Austin Community College District (ACC) Fashion Incubator launches a course in collaboration with Macy’s as part of the brand’s social purpose platform, Mission Every One. For aspiring fashion designers, this course provides an expanded checklist, … Continue reading
Austin Fashion Week Celebrates Emerging Talent from ACC Fashion Incubator
As the curtains draw on another Austin Fashion Week, the spotlight shines brightly on the collaboration between the city’s premier fashion event and designers-in-residence at Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Fashion Incubator. ACC Fashion Incubator’s … Continue reading
ACC partners with Macy’s for Holiday Style Scholars Celebration and Scholarship Awards
Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Fashion Incubator hosts the Holiday Style Scholars event at the ACC Fashion Incubator Studios to celebrate the achievements of talented student design leaders. Two prestigious scholarships also will be provided … Continue reading
Fashion Designers! Register Now for Gerber Technology AccuMark 2D Course
“The Gerber Accumark pattern design software and 3D fitting software are powerful tools that allow designers to work efficiently and to professional standards.” – ACC Fashion Incubator Student Skylar Johnson. For Austin Community College District … Continue reading
Happening Now: ACC student competing at New York Fashion Week
Local fashion designer and ACC student Lisa Husberg is in New York competing against six other designers at the inaugural SohoMuse & Runway 7 Runway Muse show. Husberg is a member of the ACC Fashion … Continue reading
ACC talks Black History Month: Michelle Washington
Throughout Black History Month, Austin Community College District (ACC) asks influential and accomplished faculty, staff, and students to discuss what Black History Month means to them. Michelle Washington is an instructional coordinator at the ACC … Continue reading
ACC Fashion Incubator and Macy’s Barton Creek Square launch new, virtual program
Austin Community College District’s Fashion Incubator and Macy’s Barton Creek Square announce a new collaboration to help aspiring fashion designers and creative business owners explore what it takes to launch their own fashion business. Together, … Continue reading
Fashion Incubator and Fashion Design students create graduation stoles for ACC faculty, staff
Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff who earn a new credential from another institution will soon have a special Riverbat stole to wear at graduation. The idea originated during a meeting between all the … Continue reading
ACC Fashion Design, CAD, and Art faculty and staff pull resources to create protective equipment for employees and community
Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff are creating essential personal protective equipment to help keep employees and the community safe and prepared during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Facial Coverings using Fashion Lab The Fashion … Continue reading
Bursting at the seams: Treasured handmade fabric collection gifted to ACC Fashion Incubator
Cosette Russell was known for her fabric marbling techniques. “Her work was displayed and sold at the Supreme Court gift shop and in the Smithsonian Museum Store Catalogue,” says Aysha White, Russell’s daughter. “She would … Continue reading