CWU Apparel, Textiles & Merchandising

05/08/2026

Tickets are officially ON SALE for the 30th Annual CWU Apparel, Textiles, and Merchandising Fashion Show, Sonder!

Join us on June 6 for an unforgettable night of creativity, collaboration, and original collections designed by 15 student designers. From the runway to production, this fully student-led show is produced by students in the Fashion Show Production class and celebrates 30 years of innovation, collaboration, and community.

3PM + 7PM shows
Silent auction one hour before each show
Proceeds support the ATM program, student experiences, and future fashion shows

Grab your tickets before they’re gone, link in bio!

05/05/2026

Red Bull Mic Interviews
We handed our designers a Red Bull and called it a mic…
Quick, unfiltered, slightly caffeinated takes on their collections, straight from the designers themselves.

05/04/2026

ATM movie night

Post-Devil Wears Prada 2 and we’re still buzzing… so much great fashion and so much to chat about 👠

Nothing better than fashion and friends

04/15/2026

Before the lights, before the runway, before the collections, there’s production.

Sonder begins with a team of students turning ideas into experience. Long meetings, creative problem-solving, collaboration, and countless behind-the-scenes moments, all building toward one unforgettable show.

What you’ll see on the runway is only part of the story. This is where it truly starts.

Experience it June 6
3PM & 7PM | Silent auction one hour before each show

04/12/2026

Big ideas, bigger fabric piles, and a lot of opinions. Our designers officially kicked off the show with a sourcing trip to remember. If this is how it starts, just wait until you see it on the runway. 🎟️ on sale soon!

02/23/2026

Enjoy an afternoon of thrifting!

02/07/2026

🎬 It’s here.
The 29th Annual Fashion Show: Transcendence premieres TONIGHT at 7 PM on YouTube!

This show was the result of months of creativity, collaboration, and hard work by our student designers and production crew, and it’s a fully self-supported event, including the high-cost production of this video.

👉 Watch the premiere (link in bio)
💛 Love what you see? Support this years students by donating through our website or via Venmo (link in bio)

Your support helps make opportunities like this possible, thank you for championing student creativity. ✨

01/22/2026

✨ Model Auditions – 30th Annual CWU Fashion Show ✨
No experience required!

Walk the runway for student designers, gain model training, take part in a professional photoshoot, attend rehearsals, and learn about the design process behind the scenes.

Open to all CWU students — all bodies, genders, and experience levels welcome.

📅 Must be available for all required dates.
🎭 Be part of CWU fashion history.

01/07/2026

When Ralph Lauren recently unveiled its Team USA’s winter Olympic uniforms for Milano Cortina 2026, sheep ranchers near the high desert town of Shaniko in north central Oregon cheered.

Once again, the Shaniko Wool Company was chosen to provide high-quality wool for uniforms to be worn by all U.S. athletes competing in the world’s most prestigious multi-sport event.

This time, however, Ralph Lauren, the Official Outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, has placed its largest order for Oregon wool.

Read more here: https://theoregonian.visitlink.me/iwqlhO

12/21/2025