Chair Letter
Ephemera
The capstone runway show is once more taking over the historic Ballroom at the School of the Art Institute. Our heartfelt thanks go to the many individuals and teams at the School without whom this presentation would not be possible, and to the partners that lend their expertise for tonights’ presentation. A special acknowledgement goes to faculty members Anke Loh and Pam Vanderlinde, who have led the collection development in the Advanced Fashion Studio in the past year, and to the guest artists and designers who further enhanced the senior curriculum: Maria Beniaris, Mariana Espinosa, Johnny Diamandis, Jen Plumridge, Gerry Quinton, and Don Yoshida.
Last fall we welcomed into our studios fashion illustrator Guiller Huerta, who gave workshops on the potential of exploring AI in illustration, and couturier Jerome Dillinger, who presented items of exquisite tactile craftsmanship, shaping and embellishing couture garments exclusively done by hand. Central to fashion is exploring and innovating through technology and materiality, and their potential to capture the feeling of the time. The collections you will see tonight present a rich tapestry of themes revolving around the transformative nature of materials and narratives, water, explorations of deliberately repurposed materiality, and resilience and adaptation in the face of external pressures. Each collection takes you on its passage. Congratulations to the fashion capstone class of 2024!
A warm welcome to our guests: enjoy tonight’s runway presentation!
Katrin Schnabl,
Sage-Endowed Chair and Professor, Department of Fashion Design
Scholarships and Awards
SAIC Fashion 2023
Bodybuilder Award for Accessories/Headwear/Footwear
Cherin Kim
Tied for second:
Possum Yang
Xiaowen Bao
Bodybuilder Award for Garment and Wearables
Coby Dean Skjerven
Tied for second:
Giovanna Maria Randazzo
Kit Elizabeth Jones
Bodybuilder Award for 2D Illustration/Photography/Digital Media
Terry Luo
Sam Hayosh
Bodybuilder Award for Sculpture/Installation
Kai Elijah McAliley / MechaLilly
Bodybuilder Award for Time-based and Performance
No submissions
Award for Fashion Writing
No submissions
Millinery Awards (live judging)
Raymond Hudd Millinery Award
Laleh Schaeffer
Parker Smith
Madeline Dittmer
DAKOtravail Worker Award
Cj Poku
M&S Schmalberg Award
Dave King
Judith M. Millinery Supply Award
Tina Tong
The Hat Magazine Award
Safo-Orah Agoro
Sophomore Awards
Fashion Council Sophomore Scholarship
Thea Andersen
Emeline Turner
The Marcia and Lester Novy Memorial Scholarship
Madden Pilkerton
The Morris & Rose Goldman Foundation Scholarship
Maicah Cabello
Gloria Omi Tsien Scholarship in Fashion Design
Vincent Kung
Leora Comer Pogue Scholarship
Presley Grace Baldwin
Honorable Mentions
Zeyang (Ada) Xu
Isabelle Howard
Jun Chen
Sofia Salinas
Yoyo Zheng
Owen Tate
Junior Awards
Fashion Council Junior Award
Raola Adeniji
Isaiah Allen
Perry Ellis Scholarship
Parker Smith
Ungaro Scholarship
Jake Wobig
The William Mollihan Scholarship
Isabelle Weiss
Portfolio Award
Parker Smith
Fashion Jury Award
Kiki Peng
Donnie Laux
Portfolio Award Honorable Mentions
Raola Adeniji
Donnie Laux
Isabel Weiss
Senior Awards
Fashion Council Senior Award
Tristan Riggs
Cornelia Steckl Fashion Fellowship
Maxine Wint
The Shirley Schnackenberg Student Grant
Jules Gourley
Fashion Council FCDI (Diversity & Inclusion) Award
Shuwen Yang
Post-Baccalaureate Award
Fashion Council Post-Baccalaureate Award
June Kim
Graduate Awards
NicNac Award
Shu Wang
Facility Award
Zj Pan
Luminarts Graduate Fellowship
Peicen Jiang
- Alex Lee
- Alexandra Seward
- Alisia Medina
- Anastasia elektra
- Anika Sharma
- AZUL JADE GUTIERREZ
- Cherin Kim
- Chicago
- Dongyun Liu
- Chicago
- Chicago
- Dasia Yoo
- gia
- Io Quincy Anderson
- Jules Gourley
- Kevin Bae
- Kit Jones
- Lily Lee
- Lily Lee
- Max Gene Ho
- Max Rhodes
- MECHAlily
- Mireya Barrientes
- Phoenix Yang
- Possum Yang
- Sam Hayosh
- Shijie He
- Shuwen Yang
- TERRYLUO
- Tristan World
- Vincent Kung
- Xiaowen Bao
- Xtrah by Coby
- Yilu Zhang
- YOYO Zheng