Collection 2009 is May 16 at 7pm
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Avenue of the Arts (between Francis + Park streets), Providence
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Guest critics for Collection 2009 are Daniel Silver and Steven Cox, Duckie Brown; Flora Gill, OHNE TITEL; Kathy Rose, Kathy Rose Costumes; and Lorraine Howes, RISD Professor Emerita of Apparel Design.
Every spring RISD’s
Apparel Design students have an opportunity to drape, zipper and buckle
their creations on to fabulous looking models who offer the perfect foil
for showing the clothing to an admiring public. The runway show takes place at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, a restored 1920s theater appropriate to the on-stage drama. For an enthusiastic audience of RISD people and community members it’s the first and best chance to get an up-close view of the fashion tastemakers and trendsetters of the future.
Work for each Collection is chosen by a panel
of guest critics and represents specific assignments given to
sophomores, juniors and seniors in Apparel Design. Seniors display their
thesis projects — unified bodies of work that showcase
professional-grade conceptual and technical skills; juniors focus on knitwear projects and coat collections; sophomore “innovatives” projects are created from nontraditional materials.
TICKETS (proceeds benefit RISD Scholarship Fund)
main show: $24-62
2pm preview: $17 (advance); $22 (day of show)
GENERAL PUBLIC » beginning April 27 — PPAC Box Office: 401 421-ARTS or www.vmari.com
