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‘Take a bite’: Fig Magazine launches its inaugural fashion show, ‘Memory of Light’

The show from the new undergraduate publication featured pieces by student designers from Columbia, Parsons School of Design, and the Fashion Institute of Technology.

By Giada Robinson / Deputy Photo Editor
Henry Lichtmacher, CC ’29, Malcolm Takumi, CC ’29, and Billy Quinn, CC ’29, walk the runway at “Memory of Light.”
By Lily O'Brien • February 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM









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Danielle Schmode (left), BC ’27, and Teddy Mielke (right), CC ’27, dance at the fashion show.


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Jan Harrison (left), CC ’27, wearing designs by Jueun Jung, and Sreya Sathish Kumar (right), CC ’27, wearing designs by Bella Flowers.

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Malcolm Takumi, CC ’29, wearing designs by Terren Ling and Daniela Kroul, BC ’27, wearing designs by Bella Flowers.

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Sarah O’Grady (left), CC ’29, wearing designs by Adore Knight, and Marisol Ramirez-Buckles (right), BC ’26, wearing designs by Grace Zhou.

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A makeup artist applies makeup to a model backstage at the fashion show.



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Marlee Kai (left) and Adore Knight (right), SIPA ’26, wearing Knight’s designs.












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