The University of Cincinnati's 58th DAAP fashion show was held on June 12th. I wasn't able to attend, but tickets are always sold out well in advance and I can't really afford the hefty ticket price on my starving artist salary. I've gone in the past and it's always one of those over-the-top-I-can't-believe-I-am-in-Cincinnati sort of events that everybody should do once.
I was able to find photos of the senior collections online and pulled a few that caught my attention. The models in these photos are most likely other students since it was during the senior critique and not during the show.
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I find it interesting that most of these are wearable. The general public always looks at the New York and European fashion shows and in some grossed out voice says, "Who'd wear that?! That's totally unwearable!" The point isn't always to show something that's wearable on the street; it's to show what the designer is capable of. Sort of like, "Look how creative I am." Most of the larger design houses also have ready-to-wear collections which is what ends up in stores.
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I am assuming that most of these DAAP seniors want a portfolio that will allow them to get a decent job at a place like Abercrombie or The Gap. So, many probably play it safe, only pushing things so far. That may not seem like the life of a glamourous fashion designer, but not everybody can be the next Alexander McQueen. Getting ahead in the fashion design world is extremely challenging. Those bitchy queens are rough!
The DAAP fashion show is something that every design-interested Cincinnatian should experience at least once. You have a year to start planning on how you are going to get a ticket...
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