School of Fashion Hall of Fame

Since 1989, this prestigious award celebrates the outstanding contribution to fashion made by an individual. The accolade honors the unique qualities of their leadership. It champions the aspiration and inspiration they and their business of fashion offer the next generation of fashion graduates at Kent State. 

2024 Hall of Fame 

British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes has been named the 2024 inductee of Kent State University’s School of Fashion Hall of Fame.

In the early 1960s, Rhodes launched her iconic brand that took the fashion scene by storm with its fusion of print, textiles, and pattern. Originally seen as “too extreme,” her bold designs earned her the nickname “the Princess of Punk,” and led her to dress household names like Freddie Mercury, Diana Ross, Barbara Streisand, Princess Anne and Princess Diana.

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Hall of Fame Lecture


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Omar Salam

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Kenneth Cole

2020

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2019

The Dillard Family: William Dillard II & Alex Dillard

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Molly Langenstein

2017

Don Witkowski

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Josie Natori

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Tom Cole

Margaret Clark Morgan

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Michael Weiss

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Allen Questrom

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Anna Sui

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Charles Kleibacker

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Arthur Martinez

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Nancy McCann

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Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

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Henry Dunay

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Thomas J. Barber

John T. Cody Jr.

1995

Dr. June F. Mohler

Judith Leiber

1994

Dr. Brage Golding

Estée Lauder

1993

Richard T. Catalano

Robert A. Glick

Charles G. Horn

1991

Lynn Manulis

Martha Phillips

Mary McFadden

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Bernard Ozer

1990

Linda Allard

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Pauline Trigère

1989

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