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Innovation Meets Inclusion: MSU Students Design Adaptive Fashions for New York City Runway

October 30, 2025

Four Michigan State University students stepped into the spotlight in New York City as featured designers at the 2025 "iCAN Do Anything" Fashion Show hosted by the International Institute for the Brain (iBRAIN) to celebrate and promote adaptive and inclusive fashion. The MSU students — Jillian Kelly, Tristian Laney, Rico Seatts, and Reagan Wiley — all majoring in Apparel and Textile Design (ATD), were among a select group of designers who created custom adaptive garments for students with brain-based disabilities.

Apparel and Textile Design Major Combines Academic and Athletic Passions for Internship

March 21, 2023

With childhood memories of crafting garments for her dolls and watching her mother use sewing patterns, Lauren Freeland rediscovered her love of fashion as an Apparel and Textile Design major at Michigan State University. "I didn’t realize I wanted to pursue fashion design as a career until college but, looking back now, I can see I've always had a love…