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    FASHION FOR LIFE 2018

    11/20/2018

     
    Student fashion designs rocked the runway on November 18 at UA’s Ferguson Center Ballroom. Called Fashion for Life, the event served a dual purpose – showcasing collections of apparel design students while raising money to support a charity chosen by those students. The fashion show featured 10 senior designers from the College of Human Environmental Sciences’ Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design Department. 

    "The Fashion for Life runway event is a culminating experience for our apparel design students. It is an opportunity for the students to discover how fashion and their creativity can give back to the community through their chosen charity,” said Brian Taylor, instructor of Advanced Apparel Design. Benefiting from show proceeds this year was the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. ADAA is an international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research.

    For senior design students, the fashion show was the product of four years of study and hard work. Designers started researching trends, finding inspiration, sketching and buying fabrics over the summer. On the first day of class in the fall, CTD 450 Advanced Apparel Design students began creating their collections making a garment every couple of weeks. “I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication these 10 students have shown this year. They each have a unique sense of style and point of view. The collection development process and fashion show experiences mimic what they will encounter once entering the apparel industry," said Taylor. 

    The 10 designers were Jeff Austin of Birmingham, Ala., Mary Bell of Dallas, Tex., Mingyi Bi of Dalian, China, Christina Daughenbaugh of Sacramento, Cal., Mary Rives Drake of Birmingham, Ala., Ryan Fries of Anderson, S.C., Lashandra Garner of Millbrook, Ala., Allie Gipson of Cullman, Ala., Trevor Hill of Kennesaw, Ga. and Haven Moore of Geiger, Ala.

    FASHION FOR LIFE PROCEEDS BENEFIT METAVIVOR

    12/19/2017

     
    The Student Merchandising & Design Association’s Fashion for Life raised $1000 at November’s show which featured the senior collections of 14 University of Alabama apparel design students. Proceeds from the annual fashion show go to a charity of the students’ choice. This year, students selected METAvivor in support of one of their fellow designers, Madison Quattlebaum, whose mom has been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. METAvivor Research and Support, Inc. is a volunteer-led, non-profit organization that uses 100% of donations to fund stage 4 metastatic breast cancer research.

    Leah Sneddon, president of SMDA, along with Dr. Shirley Foster, chair of the Department of Clothing, Textiles, and Interior Design, and Brian Taylor, Design Instructor, presented the check to Madison who accepted on behalf of METAvivor.
    Madison Quattlebaum accepts check for METAvivor from HES representatives.
    (l-r) Dr. Shirley Foster, Leah Sneddon, Madison Quattlebaum, and Brian Taylor

    Fashion for Life 2017

    11/14/2017

     
    Fashion for Life 2017 poster

    Fashion for Life 2016

    11/15/2016

     
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    HES apparel design students will have an opportunity to express themselves as designers during the eighth annual Fashion for Life fashion show. 
    Fashion for Life, set for Nov. 20, began as a way for senior apparel design students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences’ department of clothing, textiles and interior design to showcase a final collection.

    “The whole thing is about them and who they are as a designer,” said show coordinator Brian Taylor, an instructor in the department. “They have to style everything – come up with a hair and makeup concept, accessories and shoes, and they even pick their own music.”

    But it’s more than that. The course helps young designers build time-management skills. Students start researching inspiration and trends, sketching and buying fabrics and trims over the summer. They then begin working on their different looks on the first day of class, creating a garment every couple of weeks.
    “Our industry is so time sensitive, from getting fabrics in on time to communicating with the factories and getting deliveries ready on time,” Taylor said. “They have to learn how to balance that.”

    Each of the 21 students will show between three to five head-to-toe looks. This year’s show promises a broad range of design styles and customers. Many of the students are creating ready-to-wear looks, items for cocktail hour or outfits that can transition from day to evening. While most are doing women’s wear, there are a couple who have added some men’s wear in their collections. There are also two or three designers who have put together special occasion pieces and avant garde. One designer created a weekend wedding collection that dresses the bride for her bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, wedding and her travel outfit for the honeymoon.

    “They are welcome to do any type of category, any kind of design,” Taylor said. “It’s really about where they see themselves going after graduation, what kind of company they want to work for.”

    Event attendees will not only enjoy a night of talent and fashion, but they will also help a much-deserved organization. Proceeds from the show will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The design showcase will take place at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Ferguson Center ballroom. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance in Doster 306 from Donna McGee for $5; tickets will also be available at the door.

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