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Project Runway to Rock the Runway

•  What is it?!
•  Evolution of the show: Circus to Disasters!
•  What we have learned.!
Things to think about before hosting your own.

•  Questions!

Project runway to Rock the Runway
Presented by Dawn Zalkus and Ellyn Theis

What is it?
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Wearable art fashion show.!
Theme based!
No fabric allowed!
Student run!
Year round planning!

fusion

Creative
Directors
•  Group of students that work together to develop the theme
and make creative choices!
•  Usually a student who has had designer experience and great
leadership.!
•  I personally ask the student to be creative director.!

Selection
of theme
*selected at the after party!
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*no style of dress or costume tied to it.!
*wide variety of interpretations.!
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!*ppt explains theme at launch

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Guidelines
Design

appropriate for school, but can be strapless/backless, no
fabric allowed, unique interpretation of theme. May work off an
armature of a Good Will dress or skirt.!
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Model Conﬁdence!!! all sizes appreciated!
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Music student choice in music to accent their design.!
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Artist Statement: explains their interpretation of their
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!theme, poetic. Included in the program and a snipit is !
!read while the model is walking.!

Judging Criteria
*Theme/Concept
*Originality

*Technique

*Craftsmanship

Introduction:

Circus 2009-2010

Wearable Art Fashion Show

“We want to have a fashion show.”$

11 designers
100+ in attendance

Tickets and Sales:
Artist trading card in the theme of circus.
Sold at the show.

Prize:
Baskets donated
from a local salon

Proﬁts beneﬁted
Dress for Success

The$Ar'st$Statement$
“She’s$crazy$
Why$would$she$do$it?$
How$could$she$do$it?$
She$li9s$her$foot$and$steps$forward.$
Eyes$on$the$prize.$Don’t$look$down.$
One$foot$in$front$of$the$other.$
She$smiles$as$she$walks$the$line.$
InspiraCon?$Tightrope$walker.$
So$poised,$conﬁdant,$courageous;$walking$on$a$
line$of$rope;$risking$life$and$limb$for$your$
entertainment$.$Applause.$Twenty$feet$in$the$
air,$too$late$to$turn$back.$$Perfect$balance.$$The$
bravery$in$her$step$inspired$me.$The$
Technicolor:$mulCple$emoCons.$$Is$she$scared,$
exited,$nervous,$thrilled$or$all$of$the$above?$
One$step$forward$and$the$show$begins.”$

“Food$entangles$the$senses$
and$the$smell,$texture$and$
sight$of$coPon$candy$can’t$
help$but$bring$the$child$out$
in$even$the$most$
sophisCcated$adult.$$It$just$
makes$you$want$to$get$your$
ﬁngers$sCcky$with$its$sugary$
goodness.”$

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19 designers,
200+ in attendance

Location: Cafetorium

Proﬁts beneﬁt:
Dress for Success

Tickets$and$Sales:$$
Masquerade$mask.$Sold$at$the$show.$

Fundraising:$bake$sales,$Jamba$Juice$$

Prize: $50 ﬁrst place

Student photographer, deejay
and videographer

“Something$beauCful$doesn’t$
require$money.$Open$your$
eyes,$there$is$beauty$in$the$
most$uncommon$places.$$Just$
because$something$doesn’t$
cost$a$lot$doesn’t$mean$it$can’t$
make$something$look$amazing.$
Even$the$taPered$and$
crumpled$pieces$can$make$
someone$feel$conﬁdent.”$

“You$must$take$the$cards$you$are$dealt$$
with$and$display$a$happy,$posiCve$persona.$
You$are$able$to$hide$your$true$idenCty...$An$
outward$expression$of$uncertainty$and$
mystery$come$on$this$night$while$any$
hatred$and$conﬂict$are$concealed$by$the$
mask”$

The$war$torn$love$story$of$a$$
Flamenco$dancer$and$her$
Spanish$soldier$love.$

15$designers,$150+$in$aPendance$

Loca'on:$Courtyard$of$new$auditorium$

Tickets:$Paper$cranes$

Proﬁts$Beneﬁt:$Dress$for$Success$

Fundraising:$bracelet$sales,$bake$sales$

Prize:$$50$ﬁrst$place$

Student$photographer,$deejay$
and$videographer$

“There$is$a$barrier$within$ourselves—
between$the$colorful$whimsy$of$our$
dreams$and$the$dull,$uniform$of$our$
reality.$$These$two$halves$make$up$the$
whole$that$is$us—the$reality$we$can$exist$
within,$and$the$imaginaCon$we$escape$to$
when$the$reality$becomes$too$
burdensome.”$

