Texas-based fashion designer, Gabriela Congrains, presented her brand’s most recent collections in Austin this past November called Zafiro. She has been a returning designer to Texas Fashion Week since presenting her first collection in 2019. Prior to this, she studied Fashion Design in Columbia at Arturo Tejada Cano Design & Marketing School of Fashion before… Read more

Any designer will tell you that it’s extremely hard to break into the fashion industry, especially when you’re just starting out. However, after showcasing her debut collection at Paris Couture Week, it’s clear that Korean designer Miss Sohee has exactly what it takes to compete with the greats.  Although Miss Sohee graduated from Central Saint… Read more

After nearly five months, the fall 2022 semester has finally come to an end. Throughout the semester, UFG officers worked hard to keep our traditions alive and also managed to incorporate some new events into our regular schedule. Today, I want to recap some of the best moments we shared together in the fall. From… Read more

Voting season is coming to an end, and although the poll lines are getting longer, it’s still important for us to use our voices, especially since Texas’ election is predicted to be incredibly close, so here are 5 looks to inspire you to get out and vote and to look good doing it. LOOK #1:… Read more

Just four short years after his death, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that on May 1st the theme for the annual MET Gala would be “Karl Lagerdeld: A Line of Beauty”. While he was known for sporting his black sunglasses and white ponytail, the work he did for Chanel, Fendi, Chloe, and his own… Read more

This past Saturday, senior TXA students showcased their final collections in UFG’s annual student-run fashion show. The show was called “The Capstone Collection,” and it consisted of numerous designs from many different talented artists. I actually got the chance to volunteer at the show as a model dresser, and I spent most of my day… Read more

On Tuesday April 12th, the University Fashion Group hosted our 3rd meeting for the Spring 2022 semester. The meeting consisted of both in-person and online participation from our members. At the meeting, we had a guest speaker, Colleen Rast, discuss her experience in the fashion industry. She provided an alternative background and experience from our… Read more

About two weekends ago was the mark of the 64th annual Grammy awards. This blog post about the Grammy fashion comes a little bit late, but that doesn’t take away from the remarkable looks that were worn and they deserved to be talked about! Whether it was Dua Lipa’s stunning Gianni Versace’s fall 1992 lineup… Read more

We are taking a trip down memory lane for UFG’s past t-shirt designs. Each year, the organization made t-shirts for members and for the Capstone Fashion shows. While we do not have every single t-shirt from past years, we do have more recent designs. Warning: These shirts are very wrinkled from their storage in large… Read more

Last night marked the celebration of the 94th annual Academy Awards show, otherwise known as the Oscars. Although the ceremony was filled with plenty of surprises, I, for one, was mostly focused on judging the red carpet looks. From Zendaya’s sparkly two piece to Lily James’ stunning Versace dress, the looks certainly did not disappoint.… Read more

As we look into the fashion industry, we often admire well-known figures such as Gigi Hadid, Naomi Campbell, Devon Aoki, etc. However, we don’t really know about the process they have to go through in order to walk the runways or do photoshoots.  All models have a thing called a “comp card.” Comp cards are… Read more

On March 11th, 2022, UFG held a roller skating social event at Playland Skate to help raise money for the 2022 fashion show. Playland skate has a skating rink in the middle of their building, with a disco ball at the center in the shape of a big roller skate and had multiple neon signs… Read more