Mode Démêlé (Fashion Unravelled)

On Monday 11 July at The Showgate, Riccarton Park 7-9pm, third year Fashion Design graduates from the Design and Arts College of New Zealand (D&A) will be holding a one-night exhibition. Each student will be exhibiting a diverse range of garments consisting of a 10-outfit industry ready collection.

The event is the culmination of months of tireless work, creative problem solving and overcoming the massive setback of relocating due to the damage of their college building and facing the prospect of losing their year’s work after the February quake.

Graduates have produced a great variety of garments including 3 individually themed collections; a 3 outfit mini collection consisting of one natural, sustainable and recycled themed collection, one pattern print and texture collection, and one fabric manipulation collection as well as an Avant Garde piece which showcase their creativity, individuality and innovation. Each student has taken on a theme to base their unique collections around, including the 1930’s depression, 20th century fashion history, witchcraft, phobias, nostalgia, 1940’s women in a mans world and the holocaust.

 Some of their stunning works will be in a mini display at Sassys of Merivale’s window the week prior to the exhibition    (1-10 July). Head along for a sneak preview at some of creations you could expect to see at the Mode Démêlé Graduate (Fashion Unravelled) Fashion Exhibition on 11 July 2011