‘#Bethechange IN STYLE’ exhibition opens at MSU’s Cullis Wade Depot art gallery

Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Mississippi — Undergraduate and graduate students of the Mississippi State Fashion Design and Merchandising Program at the School of Human Sciences and the Department of Art showcase their talents in a newly installed exhibit on campus of Starkville.

“#bethechange IN STYLE” is on display until November 9 at MSU’s Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery, Second Floor, MSU Welcome Center, 75 BS Hood Drive. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Admission is free to the exhibit, which features featured artists and designers Natalie Click of Fletcher, Missouri; Sydney Fava from Clarksdale; Jesse Newton of Eupora; Cecelia “CeCe” Turner of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Marcus Williams of Raymond.

Visitors to the exhibit can explore a range of creative and enduring styles through the items on display, including two garments from MSU’s historic costume and textile collection.

Rachel Woodward, MSU Fashion Design and Merchandising Lecturer, organized the event with support from Lori Neuenfeldt, MSU Art Instructor and Gallery Director, as well as MSU’s Office of Sustainability, MSU Fashion Board and Fashion House, a group of fashion designers within Fashion Board.

Neuenfeldt said each piece on display is unique and shows a way to recycle fashion, from recycling waste to painting on second-hand denim.

Woodward said more and more luxury designers are changing their business practices to be more environmentally friendly, but upcycling is not a new trend.

“For over 100 years, world events have influenced the love and need for sustainable fashions,” she said. “Today fashion brands are thinking about water use, waste, life cycle and chemicals used in fabric processing and clothing design.”

For more information on the exhibition, visit www.caad.msstate.edu/exhibitions/2021/bethechange-style.

Learn more about the MSU College of Architecture, Art and Design at www.caad.msstate.edu; School of Humanities, www.humansci.msstate.edu.

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