Project Runway to Rock the Runway

Project runway to Rock the Runway�

•  What is it?!•  Evolution of the show: Circus to Disasters!•  What we have learned.! Things to think about before hosting your own.

•  Questions!

Presented by Dawn Zalkus and Ellyn Theis

What is it?

•  Wearable art fashion show.!•  Theme based!•  No fabric allowed!•  Student run!•  Year round planning!!

Creative

Directors

•  Group of students that work together to develop the theme and make creative choices!

•  Usually a student who has had designer experience and great leadership.!

•  I personally ask the student to be creative director.!

fusion

Selection

of theme

*selected at the after party!! ! ! ! ! *no style of dress or costume tied to it.!

*wide variety of interpretations.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !*ppt explains theme at launch!

Fleshing out the theme

Guidelines

Design� appropriate for school, but can be strapless/backless, no fabric allowed, unique interpretation of theme. May work off an armature of a Good Will dress or skirt.!!

Model� Confidence!!! all sizes appreciated!!Music� student choice in music to accent their design.!!

Artist Statement: explains their interpretation of their ! !theme, poetic. Included in the program and a snipit is !! !read while the model is walking.!

Judging Criteria *Theme/Concept *Originality *Technique *Craftsmanship

Evolution of the show�

Wearable Art Fashion Show

Introduction:

Circus 2009-2010

“We want to have a fashion show.”$

The founding members

11 designers 100+ in attendance

Location: My classroom

Tickets and Sales: Artist trading card in the theme of circus. Sold at the show.

Prize: Baskets donated

from a local salon

Profits benefited Dress for Success

“She’s$crazy$Why$would$she$do$it?$How$could$she$do$it?$She$li9s$her$foot$and$steps$forward.$Eyes$on$the$prize.$Don’t$look$down.$One$foot$in$front$of$the$other.$She$smiles$as$she$walks$the$line.$InspiraCon?$Tightrope$walker.$So$poised,$confidant,$courageous;$walking$on$a$line$of$rope;$risking$life$and$limb$for$your$entertainment$.$Applause.$Twenty$feet$in$the$air,$too$late$to$turn$back.$$Perfect$balance.$$The$bravery$in$her$step$inspired$me.$The$Technicolor:$mulCple$emoCons.$$Is$she$scared,$exited,$nervous,$thrilled$or$all$of$the$above?$One$step$forward$and$the$show$begins.”$

The$Ar'st$Statement$

“Food$entangles$the$senses$and$the$smell,$texture$and$sight$of$coPon$candy$can’t$help$but$bring$the$child$out$in$even$the$most$sophisCcated$adult.$$It$just$makes$you$want$to$get$your$fingers$sCcky$with$its$sugary$goodness.”$

After� School� In� D115

and� design� competition

Designerswanted

Masquerade$2010-2011

19 designers, 200+ in attendance

Location: Cafetorium

Profits benefit: Dress for Success

Fundraising:$bake$sales,$Jamba$Juice$$

Tickets$and$Sales:$$Masquerade$mask.$Sold$at$the$show.$

Student photographer, deejay and videographer

Prize: $50 first place

“Something$beauCful$doesn’t$require$money.$Open$your$eyes,$there$is$beauty$in$the$most$uncommon$places.$$Just$because$something$doesn’t$cost$a$lot$doesn’t$mean$it$can’t$make$something$look$amazing.$Even$the$taPered$and$crumpled$pieces$can$make$someone$feel$confident.”$

“You$must$take$the$cards$you$are$dealt$$with$and$display$a$happy,$posiCve$persona.$You$are$able$to$hide$your$true$idenCty...$An$outward$expression$of$uncertainty$and$mystery$come$on$this$night$while$any$hatred$and$conflict$are$concealed$by$the$mask”$

The$war$torn$love$story$of$a$$Flamenco$dancer$and$her$Spanish$soldier$love.$

Dreams$2011-2012

15$designers,$150+$in$aPendance$

Loca'on:$Courtyard$of$new$auditorium$

Tickets:$Paper$cranes$

Profits$Benefit:$Dress$for$Success$

Fundraising:$bracelet$sales,$bake$sales$

Prize:$$50$first$place$

Student$photographer,$deejay$and$videographer$

“There$is$a$barrier$within$ourselves—between$the$colorful$whimsy$of$our$dreams$and$the$dull,$uniform$of$our$reality.$$These$two$halves$make$up$the$whole$that$is$us—the$reality$we$can$exist$within,$and$the$imaginaCon$we$escape$to$when$the$reality$becomes$too$burdensome.”$

