THREADS Fashion Show: Style editor preview

It’s the moment when a whole year of planning, hard work, broken needles and long nights can be summed up in a mere two minutes — two minutes that are one of the most rewarding college experiences I have ever had.

Adding the final touches to my collection, I cannot stop smiling because of my excitement.

The feeling a designer gets seeing their garments walk down the runway and audience reactions to their work is indescribable.

I have had the privilege to work and see other designer work and I think the THREADS 2012 fashion show is going to exceeds everyone’s expectations.

Designers Megan Webster, Ebony Harris, Lindsey Raver and Lauren Goeller-Ness also shared their excitement for the show this past week.

Co-producer Jason Gagnon also believes that designers have exceeded the standards this year and he is proud of everyone’s hard work.

For the time-themed fashion show I am doing the ‘80s. I love the nostalgic essence of the decade.  While trend researching for my collection, I did not look at too many ‘80s fashions because the period has such a distinct look. Instead, I looked at current and future trends and how I could interpret them.

I wanted to give a sneak peak to what you may see in my collection and some other designers’ expectations for Saturday’s show.

One of my looks is a embellished dress with side cut outs and a front gold zipper — and no, I did not spend hours beading this dress. It was a class project I completed last semester for the ‘Project Runway’ style construction of apparel draping. The biggest challenge was deconstructing the dress. If I were to cut the thread slightly, all the beads would start unraveling.

I purchased a black plain sheath dress from Goodwill, and what I call my ‘Dynasty’ dress from Kate’s Designer Consignor located on 1809 Mission St. in Mount Pleasant.