“Where$would$we$be$today$if$we$
didn’t$have$the$material$things$that$
we$all$crave$everyday?$You$can$only$
dream$that$one$day$we$will$be$
driving$space$machines$in$the$
streets$or$living$on$the$moon,$or$
maybe$your$dream$is$living$without$
technology.”$

“Daydreams$are$like$thousands$of$Cny$
liPle$threads$being$strung$endlessly$
throughout$your$imaginaCon.$The$Cme$
spent$thinking$of$the$impossible$is$like$
gold.$Daydreamers$are$possibility$
makes,$so$why$not$try$the$daydream$
machine.$$

“Our$dreams$intertwine$us$in$a$
mysCcal$and$manipulated$reality.$$
They$express$things$felt,$and$
things$desired$to$be$as$they$
connect$logic$and$emoCon.$$
Simply$though,$dreams$will$
always$be$the$only$place$that$
ideas$can$be$obtained$within$a$
creaCve,$limitless$atmosphere$
with$no$inhibiCons.”$

25$designers$
$250+$in$aCendance$

Loca'on:$auditorium$

Tickets$and$Sales:$refugee$
wrist$bands.$Sold$at$the$
show$and$presold$online$via$
our$visual$arts$booster,$
Studio.$

Hair and makeup

The Colour Line, Geneva, IL

Proﬁts beneﬁt:

*1/3 Studio Visual Arts Booster
* 1/3 next year’s show
* 1/3 visual arts scholarship for Senior at Batavia HS.

Fundraising
$

Corporate$sponsorship:$5,$$200$
Fine$Arts$FesCval$t_shirts$

“The weight sets in"
and we are forced to face down
everything that came before us, and
that will come after. "
Minds unhinge as galaxies expand,
threatening to crush our sense of
signiﬁcance with their inﬁnite hands. "
The universe feeds us questions,"
starving us of answers. "
“What am I doing?”"
“Who am I?” "
“Why am I here”

“ A disaster doesn’t have
to be the end of the world,
it can be something as
simple as waking up to
ﬁnd that you are out of
coffee. How can one get
started in the early
morning with out their
java or “go juice”?

“My hopes for a normal
life have deﬂated like a
cold balloon.”

“With$liPle$noCce$and$only$so$much$Cme$to$prepare,$it’s$Cme$to$break$out$the$
$shovels$and$snow$blowers$again,$there$is$a$blizzard$in$the$air”$$

“In desperation, nature seeks our
help. It crawls on us in order to
grab our attention-wanting us to
take action.”

“Can we ever mend a
broken love, or is it stuck
to carry on like the
shredded pages of your
once most beloved novel?”

“Everything I do today can have a
lasting effect on my life in the
future, I don’t know where to go, or
what path to take. Maybe I should
leave it up to fate. Flying away
from home; leaving the nest, I’m
drifting with the wind, Where will I
go next?”

“We can gather up the fragments of
our world that remain, the colored
happy memories and learned lessons,
and bring them up around us so that
perhaps next time confronted with
disaster, we may use them to shield
ourselves from harmful shards.”

Beginner pitfalls
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Poor Design
Fundraising
Models that don’t exude conﬁdence.
MC’s that were too quiet.
Themes that were too narrow

Fix Thumbnail Critique Sumbission

a successful dress
Our$
AspiraCon$

Our$student$

Shy Models
_Conﬁdence$building$with$the$models$through$a$Model$workshop$

Quiet MC
_MC’s$are$appointed$on$recommendaCon$of$the$Drama$dept.$

Limiting Themes
_themes$are$built$around$the$breadth$of$designs$they$could$bring.$

Fundraising
_keep$a$porCon$of$your$proﬁt.$$Throw$a$Fashionista$Camp$

Art and Identity, sculpture course

Art Program Influence

Created more of an artistic community

*Fever/excitement
*Sharing
*Team building
*Working for the greater good

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