Beyond Fashion
Beyond Fashion
The Vignelli Center for Design Studies sponsors a much anticipated event, Beyond Fashion. A celebration of design and community, Beyond Fashion weaves together a diverse collection of garments crafted by select local designers and students from RIT College of Art and Design’s Metal and Jewelry Design and Industrial Design.
2025
Theme: Vignelli Canon
The fifth Beyond Fashion event explored the Vignelli Canon. Students developed work around its Intangibles, while community designers responded to its Tangibles. The event also marked the 15th anniversary of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.
Garments and wearables by RIT students and local designers drew on the Vignelli Archives and brought these design principles to the runway.
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Arianna Leo
Photo by Max Lopoukhine
Photo by Ethan Trinidad
Community Designers
Jazz Zehr
Jenna Gagnier
Jean Stephens + Elizabeth Berry
Wendy Marks + William Rivera-Bloodworth
RIT Fabrick
Tamia Buckley
Vincent Caruana
Jacob Yoon
Zoe Shearer
Aiden Spicer
Christopher Rose
Edward Elliott
Kimberly Tana
Student Designers: Ambiguity, Appropriateness, Discipline
Sebastian Bazaldua Rivera
Alexis Jarvis
Teddy Doherty
Emily Ohl
Marcia Liu
Jaydon Thompson
Student Designers: Visual Power, Discipline, Pragmatics
Mia Pereira
Maya Bochnik
Yilin Shen
Yaojin Wang
Maahi Kukadia
Caroline Brown
McKenna Barker
Student Designers: Clarity, Timelessness
Ella Schroll
Gabrielle Pantel
Noga Bliss
Liyun Yu
Dylen Harbison
Mark Sallay
Tianxin Zhang
Genesee Community College Designers
Lyric Jones
Sydney Collini
Jennifer Kelly
Abigail Aguirre
Juliet Besch-Turner
Chloe Walker
Rosa Maria Fernandez
Alexandra Witmer
Judith Newton
Reese Koukides
Models
Del Lester
Gaby Douzet
Jacob Murray
Annabel Ennis
Emily Hogan
Yoshi Babu
Jupiter Chen
Laila Porter
Natalie Lamphier
Hartley Bauer
Victoria Smith-Colon
Huá Xing
Eden White
Robert Tetreault
Tyler Dennis
Dom Schmieder
Stefen Lempert
Gabrielle Payne
Katherine Hansson
Jimmy Mcgovern
Sam ‘Mars’ Cazer
Bella Bullard
Kaitlyn Gray
Flynn Djan
Lauren Ward Smith
Jamal Oshinono
Dessa Shapiro
Adriana Zhao
Sorkhugtami Julie Bolor
Jana Gold
McKenzie Lam
Bryanna Hoang
Noa Spanier
Ana Velasquez
Hernán Barretto-Guillermo
Additional Models Credited with Individual Work
Julia Rosander
Josmyne Floissac
Kaspar Brugger
Production Team
Jackson Palmer, Producer
Morgan Cashman, Media Producer
Jason Arena, Co-Executive Producer
Maddy Schoenfeld, Executive Producer
Vignelli Center Team
Josh Owen
Jennifer Whitlock
Graphic Design + Branding
Sevinch Abdullayeva
Faculty
Jason Arena
Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez
Melissa Dawson
Laurel Fulton
Laura Taylor
Sponsors
Shop One
RIT Auxiliary Services
