Marymount University’s commitment to sustainable design took center stage last week as students, faculty and staff gathered in the As-Is section of IKEA Woodbridge for the debut of the Marymount x IKEA Upcycled Fashion exhibit. Now in its second year, the collaboration highlights creative approaches to sustainability by transforming discarded materials into high-fashion garments. The […]
Marymount University Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising & Marketing students transformed Fashion Centre at Pentagon City into a “Secret Garden” of blooming prints and designs at the annual Portfolio in Motion event earlier this month, as captivated spectators watched models bring student designers’ creative visions to life. Now in its 36th year, Portfolio in Motion breathes […]
Marymount University’s Center for Career Development and Community Engagement (CCDCE) has unveiled its newest resource—a community Career Closet designed to help students look and feel their best as they transition into the workforce. Leading this initiative is Fashion Merchandising and Marketing student Bridgette Callahan, a CCDCE intern and recent transfer student from Annapolis. “Our goal […]
Marymount University and IKEA Woodbridge celebrated the opening of their joint fashion exhibition, Upcycle Collaboration, last Friday. The exhibition highlighted creativity and sustainability in the fashion industry. The new lobby exhibit consists of 10 innovative and wearable garments handmade by current and former Marymount Fashion Design students using IKEA textiles such as bedsheets, pillowcases and […]
Portfolio in Motion, Marymount University’s premiere student-led fashion show, returned to the institution’s Main Campus last week with the theme of ‘Millennium: The Chrome Age.’ Over three nights, the performance delivered an immersive experience that ‘stimulated the audience and made them question what the future of fashion holds.’ “It was an amazing show of […]
If you’re dreaming of working in the fashion world, you’re probably trying to figure out how you can turn your college career into a stepping stone for a future in the industry. Fortunately, many schools across the country offer undergraduate fashion degrees that combine technical training with exposure to traditional liberal arts curricula. A […]
When Marymount University sophomore Caroline MacDonald found out last month that her research paper on sustainability in the textile industry was published in the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Undergraduate Research Journal, she was understandably thrilled but also slightly surprised by this success. “I wanted to meld my interests in fashion design and sustainability together, […]
Earlier this month, Marymount University signed an agreement with Florence University of the Arts – The American University of Florence (FUA-AUF) that will result in new, exceptional educational opportunities for students in Marymount’s School of Design and Art to study in Florence, Italy. Haute Couture was born in Florence, and the city is home […]
For the first time since 2019, the Marymount University community gathered together face to face to enjoy the premiere student fashion event of the year, Portfolio in Motion. Fully planned and produced by Marymount students in the Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising programs, participating Saints wowed captivated audiences at the Rose Benté Lee Center […]
Marymount University is the only university in the D.C. area that offers undergraduate programs in both Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising. While the two degrees sound similar, each is geared towards aspiring professionals in distinct sides of the industry. Let’s explore the differences between the two! Fashion Design Fashion Design is the art and […]
