Art to Wear 2008: NCSU’s College Of Design doesn’t really have a fashion program. Neither does the world renowned College of Textiles. Students have to bounce back and forth between the programs and piece together a fashion degree. The Annie Albers program is a bridge between the two schools- the formal connection where students can double major and graduate with a unique combination of art and science. While Fashion Design may be conspicuously missing from the respective college’s programs, you would never know it watching Art to Wear. The showcase of young designers has grown from humble beginnings in 2001 to something big, something chic and just hot. Last year the fashion show attracted 1500 people to the Court of Carolinas- this year will be bigger.
For many of the designers, the show represents a huge extracurricular investment and a chance to show the public what they can do. The juried show has become more and more popular over the years and as a result more competitive. This year there are 15 designers, predominantly seniors and Annie Albers scholars. The designers selected were picked by a jury including local aestheticists like Lee Hansley and costume designer William Ivey Long.
Art to Wear is April 10th at 8:30 PM in the Court of Carolinas.
Photo by Justin LeBlanc
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