Fashion Accessories Design

Fashion Accessories Design and Color and Materials Design students take a deep dive into environmentally conscious fashion with EILEEN FISHER brand.

Alumna Kayla Donaldson (2019) displayed her CCS senior thesis accessories collection to fashion industry insiders and influencers in prestigious showcase, June 17–18.

CCS Fashion Accessories Design student, Katie Krueger, has work selected for display at this year's Graduate Fashion Week in London, England. Her unique work caught the eye of The National Student, where she was recently featured.

Senior Fashion Accessories Design student Hannah Whitefoot is creating innovative, sustainable design, and, even before graduating from CCS in May 2019, she’s been putting her considerable skill to the test at work wear and outdoor apparel legend Carhartt.

Grace Liang, fashion blogger and social media influencer, attended CCS's first ever fashion symposium and was impressed with the student work, her time with fashion icon Anna Sui and so much more.

Each year, students at the College for Creative Studies look forward to securing internships with top employers around the country and the world. 2019 is no exception, as CCS faculty, facilities and resources give these young professionals a considerable advantage.

General Motors recently threw 'Be The Spark — Women Inspiring Innovation,' an event highlighting women in design. Five Detroit designers, including CCS alumna Veronika Scott and chair of Fashion Accessories Design Aki Choklat, spoke on values in design and the challenges of innovation at the GM Tech Center Design Dome in Warren in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Kayla Donaldson (Fashion Accessories Design, 2019) designs new Adidas Speedfactory x Foot Locker colorway, AM4DET

Fashion Accessories Design Chair Aki Choklat returned to his native Finland in November to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of his collaboration with Lahtiset.

Fashion Accessories Design Chair Aki Choklat attended planning meetings and helped coordinate a visit to Detroit for representatives from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). as part of the Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC) initiative to bring fashion manufacturing to the Metro Detroit area.