Friday Fashion Club- Recycled Runway Preparation

The time has arrived, once again, for us to prepare our design submissions for Recycled Runway Fashion Show, a fundraiser for The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.

Tat leading the Fashionistas

Tat Buchholz is the lead instructor for this series again.  Tat's energy and ideas push this group to levels of design usually seen in college courses.  This year will be no different from previous, but we have a smaller group, so everyone will work a little harder.

Aside from preparing our design proposal, teaching techniques to manipulate materials was the main focus of the program.  In order to make a grand impression on the runway, the audience needs to see big, impressive shapes.  The need for volume to each detail is important to make the design memorable.  These techniques the students learn are stepping stones for future project designs.

Amelia helps prepare the Proposal

After each technique was learned, we included it in our proposal page.  The collage of our proposal started exciting the group of girls.  We chose a title for the design- "Glitter Ghost" will be an ethereal existence, garbed in garbage.  Once the title was determined, the girls had visions of shoes, big eyelashes, and motorized thingamajigs....we get dreamy on the design floor.

While the details I provide in the coming months will be limited to techniques, you get a sneak peek at our jacket destination from our inspiration photo.  Lydia learned how to make chains with packaging from Blue Apron.  The volume created from this technique will certainly make our model waif-like.  The goal is for bigger presence than the body provides.  I just can't wait to see how this looks on the catwalk!

This group will meet each fourth Friday, with some dates added for flavor (meaning extra work time).  We have gotten off to a great start, even with less students than previous years. To catch up on recent designs, read up on our impressive entry from 2016.  It WoWed! the audience!!!

2017 Fashion Club Schedule

We meet again to work, work, work, work, work just 6 more times before the big event on June 3.  Check back often to see our progress--at least up-close detailed shots of our progress.  This is really a top secret project until revealed on the catwalk.  Get your ticket and enjoy the fun evening in store.

Until next time...thanks for visiting!

-erica