Runway and Design Shows

Lilly Barozzini standing in front of two mannequins with her designs and a mood board.

May 3, 2024

Lilly Barozzini ’24: Fashion Design and the Full College Experience

The new fashion design alumna wanted somewhere she could launch a successful career and build community. With a job offer in hand, it's safe to say she found that with the Wilson College of Textiles.

Melis Hafizoglu in front of a wall of thread spools.

May 3, 2024

Melis Hafizoglu ’24: From Art2Wear to Alo Yoga

The boldness to go after big opportunities has led to a stacked resume, and big post-grad plans, for this new fashion development and product management alumna.

Apr 29, 2024

See What Students Created Last Semester

The fall 2023 lookbook explores fashion and textile pieces created by Wilson College students for project both in and outside of the classroom.

Model walks onto the runway wearing a blue corset and matching pants from the "When it Rains" collection.

Apr 23, 2024

Fashion Exposé Celebrates 26 Years of Community and Creativity

The annual fashion exposé hosted by the African American Textile Society creates an inclusive environment for student designers to celebrate their creativity, showcase their talents and compete for prizes.

Lainey Volz wears a black dress with fabric flowers and stands in the bike lane of a New York City street.

Feb 23, 2024

Bringing NC State Pride to New York Fashion Week

Wilson College of Textiles student Lainey Volz spent a weekend networking with industry leaders and exploring New York City through the U of NYFW program.

Model poses in black and blue outfit from Sophia Brown's collection, Sophisticated.

Dec 14, 2023

Threads Fashion Gala 2023 Showcases Student Talent in an Immersive Setting

Embracing a hybrid art gallery fashion show format and a collaboration with Coach, 13 student-designed collections were featured after a semester of hard work and creative vision.

Adaline Griffin (center) stands with three models at the end of the runway. Behind that group, the rest of the models in the collection stand in a line.

Sep 22, 2023

NC State Wolfpack Take on New York Fashion Week

Wilson College of Textiles students gained invaluable fashion industry experience this fall.

A line of five models walks down the runway. A clapping audience is visible in the background on the left side of the photo.

Jun 12, 2023

NC State University’s Fashion and Textile Design Seniors Launch Capstone Collections

The FTD Emerging Designers Showcase offers Wilson College of Textiles students the opportunity to show off what they’ve learned over the past four years.

Daryn Wilkerson stands in front of a breezeway at the Wilson College of Textiles and smiles at the camera. She wears a red tshirt and a black sweatshirt with red letters spelling out "NC State" on it.

May 1, 2023

Daryn Wilkerson ’23 Launches Her Bridal Design Career at the Wilson College of Textiles

The fashion design graduate developed her skills, and found valuable mentorship, over the course of her time at NC State University.

Alaina Withers stands in the courtyard of the Wilson College of Textiles with her "wolfs up."

May 1, 2023

Alaina Withers ’23 Specializes in Bringing Textile Design to the Runway

Studying abroad, interning in New York City and being surrounded by inspiring classmates shaped this textile design graduate’s college career.