URI 19th annual Spring Splash fashion show
Event set for Sunday, April 23, in the Memorial Union Ballroom Photo, top: A model in the 2019 Spring Splash fashion show pauses on the runway. (URI Photo/Michael Salerno) There’s no better way to spring into the new season of fashion than by joining University of Rhode Island Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design students for an evening of creativity and fashion . On Sunday, April 23, at 4:30 p.m., URI is set to host its 19th annual Spring Splash fashion show in the Memorial Union Ballroom, highlighting the work of the students in the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design. Susan Hannel, an associate professor, has been organizing the fashion show since 2004. In 2019, Elaine Grullon joined URI as an assistant teaching professor and has worked alongside Hannel in putting on the event ever since. “When Elaine joined us in 2019, I had my first person to help do this,” Hannel said. “And that has made a huge difference.”...