CCC Fashion Studies Department

02/26/2026

Melissa Gamble’s Professional Practice class today with Artist division Alice Singer and Women’s division Nicholas Butts. Perspectives from the agency side.

12/10/2025

This Thursday!

11/20/2025

Columbia College students: Join us December 4th, 11am-2pm for an exclusive seminar with Paper Magazine and The Bear’s creative teams. Career-focused insights on breaking into editorial and costume design. Open to fashion, journalism, styling, photography, and TV/film students. RSVP on Engage app.

01/14/2025

Congratulations to our newly awarded NRF winners!! This amazing team has been awarded $30,000 in scholarships, $7500 for each student. Listed below are all of the awarded students.

Hazel Avery
Graeme Cote
Michelle Flores
Natilee Strey

Also in attendance is Shamya Banks, CCC Ambassador and Next Gen semifinalist. Alexia Densmore, CCC alum and 2019 University Challenge 2nd place winner. Amaya Sims, 2020 Next Gen winner. And, Robert Davison-Long, 2021 Next Gen winner.

What an amazing experience, opportunity and outcome for our CCC students! Congratulations again!👏

01/10/2025

Alum Alexia Densmore representing CCC on the Young Professionals Panel at the NRF Student Program.   
Alexia was a 2nd place University Challenge winner in 2019. Today she is an Associate Buyer at Aldi and shared her path and secrets of success with the 1500+ students from across the country.

12/13/2024

Reyes Witt is offering an advanced 1-credit Digital Patternmaking Workshop during weeks 11 through 15 of the Spring semester. This asynchronous workshop is designed to take your skills to the next level, focusing on advanced actions to help you create a more substantial and competitive portfolio.

Five spots are left for this class, which gives you extended access to Browzwear software throughout the summer, until the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester.

If you have questions or want to reserve a spot, feel free to contact Reyes Witt at [email protected]

12/05/2024

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in the fashion facility this week for Stitch and Bitch! We had an amazing time, and today’s wreath-making workshop was the perfect way to wrap it up. Scroll through to see the incredible work from our talented students and faculty. Best of luck with finals, everyone!

12/05/2024

12/02/2024

After over 1,500 votes cast over the month of November, we are so excited to announce the winners of the CCC x Patagonia Worn Wear Design Competition!

Congratulations to the Top 3:
1st Place: #11 Lorena Castro
2nd Place: #4 Ciara Brophy
3rd Place: #8 Eileen Vivoda

The School of Fashion is so proud of all the Designers and Visual Merchandisers who participated in this challenge and created amazing pieces and a stunning display! We want to especially thank the Patagonia Chicago team who made this partnership possible. It has been a blast and we look forward to continuing creative collaborations in the future!

We are thrilled to invite everyone (students, staff, friends, and family - really everybody!) to come to the Patagonia Fulton Market Store (1115 Fulton Market) on Wednesday, December 11 from 6 PM - 8 PM to meet the winners, see all the competition looks, and celebrate this incredible partnership!

Link in bio to register - we hope to see you there!

11/19/2024

The School of Fashion’s Fall 2024 Stitch + Bitch will take place from December 2nd to 6th at the 623 S. Wabash Fashion Facility. Enjoy snacks and lunch in all week, and register for the special events by emailing [email protected] ✨🪡

11/15/2024

Join us for a chat with Natalie, a plus size content creator, as she opens up about the personal and emotional journey of dressing as a plus size individual. She’ll share her own experiences and thoughts on how fashion can influence self-esteem, body image, and how society views us. We’ll also take a look at where the plus size fashion industry stands today, celebrating the progress made and acknowledging the challenges that still exist. Natalie will share her exciting vision for the future of plus size fashion, including upcoming trends, new innovations, and why inclusivity is so important.

Questions? Please reach out to [email protected]

11/11/2024

Join us tomorrow for an exciting conversation about Posing with the Dead: Rest in Peace T-shirts and Postmortem Visual Histories with writer, educator, and curator Dr. Rikki Byrd. She is the founder of Black Fashion Archive and the co-founder of the Fashion and Race Syllabus. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Art and Art History. Across her writing, teaching, and curatorial projects, she draws connections between Black aesthetic practices, including 20th and 21st-century art, fashion studies, and performance. We hope to see you there!