The Expressions Fashion Show,
put on by the Fashion Design and Merchandising Organization (FDMO) at Wayne
State University, was a night we won’t soon forget. It was a show put on by the
students of the Fashion Design and Merchandising majors, and it was held in the
multipurpose room at the Charles H. Wright Museum with a lovely backdrop of beautiful
art posted around the room.
The night started by
showcasing two collections by students, Jai Yu and DeJanea Antoinette, which
were small but very well done and looked like ready to wear pieces you would
see on fashion-week runways. This led into the White Dress Shirt Challenge.
This exercise challenged students to take a men’s white dress shirt and turn it
into something else. It was brilliant. Taking classic shirt and transforming it
really shows the creativity and skill of a designer.
After a small intermission,
a few of the design students shared a few pieces on the runway and then the
finale. It may not have been the actual finale, but the two student designers,
Kari Lewis and Michael Cummings, who showed created collections worthy of it. Kari
Lewis designed a bridal collection that was very ethereal, with short hemlines
and beautiful tulle all in dreamy shades of cream and pink. Michael Cummings
had a fancy but fun collection inspired by The Wizard of Oz with different
shades of green, and of course, a finale dress fit for Dorothy.
The show not only
highlighted students who were working on their fashion design degree, but also
the merchandising students whose job it was to make sure the show smoothly. All
in all, it was great to see a group of students work together to make something
great for everyone. Kudos, FDMO.
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