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Issue date: 6/2/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Jeff Wick OSU senior Sarah Moore models her garment at the DHE Fashion Show and Design Exhibition in the CH2M Hill Alumni Center Monday evening. Moore won the judge's choice award for her collection, "Crepes."

By Rebecca Johnson

The Daily Barometer

The CH2M Hill Alumni Center was transformed with lights, music and models to present the works of OSU student designers in the fifth-annual Fashion Show and Design Exhibition.

The show, themed "A Designer's Affair," was entirely student-run and coordinated. There were 15 designers who contributed their works to the evening.

Models strutted down the runway, displaying the efforts of their fellow students. The room was packed with students, alumni, faculty and other supporters.

Nnamdi Agum and Taylor Sieg, both sophomores in pre-apparel design, did not have any designs in the show, but were the directors in charge of making sure the event went on without a hitch.

"The show went fabulous," Agum said. "Really, I think a lot of people didn't expect to see what they saw this evening. From the music, to the lights - it was much more than it has been in the past."

Agum was pleased to see his vision come to fruition.

"Taylor and I really had a vision. We wanted the audience to feel like there was a show going on. Even though they weren't walking on the runway, we wanted them to be tapping their feet and nodding their heads … we wanted people to feel enchanted this evening," Agum said.

Their efforts seemed to pay off, according to Marianne Egan, the instructor for the class responsible for coordinating the event, who has been involved with the show for the past five years.

"It was awesome … it was definitely the best show we've ever done," Egan said.

The class is a two-term course. The first term involves students planning the show and obtaining the required funds. In the second term, the class starts to bring the show together. Students train models, build the runway, coordinate music and lighting and much more.

"It was a lot bigger, a lot better run and just better coordinated," said Ellen Cooney-Mesker, a junior in zoology and a model in the show who has been doing the exhibition for two years.

After the show, several awards were presented to some of the students who exhibited creativity and functionality in their designs.

Janine Garb, a junior in apparel design, won the most creative garment award; she said the experience was amazing.

Senior Sarah Moore won the judge's choice award for her collection, titled "Crepes".

"The lights were awesome, the signs were awesome, our directors were awesome. It went flawless. The models were great and it just looked amazing from backstage," Garb said. "Everyone was excited; it was packed before 7 p.m."



Rebecca Johnson, senior reporter

news@dailybarometer.com, 737-2231

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