How to go
What: University of Cincinnati’ 60th annual College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning fashion show
When: 8 p.m. Friday, June 10
Where: UC’s Campus Recreation Center, 2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Cost: General admission is $40; purchase tickets at daap.showclix.com. Tickets for the 8 p.m. dress rehearsal on Thursday, June 9, are $10.
A free, live webcast will be available at www.uc.edu/ucit/digitalvideo/daapfashion2011.html
After work in the bridal industry and study at University of Cincinnati’s internationally recognized College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Emily Rodgers has developed a bit of advice for brides hunting for that perfect wedding gown.
“Stay true to your body type and stay true to you personality,” the 22-year-old graduating senior from Oakwood recommends.
Rodgers’ collection of four bridal gowns and a flower girl dress will be presented at the college’s 60th annual fashion show beginning at 8 p.m. Friday at the university’s Campus Recreation Center, 2600 Clifton Ave.
Christine Devitt, 22, of Beavercreek, as well as Centerville residents Cara Brown, 23, and Ester Farr, 30, will also show their final college projects.
Farr’s grandmother, mother, brother, aunt and uncle will travel from her native Estonia to see her five-piece, hand-painted ensemble, titled “The High Life,” inspired by 1940s Hollywood glamour.
Brown, who has landed a job at Abercrombie & Fitch near Columbus, will show her eight-piece collection, “The Huntress,” inspired by the life of Italian art patroness Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957).
Renderings of consumer products from seniors Whitney Brock of New Carlisle and Rachel Priske of Centerville will be displayed during the show’s reception.
Rodgers’ collection, “Ethereal Elegance,” brings a modern twist to traditional bridal elements like lace.
It includes a champagne-colored, full-length dress of silk dupioni with a mermaid skirt, corset top and hand-sewn flowers.
“I wanted to do things that were more fitted rather than ball gowns,” she said.
Devitt of Beavercreek experimented with light, color and texture to produce her six-piece ensemble: “Rebirth of the Phoenix.” It includes hand-painted and manipulated charmeuse, chiffon, organza, satin, taffeta and velvet.
As a child she made doll clothes and as a teen her own prom dresses.
“I’ve always been interested in art and design and I think the human body is really beautiful,” Devitt said in explaining her interest in fashion. She encouraged the fashion shy to play with accessories and try to wear garments in new ways.
She’ll soon start work as a color and trend forecaster for Reebok in Boston.
“You can be halfway across the country and someone could be wearing your design,” Devitt said. “In a small way you are touching someone’s life by making any design that is produced.”
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2384 or arobinson@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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