In collaboration with Marymount’s Department of Fashion Design & Merchandising, Cody Gallery presents Portfolio in Motion: Metamorphosis, supported by Fashion Centre at Pentagon City. This exhibition showcases Marymount’s fashion design student’s senior lines created for a specific target market and freshman designer’s tailored garments. An opening will be held virtually on Friday, May 7 at 5:00pm. Please join using the link above.

Marymount University’s annual Portfolio in Motion fashion show is a highlight of each academic year and is one of the largest events on campus produced by students. This year, the Fashion Show Production class has taken a new approach to developing the traditional show by creating a digital fashion film. The students have put the same dedication and creativity into showcasing their works and talents in an innovative way.

This year’s fashion show is planned and produced by eight students in Fashion Merchandising, alongside 20 Fashion Design students who have conceptualized garments and created an aesthetically pleasing and functional line of apparel. Students also collaborated with their peers in the Graphic and Media Design program to create this year’s logo and promotional advertisements.

This year’s theme for Portfolio in Motion, “Metamorphosis”, was coined by the students in response to the difficult year of 2020 experiencing growth through. The students interpreted this year’s PIM as a new transformation and a new era. Leaving a difficult year behind them, they are choosing to celebrate a positive change! Butterflies represent resurrection, hope, change and growth. The students connected this idea to the reality of the world they’re living in and its effect on the fashion industry. The process of transformation being Metamorphosis.

All garment displays were collaboratively created by design and merchandising students in AA212 Fashion Industry & Promotion and AA330 Omni-channel Fashion Retailing.

Senior Fashion Design Students Showcased: Lauren Anderson, Elfaz Biratu, Sarah Chaudery, Alexandra Cohen, Meredith Laubach, Callie Ottinger, and Shelby Trible.

Freshman Fashion Design Students Showcased: Zaina Elshaer, Erica Fenwick, Yotwarit “Best” Kornwoodtikun, and Lydia Thomas.

Fashion Merchandising Displays: Deonaè Carter-Beale, Izzy Esparza, Mina Hamodah, Alyson McNair, Lia Medley, Shri Parekh, Gabby Scotto, Carolyn Treuting and Emily Vasquez.

Faculty Advisors: Julia Ravindran, Dr. Jennifer Yang, Latisha Winston and Bill Allen

2021 Portfolio in Motion Film Producers: Mariana Reyes, Executive Director; Emily Vasquez, Public Relations;  and Varsha Paturi, Stylist