MASSART FASHION SHOWCASE 2026

FOR THE PUBLIC

ZOE ANASTASIA | UNTAMED
@zoe_anastasia_designs | zoeanastasiadesign@gmail.com

Inspired by the hardworking spirit of the Midwest, Untamed is designed for those who carry country roots and blue-collar grit wherever they go. This collection elevates their wardrobe for special occasions and nights out while allowing them to stay true to themselves by blending rugged character with refined details, creating a look that feels polished without losing the authenticity that defines the western lifestyle.

SERA BEGAY | Blue Hour
@inmydesignerera | serabegay@gmail.com

An après-ski–inspired capsule collection blending high fashion with the energy of winter sports, this line reimagines performance wear as luxury. Silhouettes draw from winter’s dramatic natural forms, including snow mounds, fractured lake ice, and powerful avalanches. Each design reflects the beauty and intensity of the season, capturing both elegance and edge while translating the raw force of winter into refined, modern couture for a bold, elevated aesthetic.

AUTUMN BESSETTE | The Language Between Us
@byautumnbessette | autumnbessette@gmail.com

This collection is a personal exploration of femininity — inspired by the strong women in my life and our shared experience of womanhood. It celebrates the beauty of being a woman while honestly acknowledging the resilience it takes to navigate a world where misogyny is still prevalent. I wanted to honor both the joy and the weight of that reality.

VALERIE “VALENTINE” BOCO | Who Gets To Work?
@studiovlntnz | studiovlntnz@gmail.com

My collection is designed for working women with disabilities that may affect their mobility or range of motion, fine motor skills, and grip strength. It features a range of versatile, mix and match separates and staple pieces that can be styled for any occasion, but especially for their profession. The thoughtful details make dressing easier while maintaining a polished, professional look, empowering women to feel confident in corporate settings, all while expressing their personal style.

JUAN BRITO | Mi Dulce Cuencano
@juan.ito.b | juanqwan@gmail.com

Expressing Ecuadorian culture through sweets. Picking treats often found on the streets or in bakeries, that remind me of Ecuador, to be translated into my garments. With everything going on I wanted to represent and express who I am as a Latinx individual while still being fun and meaningful.

BECKY CHEN | The Space We Shape
@modulab_design | modulabdesignboston@gmail.com

This collection explores how space is shaped through coexistence. Inspired by the relationship between stone and water, it sees form as something that evolves through pressure, movement, and time. Through layered construction and organic deconstruction, the garments expand and reshape the space around the body. The work proposes an open condition—where space is formed through presence, movement, and interaction rather than fixed identity.

KNORA CONNOLLY | Framework
@knoramade | knoraconnolly@gmail.com

Framework explores the intersections of my identity and the field of fashion design. I use knitting machines as a tool and motif to convey the tensions between gendered social roles, domestic labor, and the social impacts of industrialization. These machines occupy an awkward civil position, seen as skill flattening and replicatory but simultaneously requiring intense technical ability. Techniques and materials include wire knitting, felting, twining, rust, fully fashioning, found deadstock materials, and community-sourced machine parts.

MOLLY CORRODA | COME BACK SOON
@mollycorroda | mollysusandesign@gmail.com

A collection sparked from a pull to abandoned locations and decay and how those connect to feelings of abandonment, grief, isolation, anger, and, ultimately, self-protection. Every piece and surface has been embellished and treated by hand, putting hours of meticulous work into replicating naturally occurring textures that are overlooked and undesired. Each look and the story behind it is a reclamation- proof that there is still life and beauty in the aftermath of destruction.

AMANDA LINH CRAIN | In Step
@amanda.linh | amandalinhcrain@gmail.com

Designed with you in mind, In Step is built around one guiding principle: wearability. The collection remedies common clothing frustrations in fit and function, and offers comfort without sacrificing sophistication. Minimal and adaptable, the looks are elevated basics that move in harmony with your life. In Step offers clothing that keeps up and never holds back.

