The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced recipients of its Fashion Future Graduate Showcase and finalists of the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and SAIC alums are among those included. Xiang Gu (MDes 2019) and Emily Shen (MDes 2019) were named CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Showcase recipients. The showcase is a hybrid physical and digital showcase spotlighting exemplary talent to the industry.
Alejandra Alonso Rojas (Post-Bac 2012) is one of 10 finalists of the 2019 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Vogue's editor in chief, Anna Wintour called the finalists, “a true reflection of American fashion – and the world – today, speaking to creativity, community, and sustainability.” The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF) was established in 2003 to help emerging designers and cultivate the next generation of American fashion talent.
July 20, 2021
SAIC Community Members Appointed to Chicago’s First Committee on Design
Chicago’s planning department established the city’s first Committee on Design, a group of 24 urban design professionals who will advise the city and developers on innovative, attractive, and cost-effective elements.
February 28, 2020
SAIC Faculty and Alums Named in This Year's Newcity Design 50
Newcity Design recently released their annual Design 50, celebrating "those who give us boundary-pushing work, immersive experiences, and all-around impeccable design in all realms." Out of the creatives profiled, 16 are SAIC alums and faculty members
November 14, 2019
SAIC Alums Launch Sustainable Fashion Label, Vihanga
Vihanga Sontam (MDes 2017) and Miles Jackson (BFA 2015) were recently featured in the Chicago Reader discussing their fashion label, Vihanga.
