SUNY Oneonta Students Prepare To Take the Runway for Annual Spring Fashion Show
By BRIANNA FERGUSONSUNY Institute for Local NewsONEONTA
SUNY Oneonta’s annual Spring Fashion Show will return on Saturday, April 25, bringing student-designed garments, elaborate set work and more than 150 models to Alumni Field House’s Dewar Arena for an afternoon celebrating creativity and collaboration.
Hosted by the Student Fashion Society, the show is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., with doors opening at 3:15 p.m. The 2026 theme, “Rococo Revival,” draws inspiration from ornate historical fashion while giving designers room to reinterpret the style through a contemporary lens.
Melanie Lowell, a senior majoring in fashion and textiles and the president of the Student Fashion Society, has been helping to organize the event throughout the spring semester, coordinating designers, models, and judges while ensuring the production comes together as planned.
“I hope our audience feel like they’re transported to another kind of world when we do this Rococo theme,” Lowell said. “Our set design [team] has been working really hard in order to make sure the entire show is fitted with the theme.”
Lowell said the show is meant not only to entertain but also to highlight the extensive work students put into their designs.
