Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles

WSU student teams compete with creativity, knowledge to share social-, influencer-powered shopping experiences.

WSU students designed and made apparel from waste products for the upcoming Trashion Show at the Washington State Recycling Association’s annual conference.

WSU hosts a design competition where students will create products made from hotel linen waste to mitigate the environmental impacts of clothing and textile over-consumption and waste.

Apparel and textile design major Marina Wilson designed and made a sash to be worn by Miss Pah-Loots-Puu, chosen at the WSU Pah-Loots-Puu powwow.

WSU student Rowena Gonzalez used fermented tea and the film it produces to create an alternative, sustainable material for apparel, and made a purse from kombucha.

Two WSU alumnae have designs accepted into the design exhibit at this year’s International Textile and Apparel Association conference.

After more than sixty years in service to agriculture, Johnson Hall is coming down.

Students’ capstone competition seeks to solve real-world challenges for Nordstrom, Kurt Geiger London, and Zulily

WSU scientist earns a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award to create a way to manufacture fibers that make better ‘smart’ clothing.

Pepper Family Best in Show Award Winner Grace Skelton with her models and collection: "Ephemeral Autumn." Showcasing dozens of collections themed around life, renewal, and change, students in the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and…