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WSU students studying apparel design presented their collection during the 38th annual university fashion show April 10. Apparel design majors created their collection based on this year’s theme, “Zeitgeist,” said Xingqiu Lou, teaching assistant professor for WSU’s Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles. The show was filmed April 1 and 2 and streamed on Youtube at a later date. Lou said the designers had professional photos taken of themselves and their models in addition to the show. One participating designer, senior Brandon Dunbar, said he originally pursued a business degree at the University of Washington, Tacoma before deciding to study apparel design at WSU. ....
April 7, 2021 By Lauren Paterson College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences High fashion often looks out of this world. WSU senior Brandon Dunbar is designing pieces to be worn on another planet. Dunbar’s style has echoes of sci-fi and cyberpunk, with sharp lines, futuristic shapes, and bold colors. “I wanted to imagine what life would look like on Mars,” said the WSU Department Apparel, Merchandising, Design, and Textiles (AMDT) student. After originally starting on a business and marketing degree at a community college, Dunbar decided to transfer to WSU to learn about textiles and clothing. Rather than the more avant garde style of fashion seen on the runways which exaggerate the final look of clothes for a more theatrical debut, Dunbar said he went in a more realistic direction. ....
April 6, 2021 Titled Zeitgeist, the show features collections inspired by current society s changes and challenges, including the experience of immigrants, the struggle for democracy, barriers that women face, and the loss of friends to gun violence. Exploring themes of hope, grief, justice, and innovation through fashion, more than a dozen apparel design students will present the Washington State University Fashion Show by video, Saturday, April 10. Titled “Zeitgeist,” the show features collections inspired by current society’s changes and challenges, including the experience of immigrants, the struggle for democracy, barriers that women face, and the loss of friends to gun violence. Multiple designers address issues of ethics, environmentalism, equality, and inclusivity through creative fashion. Others pursue exploration and seek utopias and a futuristic world. ....
A lot has changed in a relatively short period of time. As we started a new decade, more talk about uniqueness, acceptance and breaking gender norms began to circulate. One way we can start breaking down gender norms is through fashion. Clothes are a unique way to express oneself. An article of clothing has no gender but is simply an article of clothing for people to wear and enjoy. Veronica Caldwell, freshman biochemistry major, said they wear whatever they want to wear because it shouldn’t matter what other people think. “At the end of the day, you have to be happy with what you decide to wear, rather than what other people think of you. You are not who the world thinks you should be,” Caldwell said. ....