Textiles and Apparel features two unique student organizations that serve as resources for TXA students.
- The Cornell Design League founded in 1984 was formed to give Cornell students with apparel interests a chance to express their creativity outside of the classroom by producing a fashion show every spring. 2007 Fashion Week begins Tuesday, April 17th and ends with the Fashion Show Saturday, April 21st.
- 2007 Fashion Show "The Hem, the Stitch and the Wardrobe" event details and poster.
- Mini events during fashion week include an evening event at Dino's in Collegetown Saturday, April 14 beginning at 9:30pm and a "walk-off" on Ho Plaza Tuesday, April 17th from 12:00 to 1:00pm.
- The Journal Club was formed by graduate students to give them an opportunity to read and discuss new research papers important to the field of textiles and apparel.
Additionally, students in TXA are active members of many other Cornell extra curricular activities such as athletics, political groups, theater and the arts, and social organizations. Many TXA students study abroad for one or two semesters in places such as London, Paris, Florence, Milan, Japan, and Hong Kong as well as the Urban Semester in New York City. Further, students often work during the summer or the winter break in small and large fashion-related firms in cities such as New York, Chicago, and San Francisco.
