Standout piece: Revolution Fashion Show

Cheap material mixing and tacky embellishments: the indirect fluidity of the student and alumni fashion show practically screamed. Just when you thought it couldn't get anymore tasteless the seemingly Candyland inspired gown stole the show, or the stock of red pleather at your local fabric store. With a questionable aim to shock the audience, the wrapped pleather, use of gold silk as a peek-a-boo to the train, the wrap-neck Dracula style collar, and attempt to incorporate poppy-like embellishments resulted in a scattered cheer and applause that could have been a result of the craftsmanship and idea or lack there of. 


Although the theme revolved around revolutionary fashion, which could be considered outlandish, the cheap leather and pearl embellishments to resemble poppy's just topped the cake as the wackiest fashion show to be seriously organized. Contemplating whether this was in lieu of the Halloween season or intentionally meaning to cause disbelief, the gown caused an instantaneously scattered applause to which made considerable audience members look to see if the designer came out to be acknowledged. Feeling as if this piece was rushed in production, specifically the wrapped materials outlined in a pearls made one reminisce of a piece featured in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.  


Notably to take on fusing graphic design and fashion to create a "pop art fashion" show sounds provoking but prevailed to serve the audience anything but loud designs, overdone embellishments, neon stripper wigs, bright lipstick, and accompanying picket signs with POW!, BANG!, BOOM! Comic-style thought bubbles. Overall the attempt to create a stimulating fashion show where the aesthetics serve to an unconventional theme, could inevitably be illustrious. However the idea, theme, and way of connecting graphic design and fashion could've served us something more than a sloppy attempt at a fashion showcase. 


The aim of Stanford Brown’s revolution fashion show seemed prevalent to the idea of pushing the envelope with “the future of fashion”, though the creativity seemed rushed and intentionally un-wearable. The transparency for a far-fetched aim made for a Cosplay or new age Disney princess feel, in which the more playful and idealist-based the piece appeared the better.