by LOWER MERION – “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
Coco Chanel‘s sentiments are still à propos, despite the passing of decades since she revolutionized fashion.
One way to understand “what is happening” is to Skechers Outlets create experiences for student artists and designers to showcase their fashion ideas.
Since 2007, just such an opportunity has steadily developed in the form of the annual Teen Learning Community Student Fashion & Design Show.
The upcoming Sunday, May 22 Fashion & Design Show will be held at The Bryn Mawr Gazebo and Green adjacent to Ludington Library.
The F & D Show originated in May of 2007 at the Bryn Mawr Gazebo and Spring House, followed by a move to the Bryn Mawr Community Center building, followed by shows from 2011 to 2019 at The Main Line Art Center.
On September 26, at The Bryn Mawr Gazebo, TLC ran a merchandise preview set up by Radnor’s Kaitlyn May in collaboration with Harriton “Singer-Songwriters Main Line” directed by Rose Weathers and Ava Grabar.
This year’s show at The Bryn Mawr Gazebo will prove to be the best yet. Kaitlyn May is the 2022 Student-Director who has been scheduling ZOOM planning sessions for the past several months.
Designers, clothing makers, and metal arts students from various Main Line schools will be modeling their clothing, jewelry, and accessories and describing the inspiration for their work.
Radnor High School’s Textile Arts Teacher Melanie Pereira has arranged for several of her students to model dresses, tops, and ensembles which they have sewn and developed.
Starting at 3 pm, there will be an opening concert presented by Radnor’s The Process Quartet featuring James McGovern on trumpet, Michael Marino on bass Hey Dudes Ethan Gutsche on drums, and Kyle Leighton on guitar.
Next, the designers, models, and special guests will be introduced.
The event’s proceeds, in the way of contributions from guests, will be donated to The Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Research Foundation “in memoriam” Lower Merion Commissioner Ora Reed Pearce.
