Kent State to Honour Zandra with the Prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame Award

Zandra is thrilled to be honoured with the prestigious Fashion Hall of Fame Award at Kent State University. In its 35th year, the prestigious Kent State School of Fashion Hall of Fame award celebrates the outstanding contributions to fashion made by an individual. The accolade honors the unique qualities of their leadership. It champions the aspiration and inspiration they and their business of fashion offer the next generation of fashion graduates at Kent State. Rhodes joins an illustrious group of inductees that includes Omar Salam, Kenneth Cole, Estee Lauder, Oscar de la Renta, Dana Buchman, Leonardo Ferragamo and Josie Natori.

“Dame Zandra Rhodes is a true icon, an inspiring artist with a unique command of patterns and colors in her fashion and textile designs. We are very honored to host her as our 2024 School of Fashion Hall of Fame Inductee and to have her join our community in April,” said Mourad Krifa, Director of the School of Fashion.

Image credit: Zandra Rhodes show at The Roundhouse, London, 1975