FTD Emerging Designers Showcase
Fashion Design Runway Show and Textile Design Showcase
The FTD Emerging Designers Showcase debuts the senior collections of students graduating from the Wilson College of Textiles’ fashion and textile design (FTD) program.
Before they go on to design for Lululemon, Anthropologie, Pottery Barn and show at New York Fashion Week, students graduating from the fashion and textile design (FTD) program in the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University will debut their senior collections this April during NC State Fashion Week.
The FTD Emerging Designers Showcase celebrates collections made during the capstone course for students majoring in FTD.
Students in the fashion design concentration will their collections down the runway during a show at NC State’s Talley Student Union. Collections range from ready-to-wear to avante-garde.
Those concentrating in textile design will display collections of home textiles, apparel, fiber art and more during an exhibition in the Textiles Complex.
When and Where
Textile Design Showcase Opening Event: April 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
Gallery Open April 20-22, 2026, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wilson College of Textiles Convocation Center
1020 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh
(No Tickets Required)
Fashion Design Runway Show: April 25, 2026, 7 p.m.
Talley Student Union, Piedmont/Mountains Ballroom
(Tickets Available Soon)