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Local artists and designers showcase their portable medium.
BY ASHLEY ARNOLD AND
MEGAN HICKERSON
PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIC BRAEM
As the models for the Daydream fashion show awoke, they donned halter-tops and skirts — far from the typical sleepwear that KU students prefer, but much more fashionable.
Last Friday, a crowded house cheered on local designers as they showcased their wearable art in a theatrical production at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. The clothing ranged from professional and beachwear to wedding and cocktail wear.
Co-producers Ashlee Hall and Sarah Stiefel had been planning for this event since May. They wanted to make the performance more than just a typical runway fashion show.
"This is way beyond the catwalk." Hall says. "These are not the kids of clothes that you would see in a department store. This is wearable art."
ment store. This is where the local designers will display and sell their wearable art on Saturday, at the Grimshaw Gallery, 731 New Hampshire St., opening from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Molly Murphy, designer with Heather O'Brien for the "Workday" segment, was more excited for the performance, rather than the opportunity to profit from her designs.
The show was divided into nine segments, with each segment representing a time of day — morning, workout, workday, beach, wedding, cocktail hour, nightlife, lingerie, and dream.
"Most designers were really more into the performance and the idea to create for the show as opposed to making sellable things," Murphy says. "There's definitely some pieces out of each collection that could be sold."
During the "Workout" segment, DJ Bill Pile's carefully chosen exercise music helped the audience visualize this scene. The models appeared one-by-one, each modeled appropriately for activities such as yoga and tennis. With lots of electric green and hot pink, these frilly pieces would certainly turn a few heads if they were seen in the Robinson Gymnasium.
Loni Hosking, "Beachwear" segment designer, had her inspirational ideas brought
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Models John Eastlund and Liz Gardner donned Taylor Triano's wedding designs Friday at "Daydream: A Fashion Performance" at Liberty Hall.
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