Livia Rose Overton is a Junior at Columbia College Chicago in the Fashion Design BFA program.
She is currently working as a student aid for Pattern Making II and interns with two local Chicago businesses, Studio H and Maria Pinto. Her biggest dream is to one day open a fashion house in Paris specializing in women’s high-end ready-to-wear.
In her free time she enjoys reading, writing lyrics and poetry, and learning about life sciences and history.
Andrew Nigel Robinson is an English American fashion designer from St.Louis, MO, and based in Chicago. Andrew’s medium consists of small batch ready-to-wear garments in a gender-neutral landscape. Andrew places a strong emphasis on creating using the finest of fabrics and natural materials. Garments are prepared consciously with sustainable approaches; Andrew defies the narrative that…
My name is Presley Baldwin, I am a 3rd year undergraduate student studyingFashion Design at SAIC. My work delves into the concept of transformation,where garments evolve in form and function. By reimagining and reworkingexisting materials, I create pieces that embody sustainability and dynamicchange, pushing the boundaries of fashion as a medium of both aesthetic andconceptual…
Sydney McCormack is a recent graduate from Columbia College of Chicago, with a degree in Fashion Design, a concentration in Product Development, and minors in Women’s Studies and Sustainability. Her designs have always been led by sustainability, even in her education, she always tried challenging herself with recycling, repurposing, and zero waste. These are heavily…
Emma Mendell, is a junior at Dominican University studying fashion with a minor in merchandising. Designing and creating pieces has been a passion of hers for as long as she can remember. Emma loves making classy and elegant garments, but always with a fresh twist. Her goal with every piece is for it to stand…
Rey Barrientes is a fashion designer and SAIC graduate based in Chicago. Coming from a diverse background, Rey’s work focuses on the importance of intersectionality and its lived experiences through the reinvention of traditional utilitarian garments into elegant forms that break down traditional boundaries between gender, class, and culture. The heart of their practice stems…
YOYO Zheng is a fashion designer dedicated to exploring the intersection of self-identity, perception, and emotional connection through clothing. YOYO approaches fashion as more than just wearable art—it is a personal habitat, a medium for storytelling, and a bridge between the internal and external world. Inspired by existential themes and the philosophy of perception, YOYO’s…
