Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

WUSTL ArchivesWashington University’s Fashion Design class of 1960Fashion today is about the new, the hip, the cool and — above all else — the young. But such was not always the case. In 1929, a student fashion show at Washington University in St. Louis changed the apparel industry forever by launching juniors’ fashion. In 1934, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis manufacturers became the first to market juniors’ sizes, such as 5, 7 and 9. On May 2, 2004, the university’s School of Art Fashion Design Show will celebrate its 75th anniversary of bringing some of the hottest and most creative couture this side of Paris to a St. Louis runway. This year’s fully choreographed, Paris-style show will be held at Saint Louis Galleria.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki as part of the $56.8 million Sam Fox Arts Center.

Krzysztof Wodiczko’s The St. Louis Projection, a poignant and provocative community art project about the shattering effects of violence and the healing power of public discourse, will be broadcast onto the St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive St., from 9 to 11 p.m., April 16, 17 and 18.

WUSTL ArchivesFashion Design class of 1960Fashion today is about the new, the hip, the cool and — above all else — the young. But such was not always the case. In 1929, a student fashion show at Washington University in St. Louis changed the apparel industry forever by launching the juniors’ dress. On May 2, the School of Art’s Fashion Design Show will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a Paris-style runway extravaganza at Saint Louis Galleria.

A collection of promotional images highlighting some of the garments on display at the 75th Annual Fashion Design Show.

Maki & Associates, TokyoMildred Lane Kemper Art MuseumThe first art museum west of the Mississippi River is getting a new name and a new, state-of-the-art building designed by one of the world’s premier architects, thanks to a $5 million gift from one of Missouri’s most distinguished families.

New York art collectors and patrons Ann Fertig Freedman and Robert L. Freedman have donated a large-scale mixed-media relief painting.

The new center aims to support the study, research and teaching of ethics in areas ranging from medicine to business to architecture.

In addition, Professor Emeritus Leslie J. Laskey will receive the 2004 Dean’s Medal in recognition of his exceptional dedication and advocacy.

A detail from Mariano Sagasta’s winning conceptual master plan for the west side of Brentwood Boulevard north of Highway 40.New York architect Mariano Sagasta has won Washington University’s 2004 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition. The biennial competition, which is open to young architects from around the world, carries a $30,000 first place award to support study and research abroad — the largest such award in the United States.