at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

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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!

at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Hair and makeup prep on a model wearing a design by Gabrielle Moore ’25.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Clothes by Zoe Alvarez ’25 featured customizable elements like a tiered, length-adjustable ruffled skirt.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Designs by Julia Schanen ’26.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

A feather-topped look by Maria Fernanda Serra Almeida Leite ’26.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Designer Ashlyn Dumaw ’25 preps backstage.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

From the “Self Sutures” collection by Nik Martin ’25.


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Moore dresses hair before the show.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

A dress by Moore, whose collection imagined an underwater city near Haiti where history, mythology, and fashion intertwine.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Alvarez (at far left, holding her mom's hand) created a collection using leather sourced from Colombia.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

An ensemble by Rachel Liang ’27.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

Some designers were challenged to create garments exclusively in white; this look is by Erin Park ’27.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

An outfit by Catherine Zhu ’27.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

A last-minute check before heading to the runway in a creation by Kate Stiens ’27.


at the 41st annual Cornell Fashion Collective Runway Show in Barton Hall

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

  1. Kimberly Phoenix, Class of 2012

    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.

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