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

The second general meeting for the University Fashion Group took place on Tuesday, March8th! Meetings are held both online and in person for all members. Members were told to show up in their “best” monochromatic outfit they could come up with, andmany CERTAINLY showed up! At the meeting, the Capstone Fashion Show creative graphicswere shown… Read more

Since the Russian Invasion into Ukraine, companies and individuals in the fashion industry have responded in various ways to aid Ukraine. Many companies such as Under Amour, Puma, H&M, and Hermes have stopped shipping and selling their products to Russia. Additionally, many companies have contributed monetary aid to Ukraine. Adidas pulled their partnership with the… Read more

The new season of the hit television show “Euphoria” has taken the country by storm. Every Sunday for the past 8 weeks, we have all gathered around the TV anxiously waiting to see what our favorite characters are going to do, say and wear in the latest episodes. In one of the scenes in episode… Read more

Statement Pieces Take Over FW22 NYFW February 23, 2022 https://nyfw.com/back-of-house/designer-lookbooks-february-2022/ This past week marked the biannual New York Fashion Week. This prestigious event follows designers, celebrities, models, and everyone in between. While the Fall/Winter collections are being debuted, every guest is eager to see the rise of new trends for the upcoming season.  This season’s… Read more

This past Wednesday on February 16th, members of the University Fashion Group helped at the Neiman Marcus spring 2022 trend show. This show was the beginning of the celebration of this Neiman Marcus location being in Austin for almost 15 years. This show was a private event that even had live fashion sketching for guests… Read more

This semester the University Fashion Group was not able to take our trip to New York City and work behind the scenes at fashion shows due to the Omicron COVID variant. Plans for New York Fashion Week were turned upside down with rising COVID cases in New York City. Fashion houses such as Tom Ford… Read more

2022 has started off on a rather sad note for the fashion community. On top of the recent deaths of Virgil Abloh and André Leon Talley, Thierry Mugler, French fashion designer and founder of one of the most famous fashion companies of the 21st century, passed away on Sunday, January 23rd. Mugler’s designs could be… Read more

Virgil Abloh was fashion designer appointed in 2018 to the Louis Vuitton fashion house. Abloh died on November 28, 2021, days before his Spring-Summer 2022 line showcased in Miami. Ib Kamara was the lead creative director from Daze magazine to display Abloh’s Fall-Winter 2022 collection. Abloh’s previous collection showcases included dream-like and youthful aesthetics. Ib… Read more

Have you ever wanted to have Barbie’s closet as your own? I know when I was little I dreamed of having a closet like her’s. Today you can own clothing items and accessories similar to her’s with the Balmain x Barbie collaboration.  Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing designed the limited- collection to perfection for everyone… Read more