First lady Michelle Obama wears a dress designed by a Fashion Design student.

First lady Michelle Obama wore a dress designed specially for her by FIT student Natalya Koval during a Celebration of Design at the White House. Koval’s design is the result of a competition, overseen by the White House, for a dress that Mrs. Obama wore to the Wednesday, October 8, event. Twenty-six FIT Fashion Design students submitted sketches, from which 12 semifinalists were selected. From that group, the two finalists—Natalya Koval and Chelsea (Zhaojie) Chen—were chosen. Read more…