{"id":95497,"date":"2019-04-30T12:47:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T22:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=95497"},"modified":"2019-04-30T12:47:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T22:47:15","slug":"fashionistas-enjoy-sweet-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/30\/fashionistas-enjoy-sweet-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashionistas enjoy the ‘Sweet Escape’"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Models debut the individual collections of three junior designers down the runway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For one glamorous and dazzling evening, Honolulu was the fashion capital of the Pacific as University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ Fashion Design and Merchandising Program<\/a> (FDM<\/abbr>) students and models presented the ‘next big thing’ in clothing design at the 53rd annual spring fashion show on April 28.<\/p>\n

Against the exquisite backdrop of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Art Museum, models in dresswear, swimwear, menswear and the individual collections of three junior designers strutted down the raised, well-lit runway wearing 47 distinct creations of UH<\/abbr> students. <\/p>\n

The show “Sweet Escape” was a fitting conclusion to a school year filled with event planning and preparations from one track of students, while another track cranked out a wide array of new and inventive designs, sketched out and then custom-tailored to each model.<\/p>\n

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Models debut the individual collections of three junior designers down the runway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“It\u2019s been an amazing process,” said Kristen<\/strong> Domingcil<\/strong>, FDM<\/abbr> lecturer. “Everything is coming together, everyone is pulling together. The production-side students are coordinating with design-side students. I hope our guests from the community and industry see a great show.”<\/p>\n

In this year\u2019s design collections—“Underexposed Exposè,” “Bloom Where You Are Planted,” “Celestial Bodies,” “Met Gala,” “Rustic Roundup” and “Midnight Edge”—students carried on the art, spirit and culture of past UH<\/abbr> fashion shows and sought to captivate the essence of their own artistic abilities and innovations. <\/p>\n

“The Sweet Escape was very exciting for me, because my students could showcase their creations and inspirations,” says Minako McCarthy<\/strong>, FDM<\/abbr> lecturer. “Presenting their designs and skills will increase their confidence. This experience will help the students become better designers, and in whatever careers they choose. I\u2019m very proud of them.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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