Threads Fashion Show

Experience the Threads Fashion Show at Central Michigan University, a student-produced runway event that showcases original fashion collections while providing hands-on experience in fashion design, merchandising, event production, marketing, public relations, model management, and creative leadership.

a woman modeling a black dress with a long, lace, black veil

Calling all fashionistas

Showcase your designs on the runway

Use your creativity, passion, and drive for fashion to join a team that coordinates the ultimate fashion runway experience, the Threads Fashion Show! The show offers a unique platform for aspiring apparel designers to showcase your collections or sharpen your skills in one of the following:

  • Fashion design.
  • Public relations.
  • Photography.
  • Video production.
  • Graphic design.
  • Model management.
  • Choreography.
  • Stage lighting and design.
  • Web design.
  • Program guide development.

Turn Passion into Professional Experience

  • The event draws fashion employers looking to hire. Meijer, Wolverine Worldwide, Kohl's, Carhartt, Glik's, and Torrid have sent representatives in previous years.
  • CMU fashion alums have come back to be Threads judges.
  • Designers for the show are all CMU students.
  • Students in the CMU Fashion Show Production course produce almost every aspect of the event.
  • Each year in April, student producers are selected and begin planning for the following year.

Threads Fashion Show 2026 Snapshot

Fashion Merchandising and Design