Chesterfield College Fashion Show 2013

It's almost the end of summer term, and students from the

many fashion courses showcased their designs

in a mini-fashion show



It was very interesting to see the work that textiles students had done, and how they interpreted the given or negotiated theme. The area for this event was very professional-looking, with a runway, over head lighting and thumping disco music to match the collection theme well.

All of the showcased work was interesting and unique, but a few stood out to me;

Some year 2 students produced structured silhouette garments, which consisted of corsets with 3-D detailing to produce angular shapes. A concept which interested me was a collection named 'Living Dolls', which consisted of completely paper-made outfits.

A couple of collections were very unique, since they came with a year group which had a negotiated theme for each student. Some of these examples were very good; 'A Bug's Life' which had billowing puffed skirts at the back to resemble insect abdomens, and 'Elementary', influenced by Sherlock Holmes, giving a modern and feminine version of the iconic outfit.

There was also a mini-collection of a negotiated theme which stood out to me, but I can't remember the name of it. It looked like a modernised take on Tudor fashion, done in brilliant orange and gold. An inside-out concept also stood out, with circular fringes decorating the side of trousers and skirts to look inside-out. I thought this idea was very clever.

Overall, I liked the designs; however with the actual presentation itself, it was messy at times. Being the perfectionist that I am, I would have liked it if all of the models walked to the beat of the music, or with each other for that matter as there were times when two models walked down the runway together.