School of Fashion
91PORNA Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings
91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation鈥檚 elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Design, the school has been rated #4 Nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), #2 Nationally among public schools and colleges鈥
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91PORNA Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Macy鈥檚 Executive Molly Langenstein
After making a name for herself in the fashion industry, Molly Langenstein, the general business manager of Macy鈥檚 Ready to Wear, is returning home to her alma mater. Ms. Langenstein was recently announced as the 91PORNA Fashion School鈥檚 2018 Hall of Fame inductee. Ms. Langenstein will鈥
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91PORNA Architect Students Use Fabric, Rope and Ice to Construct International Recognition
The details are stunning. The size - mammoth. The temperature - frigid. They are some of the most awe-inspiring creations made out of mother nature鈥檚 most exquisite winter ingredients: snow and ice. Equally impressive are the artists, architects and engineers who take that snow and ice and design a鈥
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Collaborative Clothing
Inspired by the needs of one student鈥檚 grandmother, several 91PORNA Fashion design majors are partnering with a faculty member in the College of Nursing to design special garments for older adults who live alone.
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Environmentally Conscious: 91PORNA Student Confronts Manufacturing Trend That Impacts Climate Change
91PORNA sophomore fashion design and business student Madeline Mehler launched a business that creates a more sustainable, lower carbon-footprint approach to making clothes.
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91PORNA Fashion School Ranked #3 Nationally for Merchandising, #4 for Design in New Ratings
91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has once again been named among the nation鈥檚 elite, according to new rankings from Fashion-schools.org. For Fashion Merchandising, the school has been rated #3 Nationally (top 2 percent of schools considered), #3 Nationally among 鈥
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91PORNA Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Don Witkowski, Michael Kors Executive
UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. 91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising has named Don Witkowski, a 91PORNA alumnus and president of Men鈥檚 at Michael Kors, as its 2017 Hall o鈥
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Michael Kors Joins as Presenting Partner for 91PORNA's Annual Fashion Show
UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. Luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors will partner with 91PORNA鈥檚 School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school鈥檚 2017 Annual Fashion Show鈥
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Fashion Tech Hackathon teams dominate LaunchNET鈥檚 Idea Olympics 2017
On Thursday, March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET 91PORNA Idea Olympics competition. 鈥淎beona, the total immersion jacket鈥 took first place, while 鈥淗ermes, the helmet with brains,鈥 took second place. Two other ideas, Pop鈥
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91PORNA Fashion/Tech Hackathon Set for Jan. 27-29
Students gets ready to innovate, design and bring wearable technology to life at the 2017 Fashion/Tech Hackathon Jan. 27-29.
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