THEO JAMES DOSTER | Jest to Impress
@spikesandspursbytheo | gdoster01@gmail.com

Combining the fun elements of clown fashion, with the sensual elements of burlesque, this sexy costume collection is an artistic expression of different themes of clowns from the past.

PARKER GIFFORD | To Be Repaired
@pogifford_art | pogifford@gmail.com

There is a divide between the function that clothing promises and the function it delivers. Fashion on a grand scale takes the form of cyclical novelty and disposability. We misunderstand how clothing is meant to be used and valued. Ownership of clothing is a relationship that only deepens with time, as is the case in any interpersonal relationship. How can consumers be expected to deepen that bond when clothes are made to be fodder to the landfills. Drawing inspiration from human anatomy, workwear, and the feeling of being physically protected, “To be Repaired” explores and experiments with the ways in which clothing can be differently adapted to the human body through functional features or more abstract means.

LESEJEANWA GITHURE | The Age of Stars
@lese_mwa | githuretamwa@gmail.com

Amid today’s bleak global outlook, people are drawn to visions of a brighter future. This collection channels that desire through concepts like Witherwill, imagining a human age that shines like the stars. Though the future is uncertain, hope begins with envisioning it. Inspired by works that idealize humanity’s potential, such as Star Wars and the Ramayana’s Vimanas, this collection continues that tradition of dreaming forward.

LEON GROSSMAN | A Show, For you and For Me
@leon_grossman | leonthescrambler@gmail.com

In this project performers are given outfits that engage the envelope of the human form in novel ways. People seasoned with the language of their bodies are given new conditions and develop a new language of movement established at the depth that they engage their ordinary form. This language will be taught through a performance, emphasizing both individual exploration of the new forms and social engagement between learning peers. These actions will unfold new phenomena and coat the mind with possibilities.

JIAYANG HU | Professional Daydreamer
jiayanghu88@gmail.com

This collection explores a dopamine-driven loop of desire. I draw a parallel between dopamine and delivery workers, both functioning as deliverers that continuously send signals or goods, sustaining an ongoing cycle. All garments are derived from delivery workers’ clothing and parcels, reconstructed to express repetition, contradiction, and constant pursuit.

YOOJUNG JEON | In Between
@art_yjung_ | yoo.jung.jeon03@gmail.com

In Between explores my emotional journey as an international student beyond the idealized image of studying abroad. The collection moves through five emotions—joy, loneliness, anger, fear, and sadness—expressed through color, silhouette, and layered materials such as tulle, organza, and chiffon. Through transparency, movement, and sculptural volume, the garments translate personal emotions into physical form, reflecting vulnerability, tension, and growth while navigating between cultures.

KENNY | woven with love
@kennyweaving | kennyweaving@gmail.com

Fashion should be fun, I am focusing on having as much fun in every aspect of this collection, including weaving all fabric on a floor loom since it brings me so much joy. I've found that having fun with fashion leads to discovering what your style is. That is something that I want to share with people, in hopes that it leads people to experiment with their style.

KSENIIA KHROMENKOVA | The Silver Veil
khkhromen@gmail.com

Regal Awakening explores the theme of resistance to change, followed by gradually embracing the transformation. Drawing from my personal experiences, where change often triggers emotional resistance, I highlight how stepping outside one's comfort zone -- whether in small daily shifts or major life changes, ultimately fosters growth. Influenced by the HBO animated show Scavengers Reign, which portrays character adapting to a hostile, unfamiliar environment, and Beauty and the beast, a tale of transformation through love and understanding, my thesis examines how adversity and new experiences help us evolve. These narratives resonate with me personally, as I've learned that although change can be difficult and emotional, it is essential for self-discovery.

LIAN LI | Volitional Control
@lianlilibrary | lianlicontact@gmail.com

How can a costume be made into an everyday outfit without losing its personality? Volitional Control seeks to answer this question by creating a collection made with care, where every stitch is deliberate. A character is recognisable by their clothing; when bringing fiction to reality, there’s no reason to abandon a character’s identity.

