students in their final year of the product development concentration in the Department of Design and Merchandising showcase their capstone projects at an event at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising. Their projects focused on adaptive apparel and awards were provided through a competitive grant from Cotton Incorporated.
The three exhibits in Colorado State University’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising’s Fall 2022 exhibits celebrate the fashion and fragility of clothing and the process the museum undertakes to become keepers of such objects.
CSU's Department of Design and Merchandising welcomed over 30 middle-schoolers to gain confidence in the STEM disciplines through fashion at the two-week Fashion FUNdamentals STEM enrichment camp.
Linda L. Carlson (M.S., ’88), curator emerita of the Avenir Museum and retired instructor in the Department of Design and Merchandising, was chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Spirit of Philanthropy Award.
This ensemble from Scaasi's 1981 fall collection is the embodiment of his unique ready-to-wear aesthetic.
Three CSU Design and Merchandising student designers were awarded for their collections at the May 6 “All in Bloom” fashion show.
CSU's Design and Merchandising Fashion Show is springing back to life as an in-person celebration. The presentation of the 2022 senior capstone portfolios is entitled “All in Bloom,” complete with a groovy, ’70s inspired theme. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6 in the stadium club room at Canvas Stadium.
Colorado State University Ph.D. student Kate Schmidt wants to make fashionable, functional winter sports clothing for women. She absolutely would love to see her Girl Powder collection – a portfolio of 11 skiing looks that comprises one of three exhibits at the Avenir Museum – all over the slopes of Colorado and beyond.