Students Fashion Forward: Dazzling Designs Delight in Barton Hall Stories You May Like With Her Name Restored, Alum Can Again Say ‘Yes’ to the Dresses Cornell Fashion Collective Spotlights Big Red Design Flair At the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, History Is Always in Style Always a spring highlight, the Cornell Fashion Collective’s runway show had eye-popping ensembles—and moms as models! By Joe Wilensky Sartorial styles were on glorious display at the Cornell Fashion Collective’s 41st Annual Spring Runway Show, held in Barton Hall in March 2025. The Human Ecology event, mounted by the student-led organization, had a fun family twist this year: several designers asked their mothers to model their ensembles for the show. Originally known as the Cornell Design League, the Collective was founded in 1984—not only to provide an annual stage for student designers’ fashion creations, but to showcase the myriad skills needed to put on a successful runway show. Scroll down for visual tour—on stage and behind the scenes—of this year’s tailor-made occasion! Hair and makeup prep on a model wearing a design by Gabrielle Moore ’25. Clothes by Zoe Alvarez ’25 featured customizable elements like a tiered, length-adjustable ruffled skirt. Designs by Julia Schanen ’26. A feather-topped look by Maria Fernanda Serra Almeida Leite ’26. Designer Ashlyn Dumaw ’25 preps backstage. From the “Self Sutures” collection by Nik Martin ’25. Stories You May Like With Her Name Restored, Alum Can Again Say ‘Yes’ to the Dresses Cornell Fashion Collective Spotlights Big Red Design Flair Moore dresses hair before the show. A dress by Moore, whose collection imagined an underwater city near Haiti where history, mythology, and fashion intertwine. Alvarez (at far left, holding her mom's hand) created a collection using leather sourced from Colombia. An ensemble by Rachel Liang ’27. Some designers were challenged to create garments exclusively in white; this look is by Erin Park ’27. An outfit by Catherine Zhu ’27. A last-minute check before heading to the runway in a creation by Kate Stiens ’27. An ensemble by Leite, whose collection was inspired by the birds of her mother’s native Brazil. Top image: Models hit the runway wearing a wedding-inspired collection by Cleah Dyer ’25. (All images by Cornell University photographers Alex Bayer and Sreang Hok) Published March 28, 2025 Comments Kimberly Phoenix, Class of 2012 31 Mar, 2025 Julia Roos ’25 and Mattie Nguyen ’25, this years co-presidents of CFC, did an amazing job organizing and creating a great show. This Student lead group works so hard all year to put this event on, from the creative teams, to business operations, creating a great show featuring the student designers. I am so proud to be their Faculty Advisor. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Quizzes & Puzzles A Touch of Grey (and Red and Blue and Green and Yellow…) Alumni O Canada! Former Big Red Player Runs Popular Hockey Bar in NYC Alumni Stamp of Approval: Postal Service Honors RBG and Novelist Morrison