Collection: Silver Needle Runway

According to Forbes, 83% of Gen Z has experienced burnout, but this is not strictly generational. Collectively, we are expected to be productive, even on our worst days. Everyone has personal struggles that make it difficult to prioritize their unique interests. Therefore, it can be easy to feel like work is the most important aspect of our lives, but where does passion lie within that?

SNR40: BURN serves as an exploration of the necessity to combat modern-day burnout by instead seeking out one’s burning passions in their daily lives. What hobbies and interests spark inspiration each day? What drives you towards personal success outside of what others expect of you? How can your passions positively impact the greater community around you? These questions of self-reflection act as a first step to fighting burnout in a world that often prioritizes productivity over art and creativity.

In this significant 40th anniversary for Silver Needle Runway, BURN is also a reminder of every student that has found a burning passion within the Marist Fashion program. From each student director to the senior designers of past and present, SNR40 represents decades of community, creativity, and innovation, while also considering the future students that will find their own passions in the program. 

With that the producers of Silver Needle Runway 40 ask you, what ignites your own burning passions?