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February 2, 2012

CCS students to hit the runway

BY MICHELLE MILLER

STAFF WRITER

Models will hit the runway this Friday at the Cooperstown middle/high school auditorium. According to organizers, eight designers will be showing off their designs during the fifth annual student-run fashion show, which will kick off at 7:30 p.m. The event has always been student-run, but this year the group has become an official club at the school, said co-director Abby Wilcox.

She said each year the show evolves and the goal is to keep that tradition alive. “We try to make it as close to an actual runway as possible,” Wilcox said. “We try to make it original and more exciting each year.” The show grows in popularity each year, according to adviser and art teacher Kristin Karasek.

“So much so that we surpassed the number of people we could fit in the ballroom and we needed to find another venue,” she said. The event used to be held in the second-floor ballroom of 22 Main.

CCS graduates Jessica Haggerty-Denson and Phoenix Miller started the fashion show because it was something they were both passionate about. The event has since been handed down for peers to organize.

The first show had a “Go Green” theme, but Wilcox said she does not have the designers stick to one particular theme anymore.

“Some chose to have their own themes and some just create random designs,” she said.

Wilcox, a CCS junior, said she does have some rules that need to be followed such as not allowing anyone to used purchased items. Everything needs to be original, according to Wilcox, who is in her second year as the event leader. Sara Breiten is codirecting with Wilcox for the first time.

This year will feature something new – behind the scenes interviews of each designer, according to Wilcox. She said there will also be live music performances during an intermission.

Wilcox, who said she has always wanted to be a fashion designer, said she began participating in the show as the youngest designer as an eighth-grader. She has also modeled her own designs.

“I was so incredibly honored as a middle-schooler to be included in a high school event at the time,” she said. The show is no longer just a high school event however. Wilcox said there is a seventhgrade designer participating this year.

Sean Miller, Phoenix’s sister, said she began creating outfits for the show last year as a seventh-grader.

“My big inspiration is Coco Chanel,” Miller said. “I have studied her for a few years now. I was also influenced to get involved because of my sister’s influence.”

Miller said she will have five designs featured in this year’s show.

“I got my inspiration from nature,” she said. “I used a lot of floral patterns … I like how nature flows, so I incorporated that into my designs.”

According to Miller, she sews all her designs herself and it depends on “simplicity” on how long a particular item takes her to create. The shortest amount of time spent on one item was four hours, and the longest was days, said Miller.

Miller said although she loves the idea of one day becoming a professional designer, it is too early in her life to know for sure. She said she also has a love for writing and performing.

In the past there has been no cost for members of the public to attend the fashion show. Donations were taken. However, this year there will be a $2 admissions fee.

The event, generally held in May, had to be moved this year because of the number of activities being held at the school during that time, according to Karasek. Wilcox said there will be refreshments served in the cafeteria after the show and time will be provided so people can see the designs up close and personal.

Karasek said several of the designers go on to study fashion in college. “It is a great incubator for students who want to major in fashion design,” she said. “This experience can be used in their portfolios.”

Karasek said she believes one of CCS’ goals is to plug in the creative design-cautious students into college level programs that deal with design. “We want our students to be able to compete,” she said. “I think it is great to infuse the mandated curriculum and make it fun and interesting for the kids.” They have proven to be talented and gifted.”

“I wish we had a practical arts class that teaches sewing. There are places and individuals in Cooperstown where students can go to get lessons, she added.

According to Karasek, the show is not limited to just CCS students. Those from other school districts are welcome to join, she said.

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