NICO | prod me
@nnnicozzz | nicodigih@gmail.com

I was never that into fashion growing up. In a way, that still stands. The more I open up to it, the more complex that relationship grows. Today, my main mission with sewing has been to make wearable fashion, while working with materials that otherwise may have been discarded or forgotten about. This is where the art of fashion has guided me.

NINA IPPOLITI MCNAMARA | Deliverance
@ninaabaci | nina.i.mcnamara@gmail.com

Utilizing fiber art techniques as a metaphor for the female body, Deliverance turns the grief of my experience with chronic pain and illness into a tactile and visual world. Each look represents a stage of emotional or physical restriction and an area of my life affected by my health. The progression begins with a call for divine relief that is ultimately replaced with self-acceptance.

KESHA PATEL | FOR HER
@kesha_pate.l | keshapatel1117!gmail.com

My dearest sister,

This collection is my love letter to you. For eight years, we’ve explored the underwater world side by side, collecting memories and finding wonder in the presence of extraordinary marine life. Each of the five looks is inspired by an animal that marked one of those shared moments.

This collection is not just about the ocean. It’s about our bond, our shared wonder, and the memories we’ve woven together beneath the surface.

With all my love,
Always.

EVIE POWERS | Should, want, must
@house.of.powers | eviepwrs@gmail.com

"Should, want, must" is a continued exploration of self-satisfaction. The driving forces of my thesis are the ethics of design in a world of mass consumption, and how to realize sustainable ideas in a meaningful way. The collection is individualized and bespoke RTW with an emphasis on textile manipulations and detail work..

ZEEL PRAJAPATI | Threads of Sound
@zeelprajapatii | zeelprajapatii@gmail.com

My collection speaks about constant noise within my mind, expressing movement and rhythm through tassels and bells. Thoughts, emotions, and restless energy translate into a visual and tactile language, while garments embody a sense of audible motion. Every piece draws from a deep history of craftsmanship rooted in the richness of Indian textiles and embroidery, while being reimagined through modern silhouettes. The balance between tradition and modernity transforms internal chaos into thoughtful, expressive, and wearable garments.

REN | For They/Them
@swampwater.soup | reng.designs@gmail.com

A fun, gender & size inclusive streetwear collection. Made for my transgender & nonbinary friends.

TYLER REECE | Indigo
@dino.onl | dino.onl.studio@gmail.com

Indigo is a collection of elevated streetwear looks rooted in function and intention. Titled after the featured dye, each look is crafted entirely from denim, with every detail serving a purpose. Inspired by rockers and bikers, this collection is a call to be bold, stand out, and shine bright. Life is too short to let it slip by, so make the most of every moment. Be a star.craftsmanship.

MALLORY ROY | Mother of Pearl
@miscellaneous_mal | malloryroy28@gmail.com

The shell is a central symbol in my collection Mother of Pearl, serving as a natural talisman of transformation and evolution that I explore both physically and metaphorically through its form, texture, and color. It acts as a bridge between tradition and innovation, shaping the foundation of my designs. This non-traditional bridal collection merges classic silhouettes and romantic codes with modern aesthetics and organic inspirations to create garments that feel timeless, forward-looking, and deeply personal.

JARRETT STRZEPEK | Untitled
@madebyjarrettdaniels | jdstrzepek@gmail.com

With this collection I explore putting myself in the perspective of a future fashion designer, examining styles from today and seeking to interpret their existence carried forward through time.

BEN SUNDIN | PARADOX
@benasundin | benjamin.manthei@gmail.com

Paradox derives its inspiration from the captivating remnants of destructive forces: the untamed, yet purifying, energy of fire and the slow, erosive impact of acid rain.

JOSSELYN VASQUEZ | Metamorphosis
@josselynmv.studio | josselynmariev@gmail.com

Metamorphosis is a collection visually inspired by the process of metamorphosis in a butterfly. Starting at the chrysalis stage, the butterfly's wings slowly break out until it’s ready to fly. It is representative of the human connection to butterflies as a symbol of change; as well as the change that needs to happen in the fashion industry to work towards a more sustainable future. By using all natural materials and dyes, I explore one avenue in which this is possible.