The late Virgil Abloh always had a passion for bringing others up with him, he once said “opening new doors for the Black community has always been, and will always be, the focus of my career.” This legacy of his has...
Fashion Design
Celebrating the Impact of Black Fashion Designers
The fashion industry has not always honored the accomplishments of some of fashion’s most influential Black contributors. Historically, Black creators, designers, and crafts-people have been the driving force...
Jefferson Fashion Students Continue their 2022 Fashion Scholarship Fund Legacy
Jefferson Fashion programs walked away with multiple winners from this year’s 2022 Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) case study competition, an accomplishment that is quickly becoming a tradition at the university...
Fashion Design Faculty Member Anne Hand Recognized for Excellence in Teaching & Collaboration
When asked what makes Thomas Jefferson University’s Fashion Design Department stand out, most of our students and alumni will tell you the faculty are an invaluable part of their experience. Each year the...
Fashion Design Alum Lucas Circello ’21 Recognized on CFDA RUNWAY360
On Tuesday, September 7th, Jefferson Fashion Design alum Lucas Circello (’21) debuted their senior collection “HAUS of Camp” live on the Council of Fashion Designers in America’s (CFDA) Runway360 website. Launched in...
Get Inspired at the Design Center
Located on Henry Avenue across from the Jefferson East Fall’s main campus sits a mid-century, ranch style home with a white floral chain-link fence, home to the university’s Design Center. Housed within its four walls...
2021 Red Dress Designs for the American Heart Association of Philadelphia
This year, Jefferson fashion design students continued a tradition of creating red dress designs for the Greater Philadelphia Goes Red for Women. campaign. “In Pennsylvania alone, 26,000 women die each year from heart...
Congratulations 2021 Eileen Komar West Fashion Design Scholarship Winners!
For a third year, Thomas Jefferson University fashion design junior students participated in the Eileen Komar West Memorial Scholarship. Named in memory of late sleepwear and intimates designer Eileen West, this...
Lavinia Biagiotti Unveils F/W 2021-2022 Collection for International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day 2021, the Thomas Jefferson Fashion Design department is highlighting the work of Italian designer Lavinia Biagiotti Cigna. Lavinia was presented the Award of Merit by the university...
MS Fashion Design Management Lecture Series: Mission & Purpose
Tiffin Jernstedt is the former VP of Brand Communications for PVH. She is a dynamic, performance-driven and strategic executive with extensive experience leading and executing integrated marketing communications...