Last fall, SVA BFA Design students were able to use a 10-block stretch of Madison Avenue as their own virtual catwalk-slash-gallery. The assignment? Showing off imaginatively fashioned dresses, shoes, suits and garments, each made from a unique single material or object—flatware, pennies, earplugs, Slinkys, peanuts, even sandwiches—you name it.

Curated by 3D Design Chair and SVA alumnus Kevin O'Callaghan (BFA 1980 Media Arts), as part of the Madison Avenue BID’s One-of-a-Kind Luxury event, these dresses were highlighted along the strip vying for pedestrians’ attention while featured within the storefront windows of global brands like Dolce and Gabbana, Bottega Veneta and Hermès.

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SVA BFA Design students' inventive garments are back on display