Clad in Plaid - Nicole Dawson models her own pert design

EIT fashion students showed what they were made of modelling their garments at their end-of-year event Address held at the Hawke’s Bay
Opera House Plaza.

The evening showcased the design talents, pattern-making prowess and sewing skills of 14 first-year and nine final-year students enrolled on EIT’s Certificate in Fashion Apparel programme.

“The standard of the clothing continues to be very high, and it was really exciting to see the individuality of students reflected in their work,” says tutor Christina Rhodes.

“Everyone involved in the event, from the hairdressers out back to the lighting man in front,contributed flair and feeling to produce a spectacular fashion show.”

First-year students modelled their cult-couture, streetwear and portfolio garments on the catwalk. Those completing the two-year certificate programme were each required to design a competition piece and a collection of three garments for their portfolios.

EIT hairdressing and beauty therapy students played their part in the show’s success, styling hair and applying make-up for the catwalk models.

“It was very much about achieving a total look for the runway – something second-year students learned from attending New Zealand Fashion Week earlier this year.”

EIT screen production students filmed Address, so that students finishing the fashion certificate left with a DVD illustrating their work.