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Oxfam Glam! - 'Rags to Riches' at City College

20 May 2005

Visual & Performing Arts students from City College Brighton and Hove have been involved in a collaborative fashion-design project using garments donated by Oxfam. The project is culminating in 'Rags to Riches' - a free fashion show extravaganza at the Tower Theatre, Pelham Street, Brighton on June 6th at 3.30pm.

Students were asked to select one or two garments or accessories and analyse them, looking at overall shape, structural details, embellishment, fastenings, seams and fabric. The students were also asked to think about any other associations that the garments might remind them of, for instance, did the fabric look like something out of a 1950s kitchen, or could Pat Butcher from Eastenders have worn this?

Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches

This analysis gave students extra historical, contextual and costume research which helped them to develop the designs. Items of clothing were deconstructed and then reconstructed with reference to the research and chosen elements/structure of the garments.

George Glassby, Art & Design foundation studies student says:

'Being given the chance to modify existing garments taught me a lot about the construction of clothes and allowed us to change drab unwanted items into more stylish and fashionable clothing. It was brilliant to be part of a real interactive project.'

Oxfam's John Nicholls says:

'With Oxfam being at the cutting-edge of recycling and green issues, it's great to see our clothes being recycled in such an imaginative way to create unique contemporary garments.'

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