“Where$would$we$be$today$if$we$didn’t$have$the$material$things$that$we$all$crave$everyday?$You$can$only$dream$that$one$day$we$will$be$driving$space$machines$in$the$streets$or$living$on$the$moon,$or$maybe$your$dream$is$living$without$technology.”$

“Daydreams$are$like$thousands$of$Cny$liPle$threads$being$strung$endlessly$throughout$your$imaginaCon.$The$Cme$spent$thinking$of$the$impossible$is$like$gold.$Daydreamers$are$possibility$makes,$so$why$not$try$the$daydream$machine.$$

“Our$dreams$intertwine$us$in$a$mysCcal$and$manipulated$reality.$$They$express$things$felt,$and$things$desired$to$be$as$they$connect$logic$and$emoCon.$$Simply$though,$dreams$will$always$be$the$only$place$that$ideas$can$be$obtained$within$a$creaCve,$limitless$atmosphere$with$no$inhibiCons.”$

Disasters 2012-2013

Inspiration

25$designers$$250+$in$aCendance$

Loca'on:$auditorium$

Tickets$and$Sales:$refugee$wrist$bands.$Sold$at$the$show$and$presold$online$via$our$visual$arts$booster,$Studio.$

Tickets Refugee wristbands

Hair and makeup� The Colour Line, Geneva, IL

The Set

Good Gracious Cakes

Profits benefit:

*1/3 Studio Visual Arts Booster * 1/3 next year’s show * 1/3 visual arts scholarship for Senior at Batavia HS.

Fundraising� $

Corporate$sponsorship:$5,$$200$

Fine$Arts$FesCval$t_shirts$

The Batavia Academy of Dance

“The weight sets in"and we are forced to face down everything that came before us, and that will come after. "Minds unhinge as galaxies expand, threatening to crush our sense of significance with their infinite hands. " The universe feeds us questions," starving us of answers. " “What am I doing?”" “Who am I?” "“Why am I here”

“ A disaster doesn’t have to be the end of the world, it can be something as simple as waking up to find that you are out of coffee. How can one get started in the early morning with out their java or “go juice”?

“My hopes for a normal life have deflated like a cold balloon.”

“With$liPle$noCce$and$only$so$much$Cme$to$prepare,$it’s$Cme$to$break$out$the$$shovels$and$snow$blowers$again,$there$is$a$blizzard$in$the$air”$$

“In desperation, nature seeks our help. It crawls on us in order to grab our attention-wanting us to take action.”

“Can we ever mend a broken love, or is it stuck to carry on like the shredded pages of your once most beloved novel?”

“Everything I do today can have a lasting effect on my life in the future, I don’t know where to go, or what path to take. Maybe I should leave it up to fate. Flying away from home; leaving the nest, I’m drifting with the wind, Where will I go next?”

“We can gather up the fragments of our world that remain, the colored happy memories and learned lessons, and bring them up around us so that perhaps next time confronted with disaster, we may use them to shield ourselves from harmful shards.”

What have We Learned?

Beginner pitfalls

•  Poor Design •  Fundraising •  Models that don’t exude confidence. •  MC’s that were too quiet. •  Themes that were too narrow

Poor Design

Fix�Thumbnail Critique� Sumbission

�a successful dress

Our$student$

Our$AspiraCon$

_Confidence$building$with$the$models$through$a$Model$workshop$

_MC’s$are$appointed$on$recommendaCon$of$the$Drama$dept.$

_themes$are$built$around$the$breadth$of$designs$they$could$bring.$

Shy Models

Quiet MC

Limiting Themes

Fundraising

_keep$a$porCon$of$your$profit.$$Throw$a$Fashionista$Camp$

Art Program Influence

Art and Identity, sculpture course

Created more of an artistic community

*Fever/excitement *Sharing *Team building *Working for the greater good

A Venue to express themselves

*Personal voice * Leadership * Confidence * A range of possibilities

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Photography Credit

•  Tarin Butterfield •  Quentin Hacker •  Andrea Schindlbeck •  Sharon Sychta

Questions? Email me at dawn.zalkus@bps101.net