Photo Credits: NEIL SHAIN
BY RACHEL HAAS
The Fashion Academy struck a pose once again at the 2013 Cooper City High Fashion Show on March 7th.
The show surpassed the expectations of the parents and students who made up a full house for the event. CCHS’ very own auditorium was transformed into the “Haus of Chique”. The show featured surround sound, a light show, musical performances, the dance team and of course models.
Weeks prior to the event, model auditions were held in room 213 with participants vying for a chance to show off this seasons new spring wear. The event gave volunteers the opportunity to explore career choices in the fashion world. With Fashion Academy Sponsor Linda Snider in charge, a number of students stepped up to attain backstage roles.
“To me its an opportunity to show self-confidence and have a good time doing it,” model Ashley Morin said.
Rehearsals not only took a lot of time and effort, but so did coordinating the event. A lot of dedication and hard work was put into the show by modeling coordinator Amanda Devitt. Organizing the models into categories, assembling rehearsal schedules, finding an accommodating dress store and hair and make-up staff was a challenging task to take on by such a young apprentice.
“It broadened my horizons by enhancing day to day skills to produce a successful show. It was extremely rewarding to see all our hard work pay off,” Devitt said.
One of the show's "garbage" designs.
The show’s staff were aided in their tasks by donations from local businesses. Dresses For Me lent the Fashion Academy formal wear, dressing the girls in stunning three thousand dollar gowns and the boys in sharp looking tuxedos. Make- up artists from Aveda, Art Of Glam, and OMG Artistry prepped the girls and boys for their modeling début.
The show’s categories included casual, vintage, garbage, swim, and prom. In the garbage category, fashion students cut, tied and sewed shopping bags, magazines, and ribbons to make dresses. This experience pushed these sophomores to reach their full potential using common material. In vintage apparel, high-waisted shorts were custom made by the Fashion Academy and the designs included dipping, dying, bleaching, and studding the shorts to achieve maximum effect.
“I was really impressed by the garbage apparel, it was an amazing new addition to the show,” senior Aicha Fall said.
Mrs. Snider is in her third year directing the fashion show and the Fashion Academy program at CCHS. She is encouraged by the continued growth of the program and the hard work put forth by the students.
“It was definitely an obstacle to coordinate with every committee with the new scheduling, but the students really worked hard to make it all come together,” Snider said.
