HI I’M NICOLE! I have been designing for as long as I remember, but I always felt particularly passionate about fashion. It started with sketching and illustrating, and then I started hand-sewing and eventually constructing …
PROMOTING BLACK YOUTH CULTURE & SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH RETAIL
By Campbell Fauber In early June, Threads: React sat down with Rob Bowhan, the owner of the Madison-based August, on State Street, which features unique streetwear and sneaker brands. “Since the first month …
TEXTILE & FASHION DESIGN PROGRAM
Textile and Fashion Design (TFD) is a studio-based program with highly specialized areas, such as weaving and off-loom construction, papermaking, print and dye, patternmaking, and apparel design. It is a unique hybridized program offered …
DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Jany Vang
HI I’M JANY! When I was around 10 years old, I watched my older sister take her old clothes and transform them into more elevated styles at the time. She used my mom’s sewing machine …
DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Caitlyn Beczkiewicz
Hi I’m Caitlyn! I have always wanted to be a fashion designer since I was in 3rd grade. My mom and I had started watching Project Runway, and I loved the idea of making clothes …
SEWING MASKS FOR A SAFE CHICAGO
Nonprofit Creates Jobs and Donates Thousands of Masks a Day Emily Fleming, a second year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Strategic Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a member of the Threads community …
DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Kat Eberley
HI I’m KAT! When I was in sixth grade, my uncle was dating a woman who worked as a womenswear designer. Upon meeting her, my parents told her I was interested in fashion design, referencing …
LETTER FROM THE DEAN
Congratulations to all of the students of React, the 2020 iteration of the annual Threads fashion show at the School of Human Ecology (SoHE). Every year, our students plan, promote, and host this elaborate event, …
DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: Amanda Hurwitz
HI I’m AMANDA! I am a color-loving and energetic fashion design student from New York. My passion for designing, playing with fabrics and color dates back to when I was the little girl in the …
SHIFTS IN REMOTE LEARNING
The COVID-19 quarantine presents tremendous challenges to those of us who are students in the Textiles and Fashion Design Program. Without access to our studios, we no longer have the tools, equipment, and space we …