{"id":1576,"date":"2020-10-02T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1576"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:39:28","slug":"designer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Designer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This event showcases student designs and brings a Designer of the Year \u2013 an industry luminary, like Michael Kors or Carolina Herrera \u2013 to campus to critique student work and give one-on-one portfolio feedback.<\/p>\n<h2>Designer of the Year Honorees<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2025-designer-of-the-year\/#gsc.tab=0\">2025 Nina McLemore<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2024-designer-of-the-year\/#gsc.tab=0\">2024 Peter Langner<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2023-designer-of-the-year\/#gsc.tab=0\">2023 Kim Schalk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2022-designer-of-the-year\/#gsc.tab=0\">2022 Dur Doux<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/undergraduate-programs\/fashion-design-b-a\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2021-designer-of-the-year\/\">2021 Audrey Swanson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-innovation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2020-designer-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 Tanya Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-ideation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/undergraduate-programs\/fashion-design-amp-merchandising\/fashion-design-b-a\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2019-designer-of-the-year-lazaro-perez\/\">2019 Lazaro Perez<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/naeemkhan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2018 Naeem Khan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-ideation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/undergraduate-programs\/fashion-design-amp-merchandising\/fashion-design-b-a\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2017-designer-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 Lela Rose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-ideation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/undergraduate-programs\/fashion-design-amp-merchandising\/fashion-design-b-a\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2016-designer-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Reem Acra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-business-ideation-leadership-and-technology\/school-of-design-and-art\/undergraduate-programs\/fashion-design-amp-merchandising\/fashion-design-b-a\/portfolio-in-motion\/designer-of-the-year\/2015-designer-of-the-year\/\">2015 Sue Wong<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2014 Jhane Barnes<\/li>\n<li>2013 Tadashi Shoji<\/li>\n<li>2012 Eileen Fisher<\/li>\n<li>2011 Junko Yoshioka<\/li>\n<li>2010 Isabel Toledo<\/li>\n<li>2009 Peter Som<\/li>\n<li>2008 Cynthia Rowley<\/li>\n<li>2007 Michael Kors<\/li>\n<li>2006 Kay Unger<\/li>\n<li>2005 Carolina Herrera<\/li>\n<li>2004 Ralph Rucci<\/li>\n<li>2003 Oscar de la Renta<\/li>\n<li>2002 Carmen Marc Valvo<\/li>\n<li>2001 Mark Badgley &amp; James Mischka<\/li>\n<li>2000 Geoffrey Beene<\/li>\n<li>1999 Dana Buchman<\/li>\n<li>1998 Linda Allard<\/li>\n<li>1997 Marie Gray<\/li>\n<li>1996 Pauline Trigere<\/li>\n<li>1995 Tommy Hilfiger<\/li>\n<li>1994 Kathryn Dianos<\/li>\n<li>1993 Diane Von Furstenburg<\/li>\n<li>1992 Frankie Welch<\/li>\n<li>1991 Adolfo<\/li>\n<li>1990 Carolina Herrera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This event showcases student designs and brings a Designer of the Year \u2013 an industry luminary, like Michael Kors or Carolina Herrera \u2013 to campus to critique student work and give one-on-one portfolio feedback. 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