Special Thanks
Kurt Ingerick
Kory Samuels
Todd Jokl
RIT Tech Crew
Amanda Hughes
Andrew Sevigny
Emily Hogan
Adrian Auld
RIT HUB
Shop One Employees
Aaron Garland
John Aasp
Julia Abbonizio
MAGIC Spell Studios
Eva Sarachan-Dubay
R. Roger Remington
Music
Olivia Samuels
Production Assistants
Grace Fairchild
Eshanya Sandhu
Sophia Pries
Laura Vitale
Alyssa Neff
Lilaina Cavendish
Claire Wang
Noah Dailey
Ben Kayser-Cochran
Kaitlyn Kavanagh
Olafisoye Olalere
Jack Connolly
Maureen McLean
New Media Design Team
Jackson Palmer
Gaby Douzet
Kaitlyn Kavanagh
Sofia Orlando
Sophia Pries
Noa Spanier
Claire Wang
Sharon Wang Liu
Erick Wittmann
Documentation
Chase Honahan
Grace Monahan
Liam Myerow
Gina Lehmann
Bryant Williams
Gina Lee
Audrey Gavagan
Max Lopoukhine
Arianna Leo
Ethan Trinidad
Carlos Sanchez
John Hodges
Kathryn Zurovchak
Jackson Burns Bulmer
MAGIC PAs
Parker Long
Margaret Gardella
Event Photographers
Arianna Leo
Bryant Williams
Ethan Bissinger
Ethan Trinidad
Gina Lee
Jack Connolly
Alyssa Neff
Carlos Sanchez
Aoife Bell
Max Lopoukhine
Photobooth
Chase Honahan
Grace Monahan
Liam Myerow
Matias Ardila
Book Direction
Josh Owen
Maddy Schoenfeld
Book Design
Jolie Greco
Hannah Nettikadan
Book Production
Dylan Lipp
2024
Theme: On the Table
The 2024 Beyond Fashion event is titled ‘On the Table’, paying tribute to Vignelli designs that exist on the tabletop. This theme asks designers to leave nothing on the table.
‘In arranging a table, it is important to be complex–not complicated, but complex in one’s reference’
-Lella Vignelli
Student Participants
Involved groups/designers:
Oro Designs
RIT New Media Design
Gates Andrews
RIT Soft Studio
JST
RIT Metals and Jewelry
Pat Pauly
RIT Fabrick
Oro Designs Models:
Valentina Scottini
Jasmine Khamphanthiath
Pia Mier Y Teran
Chris Baron
Will Myhalenko
Charles Parker
Liam Breakell
Gretchen Wehr
Oro Designs Design Team:
Grayson Garver
Sophia Pries
Hailey Moore
Emily Menna
Irene Tu
Maya Probeck
New Media Design Participants:
Lily Kniseley
Tina Lin
Morgan Best
Rachel Sisson
Grace Campbell
Farah Ahamed
Jason Arena
New Media Design Team:
Zane London
Will Mruz
Zach Glidden
Jackson Palmer
Liam Breakell
Gates Andrews Models:
Wren Andrews
Zack Punturiero
Dylen Harbison
Ian Field
Gates Andrews
Kasim Wallace
Abdullah Sakayl
Katherine Hansson
Gates Andrews Design Team:
Danielle Antonacci
Vaishy Ravichandar
Lasya Josyula
Genevieve Cox
RIT Soft Studio Student Designers:
Maya Bochnik
Ella Carnes
Isabella Heffron
Yuejia Luo
Emily Ohl
Joanne Tong
RIT Soft Studio Design Team:
Adam Dunn
Aeris Peng
Noa Spanier
Mithali Bajore
JST Models:
Yusra Khalid
Aaliah De Gale
Samantha Cox
Macie Joliffe
Jaqueline Whittman
Jenell Hall
Rachel Marriott
Harmonie Sango
JST Design Team:
Mason Marlowe
Dayne Stein
Mary Clements
Anahita Chemparathy
