SCAD's graduating seniors showcase resilience and optimism, reflecting the growing interest in menswear and the revival of dress-up trends, with designs by designers mentored by Lanvin's Peter Copping and student-led collections inspired by romance and gothic elements.
Uncertainty defines the present moment, but SCAD ’s Class of 2026 is heading confidently into the future. That’s not to say the students are pollyannaish. A good number of students are using their practices to work through personal trauma; they are not letting grief define them.
As Dean of Fashion Dirk Standen put it, “They are clear eyed but also optimistic about the future. What I get from these students is that fashion matters now more than ever. ” The student show, presented in an outdoor space at the SCAD museum in which a colorful, cloud-like textile piece by Janet Echelman was hung, opened with a performance by Lil Buck and Jeremiah Ellis, and featured the work of more than 60 graduating seniors.
In keeping with the expansion of interest and innovation in menswear that we’re seeing in the industry, men’s looks were one of the strengths of the SCAD show. Standen identified “a return to dressing up” as one of the red threads that ran through the collections.
On the runway, this culminated in a finale of six evening dresses designed by students who had been mentored by SCAD’s designer in residence, Peter Copping of Lanvin, who had asked them to interpret the house codes. There was, of course, an interpretation of Lanvin’s panniered robe de style, which was originally a 1920s take on an 18th-century style.
It’s a silhouette that has been revived over the past two ready-to-wear seasons and appeared in various forms in the student show. Romance was the guiding principle in other collections.
Jinseo Park made pretty pastel looks that are on sale at SCAD’s newly opened store Bazaar,, who showed distressed and grungy garments with a dark Southern Gothic spin.showed intricate snowwhite knits, while Ruby Yao’s blood red skeleton knit was in tune with the “Costume Art” theme. Many of the graduates used upcycled materials to convey an eco message; the standouts werewhose sent out charming woodland creatures with bindle sticks and fairy wings made of raggedy, and otherwise polluting, plastic bags.who took an interdisciplinary approach to her collection, working with a sound engineer to turn audio captured on the slopes into graphs that were made into prints.
SCAD Class Of 2026 Fashion Show Outdoor Space Cloud-Like Textile Performance Mentored By SCAD's Designer In Residence Dressing Up Romance Glossy Looks Blood Red Skeleton Knit
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