The Apparel Merchandising and Design Association (AMDA) and the Department of Consumer and Design Sciences (CADS) hosted the 8th annual ‘Urbanistic’ Fashion Event on Thursday, April 20, at 8 p.m.
The event, organized by the fashion event class, showcased original work designed, styled and created by Auburn students.
There was a silent auction benefiting apparel students, as well as a design exhibition and runway show showcasing the their designs.
“For design, all week long we create looks in our classes,” said ADMA president Taylor Grant. “For the runway show we have a general section. This is basically every single look from all of our classes and then we have a Capstone line.”
Capstone is where seniors in apparel design and merchandising combine every class they've had, and each individual group created in the beginning of the year, creates a different segment for an "arty-made" brand.
“My brand that we created for was Marc Jacobs,” Grant said. “He does not currently have a lingerie line, so we made a lingerie line.”
The Capstone lines included Vice by Marc Jacobs, Nette by Jeffery Campbell, Club MR by Man Repeller, Trouvallie by Yves Saint Laurent and Petite Lela by Lela Rose.
The event was sponsored by Mint Julep, Dillard’s, Sieu Tang Wood, AMDP Advisory Board, AMDP Faculty and Charming Oaks.
The proceeds from the event help support the AMDP Fund for Excellence. In previous years the event has been able to award scholarships to many AMDP students who demonstrate academic excellence.
The first segment included various outfits from casual looks to evening wear, designed from students all throughout different stages in the apparel design program and the second segment included original designs conceived and executed by seniors and graduate students. All four of the designs were made to submit to a national competition.
The finale had an appearance by Aubie and one last walk on the runway by all the models in their designs.
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