WITH VIDEO: Threads fashion show showcases student ‘autobiographies’
Bay City senior Jennifer Voss has dedicated the past six months to fashion.
She was awarded for the multiple circus-themed outfits she designed at “Autobiography,” the 12th annual Threads Fashion Show Saturday.
“I remember the first run-through, when they all got dressed up — I was so excited to see it all put together,” she said. “It was definitely important for me to prove to myself that I could do it and just get my name out there.”
Voss designed outfits for many fully and not-so-fully clad models crowding Finch Fieldhouse.
The show was entirely student-run and spotlighted 35 students and one professor.
Students were only required to be members of the Fashion Association of Merchandising and Design and have taken AMD 140: Introduction to Apparel Construction, said co-producer and designer Matthew Bartels, a Unionville senior.
About 1,000 people attended to view the designers’ collections.
The show
The models strutted out on a walkway going through Finch Fieldhouse, where onlookers could view the distinct designs.
Charlevoix senior Suzanne Curtis painted the word “Nasty” in black on the back of her model.
“I hope to express a sense of freedom and fun,” Curtis said.
Bartels said, as a producer, he does not get to see the hard work until the show takes place. When the lights finally dimmed, his feeling of anticipation grew.
“I think it went stupendously — I just thought all of the designers worked really hard and all the clothes turned out very well,” he said. “I think it even exceeded my expectations.”
Kateland Harris, a third-time Threads designer and Big Rapids senior, had difficulties with the open heart on the back of a dress she made. She was unable to fit her model until shortly before the show because she lives out of town.
“Sewing takes a lot of time,” Harris said. “I don’t know if people realize how hard it is to get a good show to come out.”