Ysabella Amurao
Jessica Reminder
RIT Metals and Jewelry Student Designers:
Marcia Liu
Ruorui Mu
Yuntian Zhou
Soph Shufelt
Sierra Apicella
Kate Seckar
Lucy Angrisano
Ariel Li
Charlotte Partin
RIT Metals and Jewelry Design Team:
Abby Hart
Sadie Holland
Michelle Arevalo
Mars Cazer
Pat Pauly Models:
McKenzie Lam
Gabrielle Payne
Zevez Zalay
Liliana Cavendish
Katie Stanley
Sara Munoz
Sophia Sosa
Sophia Pries
Pat Pauly Design Team:
Leah Healy
TJ Hampton
Leanne Pelaez
Kaitlyn Kavanagh
Ace Biggs
RIT Fabrick Student Designers:
Christopher Rose
Jacob Yoon
Zipporah Teppo
Gaby Douzet
Gabrielle Pantelle
Edward Elliot
RIT Fabrick Design Team:
Olivia Williamson-Britton
Gaby Douzet
Jessica Hall
Bryan Bigham
Production Team:
Brandon Riley
Yohemery Kpodo
Valentina Scottini
Stacy Nethery
Maddy Schoenfeld
New Media Design Graphics:
Abby Hart
Sadie Holland
Michelle Arevalo
Mars Cazer
Troy Ramiscal
Ivan Ochoa
Leah Healy
TJ Hampton
Leanne Pelaez
Kaitlyn Kavanagh
Ace Biggs
Grayson Garver
Sophia Pries
Hailey Moore
Emily Menna
Irene Tu
Maya Probeck
Mason Marlowe
Dayne Stein
Danielle Antonacci
Mary Clements
Anahita Chemparathy
Ysabella Amurao
Jessica Reminder
Olivia Williamson-Britton
Gaby Douzet
Jessica Hall
Bryan Bigham
Adam Dunn
Aeris Peng
Noa Spanier
Mithali Bajore
Zane London
Will Mruz
Zach Glidden
Jackson Palmer
Liam Breakell
Vaishy Ravichandar
Lasya Josyula
Genevieve Cox
Reporter Magazine Team:
Alyssa Neff
Adrian Dowd-Pettingill
Ysabella Amurao
Kath Hollembaek
Liam Conroe
Mariella Santiago
Nicole Arcila
Katie Ames
Gina Lee
Anh Vu
Natania Kerbs
Vignelli Center Team:
Josh Owen
Jennifer Whitlock
Graphic Design:
Hannah Nettikadan
Jolie Greco
Faculty:
Jason Arena
Melissa Dawson
Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez
Laurel Fulton
Kristy Boyce
Sponsors:
Brimar Industries
Shop One
Special Thanks:
Julia Abbonizio
Wendy Marks
Kurt Ingerick
Amanda Hughes
Andrew Sevigny
Eva Sarachan-Dubay
Todd Jokl
Aaron Garland
Felicia Swartzenberg
The Shop One Team
Keli DiRisio
Anna Videto
Zo Murray
R. Roger Remington
The Vignelli Planning Group
The HUB Team
RIT Auxiliary Services
RIT University Gallery
MAGIC Spell Studios
Models:
McKenzie Lam
Gabrielle Payne
Zevez Zalay
Liliana Cavendish
Katie Stanley
Sara Munoz
Sophia Sosa
Sophia Pries
Yusra Khalid
Aaliah De Gale
Samantha Cox
Macie Joliffe
Jaqueline Whittman
Jenell Hall
Rachel Marriott
Harmonie Sango
Kasim Wallace
Abdullah Sakayl
Katherine Hansson
Valentina Scottini
Jasmine Khamphanthiath
Pia Mier Y Teran
Chris Baron
Will Myhalenko
Charles Parker
Liam Breakell
Gretchen Wehr
Camille Uadiale
Yixuan Xia
Three Lanzone
Shay Glover
Music:
Lucas Cleary
Production Assistants:
Erin Brophy
Grace Fairchild
Jennifer Saloutenko
John Curley
Patrick Okolo
Heartly Bauer
Documentation:
Ethan Bessinger
