ADVANCED FASHION: STANDARD 10:FASHION SHOW PRODUCTION

Created by: Kris Caldwell, Timpanogos High School

TYPES OF FASHION SHOWS Production Fashion Show: Most elaborate and

expensive type of fashion show. It includes backdrops, lighting effects, choreography, and entertainment.

Formal Runway Shows: A typical presentation of fashion models parading on a runway in a certain order of appearance.

Informal Fashion Show: A more casual presentation of garments and accessories. Models walk through the manufacturer’s showroom or the sales floor of a retail store. They carry a sign with information about the merchandise.

Tearoom Modeling: Models walk individually from table to table in a restaurant to show and tell about what they are wearing.

FASHION SHOW TERMS:

Fittings: Before a fashion show, the trying on of merchandise by models to see how each garment looks and fits.

Merchandise Pull: the removing of fashion show items from the sales floor to a show storage area.

Runway: Elevated fashion show walkways for models that project our from the stage, usually into the audience seating area.

Commentary: A spoken explanation of what is going on in a fashions how, especially pointing out specific features of each outfit being modeled.

FASHION SHOW TERMS:

Choreography: The planned arrangement of movement, such as specific dance steps or gestured moves in a fashion show.

Lineup: The order in which outfits will appear in a fashion show.

Dressers; People who help fashion show models change and care for the clothes.

COORDINATING FASHION SHOWS The physical layout, music, choreography,

and commentary must work together to enhance the theme and make the fashion show run smoothly.

Physical Layout: Includes decorations, backdrops, runways, lighting, and props to create the right atmosphere.

Music: Must relate to the age and tastes of the audience. The right music sets the tempo for the show.

Choreography: Used to plan the models’ walking or dancing and the interaction of the models on the stage or runway.

Commentary: This describes the clothing and accessories. The commentator is the show narrator.