Visit the Natick Collection to see original designs by students in the fashion design program at Newton's Mount Ida College.
The showcase opened April 7 with a special reception held outside Neiman Marcus, but the designs can be seen throughout the center courtyard through April 25.
The showcase features works from eight of the most gifted senior fashion design students. With special fabrics, beading and hand embroidery, the impressive garments reflect the creativity and artistic ability of these aspiring designers. Design include bridal wear, sportswear and costume design.
Mount Ida design students have two other upcoming events that are open to the public:
- Saturday, May 3: The Mount Ida College annual Student Fashion Show: Collections 2008 takes place at the Back Bay Events Center (John Hancock Hall), 180 Berkeley St., Boston, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $14 at the door or by calling Mary Troy at 617-928-4663.
- Friday, May 16: Senior Showcase, a fashion show feature the top student designs of the Class of 2008, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Natick Collection. Student designers participating in the exhibit at the shopping center are: Maijia Begin, Halley Facciolo, Heather Haskell, Keigha Hervey, Ryo Kuribayashi, Sayiko Okuhama, Sarah Russo and Wanping Wang. The event is free.
Making and marketing
Fashion Design & Retailing students at Framingham State College invite you to view their original fashion design and marketing presentations from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25.
Sponsored by the Department of Consumer Sciences, there will be presentations by 40 students with creative business ideas, fashion illustrations, apparel design portfolios and merchandising business and buying plans. The presentations will be held in the College Center Forum, Justin D. McCarthy College Center on the Framingham State campus.
The Apparel Design Portfolio Presentation is a graduation requirement for seniors in the Apparel Design Concentration. The Business and Buying Plan development is a course requirement for majors in the Merchandising Concentration.
Fall fashions to find a cure
The Natick Collection is teaming up with Ovations for the Cure and fashion designer Carmen Marc Valvo for a fashion show and charity luncheon hosted by the upscale shopping center.
Hosted by television arts reporter Joyce Kulhawik, "Sisterhood: Taking a Stand with Style" will showcase the designer's Fall 2008 collection and feature a special appearance by Valvo himself.
The event will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Natick Collection's Infinity Pool Court, 1245 Worcester St., Natick. Tickets are $250. Go to www.ovationsforthecure.org for details and tickets.
