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NC State Fashion Week

NC State Fashion Week

NC State Fashion Week (April 16-24, 2027) is a campuswide celebration of creativity, innovation and design excellence. The worlds of fashion, textiles, art, technology and design will come together to create a dynamic week of runway shows, exhibitions and community events, including Art2Wear, the AATS Fashion Exposé and the Emerging Designers Runway Show and Textile Showcase.

Full Event Lineup

Events for the upcoming year are still being planned. Please check back as more details become available.

April 18, 2027 // Emerging Designers Textile Showcase
April 19, 2027 // AATS Fashion Exposé
April 22-23 // Art2Wear
April 24 // Emerging Designers Runway Show

Calendar of Events

Signature Events

AATS Fashion Week Expose

AATS Fashion Exposé // African American Textile Society

The African American Textile Society (AATS) Fashion Exposé features handmade collections by students from NC State and surrounding colleges in a runway-style competition. The Fashion Exposé is the longest-running fashion show at NC State and is hosted by AATS, a student organization at the Wilson College of Textiles.

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Art2Wear 2024

Art2Wear // College of Design 

Art2Wear (A2W) is an educational event where students gain experience by coordinating and producing an annual wearable art production. Young designers are challenged to imagine, create, and inspire by expressing their point of view through wearable art. This highly anticipated show fuses the talents of several departments in the College of Design and beyond, exposing student designers to the broader field of wearable art, digital media production, and fashion. 

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FTD Emerging Designers Showcase

Emerging Designers Runway Show and Textile Showcase // Wilson College of Textiles

For the Emerging Designers Runway Show, students studying fashion design send collections down the runway during a show at Talley Student Union. The Emerging Designers Textile Showcase will feature displays of collections of home textiles, apparel, fiber art and more made by seniors of the textile design concentration.

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Stories

Three models pose outside wearing pieces from Aurora Henderson's collection, titled Heteropagus.

Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis Highlights the Collaborative Spirit of NC State Fashion Week

Student designers pushed the boundaries of fashion and storytelling at Art2Wear 2026: Symbiosis. Held during NC State’s inaugural Fashion Week, the annual showcase highlighted wearable art inspired by the interconnected relationships that shape our world.

Julia Handley smiles and claps as she follows models off the runway. The last model is wearing a wedding gown.

NC State Fashion Week 2026: Recapping in Style

The Wilson College of Textiles and the College of Design collaborated on a week of events showcasing student work and bringing the fashion industry to campus.

A student stitches a garment with portions of the garment pinned onto a dressmaker's dummy beside her.

A Guide to NC State Fashion Week

For the first time, we’re bringing together all of our signature fashion-centered events for one can’t-miss Fashion Week. Check out the lineup and find out how you can shape your future in fashion at NC State.