In two weeks the annual Fashion Event: Mod will take place at the Auburn Arena, hosted by the Consumer and Design Sciences along with the Apparel Merchandising and Design Association. This is not just a fashion show, hence the name. There will be several different things going on the night of including the actual show, a silent auction and a display of student's work and designs.
The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and this is when the silent auction will be going on, put on by the development team. People make donations to the event with items ranging from anything to Jimmy Choo merchandise. People can go in and write down bids and take a look at all of the silent auction items.
There are also VIP tickets that people pay a bit extra for. For the VIP ticket holders, there will be a reception held upstairs with refreshments before the doors open to the public.
When people walk through the doors of the arena, there will be visual merchandising. All the vignettes from local businesses make free standing displays for anyone to view. There will also be design projects displayed along with e-portfolios from the students.
The show will begin at 8:00 p.m. with an MC guiding the show along and helping to make things run smoothly.
"We will have three segments, all being student designs. There will be a general section, a general section for mod, which is specific looks and for this year it's kind of 1960's, twiggy. We Try to encourage the designers to create looks that reflect the theme. The third portion is the capstone. That is the class of seniors who are finishing up and have been working on collections as a group," Katie Gardner, Co-Director and President of Apparel Merchandise and Design Association said.
For the models, it is open casting calls that take place at the end of January or February. Anyone who is an Auburn student can become a model. Guys, girls, anyone interested.
The night of the show, the models get their hair and makeup done earlier in the day and for the show, they perform a walk or two in their design and then they are done.
"My favorite part about working with the show is seeing the student's work come to life. That and having a piece of clothing that is custom for you. Of course custom made clothing happen in the world, but usually for a price that poor grad students can't afford," model and supporter, Abbi-Storm McCann said.
A lot of work must go into this event to make it all happen.
"It's very stressful having to commit my entire day to the show. With it being the end of the semester, there are deadlines looming and projects that need finishing. Not to mention the other life things that need to be done, taking a whole day off from life responsibilities is daunting," Storm McCann said.
The event helps to showcase student's designs and work that they have been working on for several semesters and putting in hours of work to display their own personality and flare through their designs.
"I love to see all the student designs come together and see the show come together from a concept to the very end seeing it all in person. It has really grown so much. We have people coming down from New York and IMG coming to see everything. We have people get job offers based off their capstone collection designs. I love to see how it affects the program and how it is getting our name out there," Gardner said.
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