What is A2W?
Art2WearTM (A2W) is an educational event where students gain experience by coordinating and producing an annual wearable art production. Young designers are challenged to imagine, create, and inspire by expressing their point of view through wearable art. This highly anticipated show fuses the talents of several departments in the College of Design and beyond, exposing student designers to the broader field of wearable art, digital media production, and fashion. A2W attracts attendees from all over the Triangle by encouraging participation through engaging the student body, the Raleigh community, and the broader design industry.
Mission
Our mission is to inspire and empower students to explore the art of wearable creations by providing a platform for them to express their creativity and push the boundaries of traditional art forms. Through collaboration, innovation, and education, we aim to create a community that values and celebrates the intersection of art, fashion, and the digital world. We strive to foster a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages personal growth and expression, and to showcase the power of wearable art as a medium for storytelling.
Vision
Our vision is to inspire a new generation of artists and designers to use wearable art as a canvas to create unique, imaginative, and thought-provoking pieces that challenge conventional ideas of fashion and art. We hope to encourage the blend of physical and digital construction to push the imaginations of the next generation of designers.
Wearable Art & Technology
Wearable art is a product or sculptural piece that interacts with the body and serves as either a cultural artifact, an artistic expression, a reflector of society, outward illustration of a person’s identity, starter of revolutions, economic building block, basic human need, or body covering. Technology serves to enhance and elevate the story of these wearable pieces through digital storytelling, immersion, or to push the boundaries of what “wearable” means.
We are delighted to announce our theme for Art2Wear 2023!! This year’s theme is KINETIC - of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewithin, active, lively, dynamic. As the College of Design moves into its 75th year, we celebrate the movement, growth, & passion of our student body. Stay tuned to see what surprises this year holds!
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Throwback to the 2020’s Selcouth designers and their astounding craftmanship. Absolutely gorgeous!
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Look at those details! Our designers really went all out back in 2019 for Circularity.
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Our models were killing these looks for Caesura 2018!!
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Jumping back all the way to 2017’s collection The Art of Deja Vu! In 2017 we presented a photo booth to take photos at for the show. Looks like our designers had a lot of fun! Would you guys like a photobooth this year?
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It`s time for Throwback Thursday! Today we jump back all the way to The Virtue of Obsession in 2016. Enjoy these behind the scenes photos from the show. What’s your favorite A2W memory?
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