The Council of Fashion Designers of America continues to recognize the vital need to support fashion design graduates and their transition from education to industry.
Cue the CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Showcase, launched in 2017 in partnership with NYCEDC, MADE IN NY as a hybrid physical and digital showcase spotlighting exemplary graduate talent to industry.
Fast forward to now, and the Fashion Future Graduate Showcase celebrates design approaches that focus on the inclusion of wellness and advocacy, themes of identity, sustainable futures, and, through CLO 3D digital, playful, fashion communities coming to life.
Enter the 2021 CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Showcase here.
FFGS21 graduate talents are holistic thinkers and makers – agile, versatile, and resilient. They apply ingenuity to the impactful design of product, process, and ideas with meaning and purpose.
And as responsible creators, FFGS21 graduates believe in better tomorrows and are future captains navigating fashion’s collective journey towards a future that is more positive, inclusive, equitable, and just for people and planet.
Kicking off the American Collections Calendar, 55 FFGS21 profiles went live on RUNWAY360 this morning.
As a centralized hub and business tool – RUNWAY360 gives graduates purpose – and a way to directly connect to key industry stakeholders and consumers.
Graduating into a professional landscape of unknown futures while agilely navigating the impacts of Covid- 19. The Class of 2021 is a cohort of design systems innovators, fashion activists, and future change champions!
To include FFGS21 in graduates in your talent searches, you may contact each graduate directly through their RUNWAY360 profiles.
Participating Schools:
Academy of Art University | California College of the Arts | College For Creative Studies | Drexel University | Fashion Institute of Technology | Thomas Jefferson University | Kent State University | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Parsons School of Design | Pratt Institute | Rhode Island School of Design | Savannah College of Art & Design | School of the Art Institute Chicago | University of Cincinnati | Virginia Commonwealth University
Specializations:
Apparel: Women’s, Men’s, Non Binary
Materiality: Textiles, Knitwear, Innovation, Digital Fabrication
Accessories / Jewelry: Handbags, Footwear, Metals, Other
Special Foci:
Sustainable Systems, Innovation, 3D/ Creative Technical, Design Technologies, Inclusive Design, Design + Brand Strategy, Fashion Activism/Social Justice
