
An image of Marist Fashion's Annual Silver Needle Runway
Silver Needle Runway
Silver Needle Runway 33
The 33rd Annual Silver Needle Runway coincides with the Marist Fashion Program’s new state-of-the-art home in the Steel Plant Studios. This opens a new chapter for the Program, giving us a chance to reflect on the past, present and future of fashion. SNR33 is a reflection of the future of fashion, showcasing the talents of the next generation who will shape the world of fashion.
Awards & Scholarships
The senior designers’ collections and portfolios are reviewed by a jury of industry professionals. Each designer presents their garments and creative process during Senior Thesis Presentations. The judges critique the collections and portfolios, while selecting award finalists as follows:
Fashion Awards
- Best Collection: Leander Trotter
- Best Portfolio: Leander Trotter
- Best Thesis: Joanna Musacchio
- Best Garment: Alexa Wisnieski
- Cutty Sark Scholarship: Alexa Gillert
- Kate Spade & Company Foundation: Kristina Ultimo
- Mary Abodo Scholarship: Dylan Broder
- Fashion Faculty Award: Marla Dipoto
- Junior Design Scholarship: Isabel Holden
- Junior Merchandising Scholarship: Carolina Manco
- Sophomore Design Scholarship: Veronica Kleenk
- Sophomore Merchandising Scholarship: Lea Sciancalepore
- Mporium Scholarship: Rachel Steinberg & Julia Mazzella
- YMA Scholarship: Madeline Dinito
- Eva Block Memorial Scholarship: Madeline Dinito
- NRF Rising Star Scholarship: Catherine Gambeski
- Threads Magazine Sewing Award: Sarah Rexford
- NRF Next Generation Scholarship: Marissa Keegan
- GAGE Foundation Scholarship: Peggy Chiang
- Fulbright Scholarship: Madysen Gabel
Merchandising Capstone Awards
- Merchandising Innovation Award, “Find your Grip”: Sara Craft, Lizzie Oser, Katie Alden
- Merchandising Research Award, “Everybody Dyes”: Tess Cimino, Caroline Ricci, Paulina Selecky, Jacquelyn Kaiser
- Merchandising Promotion Award, “Real Like Me”: Jenna Hostetler, Ren Kolongowski, Kallen Leeseberg
- Merchandising Business Award, “One seventy two”: Julie Ward, Sarah Vermillion, Rebecca Zhuo