Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Student Design Contest!
The theme of the 2024 Student Design Contest is “Creative Recycling for a Sustainable Fashion Future”! Six talented Fashion Institute of Technology students took provided articles of clothing and upcycled them into beautiful pieces of lingerie.
The 2023 Student Design Contest theme is "Modern Adaptive Marketable Design," thoughtfully designed intimates and sleepwear for the physically disabled consumer!
The sketches of five original student designs by Fashion Institute of Technology intimate apparel concentration students, channelling the theme “Minimalism as a Marketable Design” for the 2022 Student Design Contest!
The winners of the 2021 Student Design Contest featuring works by Fashion Institute of Technology students in the theme of "Creative Comfort – The Reality of Today; The Dream of Tomorrow" have been announced!
The 2021 Student Design Contest features the following works by FIT students!
The 17th Annual Student Design Contest featured works by Fashion Institute of Technology students from the Fashion Design Program. The contest theme was "Modern Intimate Movement - Design for evolving lifestyles, technology and retail." Congratulations to the winners and thank you all for participating!
On Thursday, May 17th, The Underfashion Club hosted boutique owner Laura Henny as a speaker during the same evening as a Parson’s School of Fashion Intimate Apparel Design Contest at The Fashion Group International in New York City. During the reception, current and new Club members viewed stunning intimate apparel garments produced by the six exceptionally talented design contest finalists from the Parsons School of Fashion. The members then voted for their favorite design, and the results were announced at the end of the evening. Laura Henny, the event’s featured speaker, shared her personal journey from Amsterdam native to lingerie boutique entrepreneur in Brooklyn. Propelled by her enthusiasm for cute bras in inclusive size ranges and her love of sneakers, Laura opened “The Rack Shack” to serve youthful and diverse customers in a city full of women from all walks of life.
Thanks to Membership Committee members Becky Kneski and Michele Schrak, pictured here with Membership Co-Chair Tristine Berry, for organizing this special event!
The 2018 Femmy Awards Gala, held at landmark Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on February 6th, celebrated The Underfashion Club’s 60th anniversary, providing Intimate Apparel Industry leaders with a forum to exchange information and support the education of new talent. The annual event, hosted this year by burlesque queen, musician, lingerie designer and best-selling author Dita Von Teese, honors those individuals and companies that have significantly contributed to the Intimate Apparel Industry and its growth.
This Intimate Apparel Design Contest featured the work of six students from the Parsons School of Design under the theme “Mosaic Visions” and took place on May 17th, 2017 at the Fashion Group International, Inc. in New York City. This was The Underfashion Club’s second annual contest featuring the work of Parsons students. These contests support the future of the intimate apparel industry by identifying and rewarding talented young designers.