Daria Shifrina, Class of 2022, models the work of Kathryn Hicks, SB’19. The bolero jacket is made of drinking straws cut in thirds and strung together with floral wire. (Photography by Alexandra Nisenoff, Class of 2021)
At MODA’s sold-out fashion show in February at Theater on the Lake, student models showed off the work of student designers.
MODA, the fashion club at UChicago, runs a Designer Boot Camp program where students learn sewing and construction in weekly workshops with a School of the Art Institute professor. During the camp, designers create three looks for the annual fashion show. See more photos, and read about the designers’ inspirations.
Ella Trotter, Class of 2022, models a top designed by Sophie Harding-Jackson, AB’19. Inspired by striped shirts, she says, the design uses “fabric folds rather than shifts in color.” (Photography by Alexandra Nisenoff, Class of 2021)Ashanti Owusu-Brafi, Class of 2021, models a dress by Sophie Harding-Jackson, AB’19, inspired by the large intestine: “I liked the idea of using things that are definitely supposed to stay inside the human body as protection and decoration for it.” (Photography by Alexandra Nisenoff, Class of 2021)Yoo Jung Hah, AB’19, AM’19, wears a design by Talia Friedland, AB’19. Her collection’s theme: “millennial trends that were a little cliché,” such as the palm frond pattern, fanny packs, and the color “neo mint,” one contender for the next millennial pink. (Photography by Alexandra Nisenoff, Class of 2021)Evan Marquardt, Class of 2021, models a robe by Michael Zhu, AB’19: “I wanted to elevate the design by including more luxurious and streetwear elements such as the silky cloth, reflective fabric, and bright orange strips” (on the back of the robe, not shown). (Photography by Alexandra Nisenoff, Class of 2021)
