2016 Designers

  • Christopher John Rogers
    B.F.A. fashion, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    In collaboration with Devon Anastos, B.F.A. fibers, Stamford, Connecticut; Kimberly English, B.F.A. fibers, Forsyth, Georgia; and Emily Hamberg, B.F.A. fibers, Ambler, Pennsylvania
  • Dawn Bey
    B.F.A. fashion, Singapore
  • Rachel Sabick
    B.F.A. fashion, Bloomington, Illinois
    In collaboration with Dakota Havard, B.F.A. painting, Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Nathan Hoyle, B.F.A. fibers, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
  • Kelly Valbuena Marquez
    B.F.A. fashion, Mérida, Venezuela
    In collaboration with Monica Varela, B.F.A. jewelry, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  • Keanna Hudson
    B.F.A. fashion, Douglasville, Georgia
  • Zachary Cyganek
    B.F.A. fashion, Arlington, Tennessee
    In collaboration with Cassidy Terry, B.F.A. jewelry, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Yuan Fan
    M.A. fashion, Henan, China
  • Ryan Gambel
    B.F.A. fashion, Lafayette, Louisiana
    In collaboration with Sara Hall, B.F.A. fibers, Charlotte, North Carolina; Olivia Miller, B.F.A. fibers, Maryville, Tennessee; and Manuela Sanchez Penaranda, B.F.A. fibers, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Yuehao Zhang
    B.F.A. fashion, Shiyan, China
  • Angel Muktan
    B.F.A. fashion, Kathmandu, Nepal
    In collaboration with Devon Aastos, B.F.A. fibers, Stamford, Connecticut, and Nikki Kaia Lee, B.F.A. fashion, Savannah, Georgia
  • Nigel X. Prude
    B.F.A. fashion, Atlanta, Georgia
    In collaboration with Hasani Sahlehe Lockhart, B.F.A. painting, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Arielle Pila
    B.F.A. fashion, Warren, New Jersey
  • Sydney Benda
    B.F.A. fashion, Rockford, Michigan
  • Taehoo Hwang
    B.F.A. fashion, Seoul, South Korea
  • Shuyi Shao
    B.F.A. fashion, Shenzhen, China
    In collaboration with Baohua Zheng, M.F.A. industrial design, Shenzhen, China
  • Wing Tung “Jasmine” Lo
    B.F.A. fashion, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
  • Jessica Ferreira
    B.F.A. fashion, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Cheuk Wai “Justine” Fu
    B.F.A. fashion, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
  • Chi “Terry” Ahn
    B.F.A. fashion, Suzhou, China
  • Bayan Sardari
    M.A. fashion, Kermanshah, Iran
  • Qiuyu Tao
    B.F.A. fashion, Hangzhou, China
    In collaboration with Chujun “Sara” Li, B.F.A. jewelry, Nanjing, China
  • Mackenzie Kaczka
    B.F.A. fashion, Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
  • Kristin Shore
    B.F.A. fashion, State Road, North Carolina
    In collaboration with Ameer Carter, B.F.A. service design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Becky Dionne, B.F.A. fibers, Hudson, New Hampshire
  • Jiangqiao Li
    B.F.A. fashion, Chengdu, China
  • Kexin “Kayvi” Zheng
    B.F.A. fashion, Marietta, Georgia
  • Thomas Chu
    B.F.A. fashion, Heng Fa Chuen, Hong Kong
    In collaboration with Hau Yin “Andree” Kong, B.F.A. accessory design, Beijing, China
  • Kuan Fei Wang
    B.F.A. fashion, Taipei, Taiwan
    In collaboration with Hau Yin “Andree” Kong, B.F.A. accessory design, Beijing, China
  • Andrea Villanueva
    B.F.A. fashion, Dorado, Puerto Rico
    In collaboration with Lorena Lavin, B.F.A. photography, Quito, Ecuador, and Catherine Sinkule, B.F.A. jewelry, Columbus, Georgia
  • Lindsay Cousins
    B.F.A. fashion, Lemont, Pennsylvania
    In collaboration with Hau Yin “Andree” Kong, B.F.A. accessory design, Beijing, China, and Catherine Sinkule, B.F.A. jewelry, Columbus, Georgia
  • Alessandra Jourdan
    B.F.A. fashion, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  • Caroline Nielsen
    B.F.A. fashion, Crystal Lake, Illinois
    In collaboration with Jessica Farran, B.F.A. photography, Traverse City, Michigan, and Bernie Thompson, B.F.A. jewelry, Malvern, Pennsylvania
  • Walter Green
    M.F.A. fashion, Duluth, Georgia
  • Leonie Brieler
    M.A. fashion, Neuhäusel, Germany
    In collaboration with Jay Prajapati, M.A. industrial design, Ahmedabad, India
  • Mairig Fesshaye
    B.F.A. fashion, Doraville, Georgia
  • Lauren “Ren” Middlebrook
    B.F.A. fashion, McDonough, Georgia
  • Chelsea Faresich
    B.F.A. fashion, Randolph, New Jersey
  • Paola Safie
    B.F.A. fashion, San Salvador, El Salvador
  • Jiaoyenan Zhu
    B.F.A. fashion, Hangzhou, China
    In collaboration with Qing Guo, M.F.A. fashion, Beijing, China; Zhe Liu, M.F.A. accessory design, Taiyuan, China; and Pauline Sheets, B.F.A. fibers, Charlevoix, Michigan
  • Arika Luttenbacher
    B.F.A. fashion, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Jeffrey Taylor
    B.F.A. fashion, Decatur, Georgia
    In collaboration with Lottie Bertello, B.F.A. fashion, Weston, Florida

ACCESSORY DESIGN
STUDENT CONTRIBUTORS

  • Lily McCarthy
    B.F.A. accessory design, Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Kevin Holster
    B.F.A. accessory design, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • Alan Slattery
    B.F.A. accessory design, Savannah, Georgia
  • Lydia Salley
    B.F.A. accessory design, Blountville, Tennessee
  • Chantal Quamina
    B.F.A. accessory design, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
  • Alice Oggionni
    B.F.A. accessory design, Vimercate, Italy
  • Sahiba Johar
    B.F.A. accessory design, Sandy Springs, Georgia
  • Cesar Idrobo-Giraldo
    M.A. accessory design, B.F.A. industrial design, Lake City, Florida
  • Alexis Spaide
    M.F.A. accessory design student, B.F.A. fibers, Ellicott City, Maryland
  • Krystal Sokolis
    M.F.A. accessory design student, B.F.A. accessory design, Homer Glen, Illinois

Creative direction

  • Paula Wallace
    President and founder
  • Glenn Wallace
    Senior vice president for university resources

Production Credits

  • MISS J ALEXANDER
    Model coach
  • Tracy Alfajora
    Beauty director
  • Steve Brady Lighting Design
    Lighting designer
  • Martin-Christopher Harmer
    Hair director
  • Dizon Inc.
    Production
  • KAUFMAN-HEINZ, LLC
    Audio/video producer
  • Javier Peral Music
    Sound designer
  • FLICKERFLY PRODUCTIONS
    Michael Gemelli (B.F.A. video/film)
    Video technical director
  • Sarah Schussheim
    Stylist
  • MICAH AND WHITNEY STANSELL
    Projection content