SHOWS. JENYNE DONALDSON GOT A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE PREPARATIONS. WE’RE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF MICAH’S FASHION WEEK. STUDENTS ARE PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THEIR INCREDIBLE CREATIONS THAT WILL TAKE CENTER STAGE DURING A FASHION SHOW. THEY’RE MAKING GARMENTS. THEY’RE DOING SOME RESEARCH, ITERATING SOME OF THE CONCEPTS TO KIND OF. AT THAT POINT, THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUND THEIR VOICE. THE ANNUAL BENEFIT FASHION SHOW IS APRIL 17TH AND 18TH AND RAISES MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS RECLAIM. EIGHT DESIGNERS WILL FEATURE THEIR LOOKS ON THE RUNWAY, INCLUDING ANY NOT TO ANY RECLAIMED MEANS TAKING OLD MATERIALS AND REPURPOSING THEM WHILE MODERNIZING OLD SILHOUETTES AND STYLES. IS MISS MARIE ANTOINETTE, AND THESE TWO LOOKS ON THE SIDE ARE OPPOSING REBEL CHARACTERS. HER IDEA IS BORN FROM REVOLUTION, POLITICAL UNREST AND FASHION TREND ITERATIONS FOR FEMINISTS, SHE SAYS. IT’S MEDIEVAL REVIVAL MEETS UPCYCLING AND RECYCLING OF FOUND MATERIALS. THIS WAS MADE WITH DELTA AIRLINES BLANKETS, AND THESE, I THINK, ARE BEDSHEETS AND TABLECLOTHS. AND SAME WITH THIS LOOK. IT’S RECYCLED FROM THRIFTED FABRICS. THE CHAIN MAIL DESIGN IS MADE FROM SODA CAN TABS, AND THE OUTFIT SHE’S WEARING IS MADE FROM HER OLD CONVERSE SNEAKERS. ON APRIL 24TH AND 25TH, NINE DESIGNERS AND AROUND 80 MODELS ARE TAKING THE STAGE FOR THE MULTIMEDIA FASHION SHOW TITLED PANTOMIME. I’M A SKATEBOARDER AND I WANTED TO MAKE CLOTHES FOR SKATEBOARDERS TO WEAR COMFORTABLY WHILE SKATEBOARDING. YOUNG-HO BAY’S DESIGNS ARE MADE TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND BREATHABLE AND FEATURE A DISTRESSED LOOK MIMICKING WEAR, TEAR AND INJURIES. SKATEBOARDERS EXPERIENCE. HE EVEN USED AN X-RAY OF HIS OWN TEETH FOR A GRAPHIC DESIGN. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BUY TICKETS, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE WB
MICA students prepare for fashion week with sustainable, creative designs
Students at the Maryland Institute College of Art are preparing for Fashion Week, where their creative designs will be showcased in two runway shows highlighting themes of sustainability, rebellion and functionality.”They’re making garments. They’re doing some research, iterating some of the concepts,” said Hope Simpara, a fashion designer and design educator at MICA. “At that point, they should’ve found their voice.”The annual benefit fashion show, scheduled for April 17-18, will raise money for scholarships. This year’s theme, “Reclaim,” will feature designs from eight designers, including Annie Knott, a student designer for whom “Reclaim” means repurposing old materials and modernizing vintage silhouettes and styles. “This is Ms. Marie Antoinette, and these two looks on the sides are opposing rebel characters,” Knott said, describing her concept inspired by revolution, political unrest and feminist fashion trends. Knott described her work as a blend of medieval revival and upcycling, using found materials. “This was made with Delta Airlines blankets, and these, I think, are bedsheets and tablecloths. And same with this look, it’s recycled from thrifted fabrics,” Knott told WBAL-TV 11 News.Knott’s chainmail design incorporates soda can tabs while the outfit she wore was crafted from her old Converse sneakers. On April 24-25, nine designers and about 80 models will take the stage for a multimedia fashion show titled “Pantomime.” “I’m a skateboarder, and I wanted to make clothes for skateboarders to wear comfortably while skateboarding,” said Jung Ho Bae, a student designer. Bae’s designs focus on functionality and breathability, featuring a distressed look that mimics the wear, tear and injuries skateboarders often experience. He even incorporated an X-ray of his teeth into a graphic design.For more information and to buy tickets, head to the following website.
Students at the Maryland Institute College of Art are preparing for Fashion Week, where their creative designs will be showcased in two runway shows highlighting themes of sustainability, rebellion and functionality.
“They’re making garments. They’re doing some research, iterating some of the concepts,” said Hope Simpara, a fashion designer and design educator at MICA. “At that point, they should’ve found their voice.”
The annual benefit fashion show, scheduled for April 17-18, will raise money for scholarships. This year’s theme, “Reclaim,” will feature designs from eight designers, including Annie Knott, a student designer for whom “Reclaim” means repurposing old materials and modernizing vintage silhouettes and styles.
“This is Ms. Marie Antoinette, and these two looks on the sides are opposing rebel characters,” Knott said, describing her concept inspired by revolution, political unrest and feminist fashion trends.
Knott described her work as a blend of medieval revival and upcycling, using found materials.
“This was made with Delta Airlines blankets, and these, I think, are bedsheets and tablecloths. And same with this look, it’s recycled from thrifted fabrics,” Knott told WBAL-TV 11 News.
Knott’s chainmail design incorporates soda can tabs while the outfit she wore was crafted from her old Converse sneakers.
On April 24-25, nine designers and about 80 models will take the stage for a multimedia fashion show titled “Pantomime.”
“I’m a skateboarder, and I wanted to make clothes for skateboarders to wear comfortably while skateboarding,” said Jung Ho Bae, a student designer.
Bae’s designs focus on functionality and breathability, featuring a distressed look that mimics the wear, tear and injuries skateboarders often experience. He even incorporated an X-ray of his teeth into a graphic design.
For more information and to buy tickets, head to the following website.