Kirkwood Community College Apparel Merchandising & Design

Kirkwood Community College Apparel Merchandising & Design This is the official page for the Apparel Merchandising and Design program of Kirkwood Community College.

Summer Franck, you have a phenomenal work ethic and have many great accomplishments! Keep up the exceptional progress!
05/28/2026

Summer Franck, you have a phenomenal work ethic and have many great accomplishments! Keep up the exceptional progress!

05/10/2026

Graduation day!!! And just like that...they're spreading their wings and away they go.

These past few years have been memorable. We could not be more proud of each one of you!!!

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Those zippers get me! With Meme designer: Tessa Teberg
05/07/2026

Those zippers get me!

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Meme designer: Tessa Teberg

✨ Meet Tessa ✨ Tessa is a first-year student and serves as Secretary for en Vogue. She has always had a strong passion f...
05/04/2026

✨ Meet Tessa ✨

Tessa is a first-year student and serves as Secretary for en Vogue. She has always had a strong passion for fashion, growing up designing clothes and putting on “fashion shows” for her family. Outside of academics she enjoys thrifting, modeling, and growing her personal shopping and styling business, Tessa’s Thrifts & Threads. After two years studying Neuroscience and Psychology, Tessa made a career shift to pursue fashion driven by her desire to combine creativity with helping others feel confident and secure in what they wear. A current trend she’s loving is Mary Jane or ballet-inspired shoes!

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It is crunch time for our upcoming fashion show and exhibition!!!Tickets are on sale for the annual Kirkwood Fashion Sho...
04/25/2026

It is crunch time for our upcoming fashion show and exhibition!!!

Tickets are on sale for the annual Kirkwood Fashion Show and Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition! Save the date for Sunday, April 26th!!!

BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/kirkwood-fashion-show-cumuluxe-tickets-263444

"Cumuluxe" is the theme of this year's Blue Carpet events. We are thrilled to host a fashion show and exhibition that demonstrates our learning, creativity, and personal growth. These events will highlight our development as designers and fashion professionals while also reflecting our journey of self-discovery and artistic expression. We have flourished in the Apparel Merchandising and Design program, collaborated across multi-disciplines, strived to be inclusive, and forged community connections. Our fashion show will exhibit designs from apparel students and styled looks from our local retail partners. Come celebrate our accomplishments with us!

Tickets to the fashion show also include a viewing of our exhibition of student work, located in Iowa Hall Rooms A/B on the second floor. This is a showcase of handcrafted, student artifacts from the apparel classes or individual projects. Doors for the Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition opens at 5:00 p.m. Kirkwood Fashion Show doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 6:00 p.m. Limited seating; order today!

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"HEY, BARBIE!" was constructed by visual merchandising students on November 3rd. Inspired by pop culture, the display fe...
03/29/2026

"HEY, BARBIE!" was constructed by visual merchandising students on November 3rd. Inspired by pop culture, the display featured a Barbie theme, a recognizable figure since the 1960s, and still influencing young girls today to pursue their dreams. The visual display referenced different types of Barbie characters through curated and creative styling...with tons of pink, of course! Sporty Barbie brings energy and determination to the forefront. Dressed in athletic gear, she embodies confidence, movement, and the idea that strength is beautiful. Rockstar Barbie's bold look and daring attitude reflect the freedom to stand out and take center stage. Fairy Princess Barbie introduces an element of fantasy and imagination with delicate details and shimmering colors. Corporate Barbie represents ambition, intelligence, and modern empowerment with her polished appearance and poised confidence.

Special thanks to Ms. Lee Ann for partnering with the Visual Merchandising class on November 3rd. This was an excellent...
03/29/2026

Special thanks to Ms. Lee Ann for partnering with the Visual Merchandising class on November 3rd. This was an excellent real-world opportunity for students to apply their learning by merchandising a variety of fixtures in the store. Students worked hard to determine the best products for each fixture and the appropriate merchandising methods to use. It was a very successful endeavor: some customers came into the store to inquire about the products that had been freshly rearranged.

Students constructed their visual display entitled "Boo-tique," inspired by the Halloween holiday on October 27th. Ensem...
03/29/2026

Students constructed their visual display entitled "Boo-tique," inspired by the Halloween holiday on October 27th. Ensembles consisted of classic and spooky fashion pieces: a cape-clad witchy look with a pet spider perched atop a shoulder, a toilet-papered mummy, and a zombie with a redesigned sweater bursting with innovative crocheted growths. Props reinforced the Trick or Treat tradition with hay bales, pumpkins, wheat, fall foliage, and feathers. The backdrop included a ginormous pumpkin outline made of string lights and paper cutouts to represent a jack o'lantern face.

✨ Meet Summer ✨ Summer () is a second-year student and serves as Vice President for en Vogue Society. She enjoys sewing ...
03/29/2026

✨ Meet Summer ✨

Summer () is a second-year student and serves as Vice President for en Vogue Society. She enjoys sewing and upcycling clothing in her free time as well as thrifting and showing off some of her latest styles at work. Summer has been designing clothing for as long as she can remember even if she didn’t know that’s what it was called then. As a kid, she loved to draw, especially clothing on models, sew and make her own clothing, or upcycle one garment into new ones. She has known since a young age that she wanted to do something in fashion in the future. A current trend that she loves is oversized wide leg baggy jeans and pants.

Graphic designer: Tessa Teberg

"Cumuluxe" 2026 Kirkwood Fashion Show & Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition TeamSummer Franck - Director, Retail...
03/26/2026

"Cumuluxe" 2026 Kirkwood Fashion Show & Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition Team

Summer Franck - Director, Retailer/Designer Merchandise Coordinator, Financal Coordinator

Gabriella Rippel - Director, Model Coordinator, Staging Coordinator

Emma Acton - Co-Director, Beauty Coordinator, Co-Model Coordinator

Travell Wright - Lead Fashion Stylist, Promotions Coordinator, Co-Staging Coordinator .design.corp

Zari Ambundo - Events Coordinator, Co-Exhibition Coordinator

Delaney Pasker - Exhibition Coordinator, Co-Lead Fashion Stylist

Jonathan Carrick - Co-Exhibition Coordinator, Co-Events Coordinator

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Advising Faculty: Dr. April Elisha Stanley

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6301 Kirkwood Boulevard SW
Cedar Rapids, IA

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