Bella Bullard
Maggie Canniff
Nakai Chinogwenya
Bethany Couture
Audrey Gangavan
Maizy Hanson
Gina Lehmann
Sam Su
Matias Ardila
Morgan Cashman
Chase Honahan
Michaela Ireland
MAGIC PAs:
Parker Long
Jack Barry
Roselyle Zhao
Jen Ford
Aidan Correll
Elizabeth Husarek
2023
Theme: The Grid is Everything
Student Participants
RIT Fabricks
Jacob Yoon
Christopher Rose
Robbie Dyson
Bennett Hu
Sean Lyons
Eddie Elliot
Liam Breakell
Josiah “Jazz” Zehr
Gabrielle Payne
Gail Hooke
Molly Gershon
Dom Schmieder
Kiara Hall
Avani Higuchi
Andrew Lin
Joy Zeng
Kennedy Intihar
RIT Metals
Zixuan Ni
Ruichu Yu
Ruorui Mu
Yixuan Xia
Cece Plympton
Sophia Shufelt
Yuntian Zhou
Nastassia Witte
Kajel Snehalbhai Shah
Kai Forman
RIT Industrial Design
Natalie Faiola
Graham Freer
Bella Lancelotta
Alley Babcock
Josh Gleason
Gates Andrews
Designers
Wendy Marks
Pat Pauly
Andrew Scott
Margaret Manders
Rita DeNicuolo
Kelly Gampietro
Team
Etta Arnold, Producer
Emma Williamson, Producer
Alley Babcock, Content Producer
Maddy Schoenfeld, Executive Producer
RIT New Media Design
Farah Ahamed
Shaun Auriemma
Lauryn Beale
Morgan Best
Bryan Bigham
Chelsea Bishop
Kamy Bitely
Sara Chappel
Alexa Contreras
Ryan Costolnick
Grady Crossland
John Curley
Snigdha Das
JamieLynn Gallagher
Drew Genel
Katelin Griffin
Liana Grosser
Joseph Jimenez
Will Kettell
Lily Kniseley
Morgan Kong
Yohermry Kpodo
Cassidy Kress
Sydney Lewkowicz
Corina Lougie
Braelyn Mcfarland
Alexis Mildren
Patrick Okolo
Jon Orris
Lena Pang
Griffin Paradee
Allison Regnante
Nyasia Revill
Lily Rice
Brandon Riley
Jennifer Saloutenko
Heather Shields
Rachel Sisson
Noa Spanier
Caitlin Tak-Nguyen
Tyler Townley
Jaelin Vernon
Max Wakeling
Annelise Wall
Gwendolyn Williams
Joy Zeng
2022
Theme: The Subway Map
Student Participants
RIT Fabricks
Bennett Hu
Robbie Dyson
Andrew Lin
Eddie Elliott
Jacob Yoon
Joy Zeng
RIT Soft Studio
Nolan Smith
Kevin Zhao
Cole Szczerbacki
Xiaodong Nie
Ginevra Godwin
Daniel Martinez
Team
Massimo Greco, Producer
Sophia Scaravillio, Producer
Maddy Schoenfeld, Executive Producer
Josh Owen, Director, VCDS
RIT Metal
Nastassia Witte
Ruorui Mu
Mingyu Han
Tori Wicksall
Sophia Shufelt
Stella Huang
Hannah Wilson
Kajal Shah
Yayan Zhang
Yixuan Xia
Madeeha Ahmad
Zixuan Ni
Designers
Jenna Gagnier
Abigail Benkovich
2021
Theme: Vignelli
Student Participants
RIT Soft Studio
Robert Deane
Ariella Knight
Shen Liu
Jos Mayo
Evan Murphy
Tayo Oke
Jacqueline Qiu
Zaheer Shujayee
Anqi Zhu
Giacomo Barbero
Evangeline Crouch
Kiley Gallant
Gillian Gallets
Mikey Gambino
Phoebe Huey
Matt Kurkoski
Jake Leonardi
Xiaodong Nie
Lena Ohara
Gwen Riemer
Nathalie Simon
RIT Metal
Seojung Kang
Yuan Yuan Li
Yaoxuan Liu
Zixuan Ni
Designers
Jenna Gagnier
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Team
Julia Abbonizio
Maddy Schoenfeld
Josh Owen