March 27, 2003 Feature Story
Student
Designs Debut for 2003 Fashion Show
 The
competitive fashion world is constantly changing, introducing
new trends to the scene every season. This spring 15 Utah State
University students are bringing their own line of clothing
to the forefront of the local fashion scene, combining music
and style for the 2003 "Fashion Out Loud" show.
The show is March 28 in the USU Sunburst Lounge and is sponsored
by the Utah State Fashion Association, a club in the apparel
& textiles major of the College of Business. Both showings,
held at 12:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., are free to students and the
community. The clothing included this year is designed and assembled
entirely by students, as opposed to past years where there was
a mixture of student-designed clothing and clothing borrowed
from various retail stores.
 "Each
designer completes about 6-10 outfits," said Sharielle
Sessions, a student designer involved with the event. "The
entire show revolves around music, so you will hear everything
from Frank Sinatra to techno."
The theme for the show, incorporating the influence of music
on fashion, is made apparent through 12 unique, student-designed
sets. Each set coincides with different genres of music and
gives the students a chance to display their visual merchandising
skills.
The fashion show coordinators have put in extra work to get
donations and found ways to cut costs.
"All the students, whether they are designers or not,
have put in countless hours to make this happen," said
Nicole Nielson, academic advisor for all apparel & textiles
students. "A lot more work goes into the show than people
realize. Students are grouped into committees such as set, lighting,
models, public relations, design and merchandising, and every
student plays an important role in the production of the show."
 The
time and effort students put into the show pays off. They get
experience in event planning on top of designing sets and clothing,
Nielsen said.
"As a graduate of Utah State fashion merchandising and
design, I understand what an educational experience the fashion
show is to students," said Nielson. "It provides a
chance for students to get hands-on experience they could never
learn from a book."
For more information on the fashion show, contact Jeanine Owen
at jowen@cc.usu.edu.
Contacts: Jeanine Owen, (435) 881-5705
Nicole Nielson, (435) 797-3408
Writer: Miaken Christensen, (435) 797-1350
Photos taken at last year's fashion show (2002)
utah
state today/archives/March
2003/archives
prior to Sept 2002/
Brought
to you by Utah State University Public Relations and Marketing |