SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FASHION INSTITUTE
2026 SENIOR FASHION SHOW
An evening where imagination transforms into form and emerging designers bring their visions to the runway.
U n c h art e d Dre a m an SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 GRAND THEATRE
Welcome
Fashion begins with imagination. Tonight, that imagination takes shape.
THE 2026 SENIOR FASHION SHOW celebrates the vision, dedication, and craftsmanship of our graduating designers. Each collection represents months of research, concept development, patternmaking, and garment construction.
This production is the result of collaboration between students in Collection Development, Fashion Show Production, and Fashion Merchandising. Together they have created every aspect of tonight’s experience, from concept and styling to music, staging, and visual storytelling.
We invite you to experience the creativity and voice of the next generation of designers.
Opening Remarks
An original poem written for SLCC 2026 Runway Show by: Dr. Brenda Sieczkowski
SLCC Poet Laureate & Associate Professor of English
The Runway
Opening Presentation
Senior Designer Collections
Each designer presents a six-look collection.
1st Half of Show
Jersey Millard
Happy Memo
Inspiration: Childhood toys
Saige Adamson
Postcards from Me
Inspiration: Travel, my style, friends and family
Janae Bevan
Elegant Restraint
Inspiration: My inspiration is a cross between streetwear and evening wear, joining edge with elegance. I love the idea of hardware, straps, and asymmetry being combined with full length gowns and clean-cut fitted pieces. I wanted to take two vastly different styles and create a new one that was unconventional, but also bold and empowering.
Leo Conger
Old Growth Collection
Inspiration: The old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.
Carolina Quinn Lozano-Ashton
Collection Title - Pokémon: A Kaleidoscope of Color
Inspiration: This collection is a kaleidoscope of my life—reflecting my love of learning, my heritage, my friendships, my love of rainbows, and my love of Pokémon. Each look captures the people, passions, and experiences that have shaped me. Bold color and inclusive design celebrate my belief that fashion is for everyone. Three key looks (Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon) anchor the collection, with colors inspired by my heritage and my love for my home country, Colombia.
Grant Woodland
Subconscious
Inspiration: Subconscious explores the layers of the mind, suppressed emotions, fragmented memories, an identity you didn’t know was there. This collection is the space in between reality and illusion where nothing is fully defined but everything is so personal.
Ana Castro
Emotional Diaspora: The Art of Movement and Memory
This collection explores the emotional experience of migration, focusing on the relationship between memory, identity, and movement. It reflects how leaving a place shapes a layered sense of self, where past and present coexist. Through this work, I aim to express both the feeling of displacement and the resilience that comes from it.
Micaela Powell
Fen Bloom
Inspiration: Wetlands, marshy nature, earth tones
Merlin Anderson
The Arcane Order
Inspiration: Mages
Half of Show
2nd
Micah Taylor
Tangled Birds
Inspiration: Inspired by the feeling of being a tangled bird fighting for the freedom of flight.
Feroza Asef
Dreamscape
Inspiration: A Midnight Summers Dream
Daxton Price
The Idea of being A Man
Inspiration: The coexisting energies of feminine masculinity
Abigail Maat
Girlhood
Inspiration: For my collection I was inspired by girlhood and the playfulness of being a kid. I was heavily inspired by playing dress up when I was little and the unique pattern and silhouette mixing.
Alex Martinez
Aestas
Inspiration: The Marias
Jenna Lloyd
Swamp Doll
Inspiration: Mushrooms, swamps, nature
Parley Bowers
Echoes of Applause
Inspiration: Pagliacci
Katie Fox
Business Underground
Inspiration: Business wear, street wear, with a sprinkle of 90’s punk
Mckayla Howlett
Delicate Thorns
Inspiration: I was inspired by fashion eras across history, including Ancient Greek, Regency, and especially Medieval. I’ve always been drawn to the idea of a lady knight, and the ability to maintain your femininity while still embracing elements of masculinity.
Victor Matvienko
Secrets
Inspiration: My inspirations are the straitjacket and the body bag. These two concepts play with ideas of holding in and letting go. In my collection, you’ll also see what I call hybrid garments - pieces that merge and transform into one another: a dress with traces of a classic jacket, trousers that extend into gloves, or two skirts or two dresses fused together. Another concept explored in this collection is a concept of privacy, secrecy, and hidden identity.
Technical Design Students
Technical Design Showcase
Team Meraq
Katherine Barth
Lauren Bone
Nicole Carlin
Abigail Measles
Team B.A.A.H.
Daniella Alva
Ana Castro
Brittan Cummings
Andrew Hyman
Production
Fashion Show Production Students
Fashion Merchandising Students
Styling Team
Hair & Makeup Artists (Blood & Blush)
Models
Backstage Dressers
Lighting & Sound Technicians (Grand Theater)
Faculty & Program Leadership Special Thanks
Program Manager: Mojdeh Sakaki
Fashion Design Faculty : Maria Skelton
Fashion Merchandising Faculty: Matt Monson
Production Instructor: Kim Kienow
Support Team: SLCC Fashion Club
Institutional Marketing
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our industry partners, community sponsors, and friends of the Fashion Institute whose contributions help bring this event to life:
Our families, alumni, collaborators, supporters, stage management by Dustin, Utah Arts Alliance, SLCC Arts & Cultural Events (ACE), Seth Miller &The Grand Theater
Professor Tyler Smith & his film students, our DJ Sebastian, hair and makeup by Blood & Blush … Thank you for championing creativity and the future of fashion!
Dr. Brenda Sieczkowski
SLCC Poet Laureate & Associate Professor of English
Where imagination becomes form, and dreams step into the light.
