COLUMBUS MONTHLY - Fashion Week Columbus 2019: CCAD Hosts Celebrity Designer
A new generation of fashion designers learned how to get ahead in the industry last week.
Celebrity designer Christian Cowan, headliner of Fashion Week Columbus, shared his experiences in the industry during a Fashion Meets Philanthropy session at Columbus College of Art and Design Thursday night. Cowan spoke about his inspirations, balancing business with art and his meteoric rise to fame due to his work with pop stars such as Lady Gaga and Cardi B.
After a reception in the lobby of the Joseph V. Canzani Center on CCAD’s campus, fashion design students draped in loud patterns, edgy leather, and vibrantly dyed hair filed into the auditorium to hear from one of the brightest stars in the current fashion scene. The event provided a thrilling chance for budding young designers to hear first-hand how their personal brand could blow up overnight.
Ryder Teach, a junior in fashion design at CCAD, says he has been following Cowan for about a year. “Something like this, it really shows you that it’s worth it.” Teach says. “It’s possible, and it’s inspiring.”