Above: Eva makes final alterations to her dress, modeled by senior, Laura Furlong, the night before her critique.
Having switched majors as a junior, this is Eva's first Runway Ready Weekend. Eva will have two pieces in the show, her freshman men's wear shirt as well as the Fair Trade cotton dress she hand died for her sophomore design class. Her sophomore dress was a much more intricate project, requiring many hours in the design lab with the "world's best TA," Grace Buckley!
Above: Laura has modeled in the Silver Needle Fashion Show for several years and was actually selected to grace the cover of the 25th Annual Silver Needle Look Book.
The morning of Runway Ready the hallway typically teaming with science students was transformed into a fashion mecca, with the Fashion Show Production Team, models, designers, and dressers scurrying about in a chaotic yet almost choreographed manner. Models and designers lined the walls of Donnelly Hall, each waiting for their garment number to be called for their critique.
Below: Eva chats with her model as she anxiously awaits her 8 a.m. critique. She entered the lecture hall confidently and exited with a smile as both garments received positive feedback from the panel.
"I actually created my button down [men's wear shirt in the fall," Eva explained, "I was expecting them to be kind of hard on me but they said they could see how much I've grown in just a semester based on these two pieces which makes me really happy!"
Though freshman and sophomores do not create a collection for the show, Eva's garments were two completely separate assignments that she used to created two cohesive looks that will act as a basis for future design endeavors. Though the next two years will be difficult, Eva is excited for the challenge.
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