The twentieth season of the StyleWeek we know and love returned on Thursday, June 10 with a “Micro-Fashion Week” event held on the Capital Grille patio in Providence.
“It was such a great thing to experience everybody getting together after a full year and a half of having to deal with this pandemic,” says StyleWeek founder and President Rosanna Ortiz. “I think we all needed this event to feel normal again. I know I did.”
The evening kicked off with the first ever Student Design Art Challenge, which was a gallery presentation of self-portraits created by eleven students at the Grace School that were silently auctioned off to raise money for Hasbro Children’s Hospital.
Runway shows followed, including the SEED Student Design Challenge for which seven students from the Lincoln School designed garments made from recyclable materials. The students presented wearable fashion constructed from items like cereal boxes, candy wrappers, tinsel, plastic shopping and produce bags, soda bottles, Mylar balloons and trash bags. A panel of judges determined a winner, and it was designer Isabel D’Hondt-Gorbea from the Lincoln School for her design that intricately weaved together plastic shopping bags into a tank top and produce bags were sewn together as pants. All of the students did an amazing job crafting innovative and edgy looks.
See a slide show of all looks from the SEED Student Design Challenge, and lalla bee and Jess Abernethy’s runway shows. All photos by Myke Yeager Photography.
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Lincoln School student Kiera Murphy designed this look out of wrapping paper and laminate. Modeled by Sydney Boss.
Lincoln School student Kiera Murphy designed this look out of wrapping paper and laminate. Modeled by Sydney Boss.
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A gown made out of a red vinyl tablecloth, designed by Lincoln School student Brittany Tinklepaugh. Modeled by Aoife Harrington.
A gown made out of a red vinyl tablecloth, designed by Lincoln School student Brittany Tinklepaugh. Modeled by Aoife Harrington.
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Lincoln School student Kobii Spruill designed this look out of plastic soda bottles and duct tape. Modeled by Hailey Bates.
Lincoln School student Kobii Spruill designed this look out of plastic soda bottles and duct tape. Modeled by Hailey Bates.
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Maddie Best designed this look constructed from black plastic garbage bags and tinsel. Modeled by Melany Jimenez.
Maddie Best designed this look constructed from black plastic garbage bags and tinsel. Modeled by Melany Jimenez.
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Amelia Albanese created this dress out of cereal boxes and candy wrappers. Modeled by Adriana Dooley.
Amelia Albanese created this dress out of cereal boxes and candy wrappers. Modeled by Adriana Dooley.
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Student Skye Goldenberg made this dress out of mylar balloons, aluminum can tops and tape. Modeled by Caroline Pareute.
Student Skye Goldenberg made this dress out of mylar balloons, aluminum can tops and tape. Modeled by Caroline Pareute.
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Lincoln School designer Isabel D'Hondt-Gorbea fashioned this tank top and pant set from plastic grocery and produce bags (you know, the ones we all hoard in our closets). Gorbea won the SEED Student Design Competition. Modeled by Michaella Lesieur.
Lincoln School designer Isabel D'Hondt-Gorbea fashioned this tank top and pant set from plastic grocery and produce bags (you know, the ones we all hoard in our closets). Gorbea won the SEED Student Design Competition. Modeled by Michaella Lesieur.
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Designer Skye Goldenberg with model Caroline Pareute.
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Designer Amelia Albanese with model Adriana Dooley.
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Designer Maddie Best with model Melany Jimenez.
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Isabel D'Hondt-Gorbea wins the SEED: Student Design Challenge.
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StyleWeek SEED Student Art Challenge winner Andrea Ullucci from the Grace School created the winning portrait that raised funds for Hasbro Children's Hospital.
StyleWeek SEED Student Art Challenge winner Andrea Ullucci from the Grace School created the winning portrait that raised funds for Hasbro Children's Hospital.
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Designed by Jess Abernethy.
Next came a runway presentation by international designer Melina Cortes-Nmili of lalla bee. Born and bred in the Dominican Republic countryside, Lalla bee’s timeless style has a Victorian English garden appeal with vivid floral prints in A-line dresses and flowing skirts. We could envision “Mad Men’s” Betty Draper strutting her style in these beautiful numbers that are always classic and never go out of style.
For the finale, Jess Abernethy made a return to the StyleWeek runway debuting a brand-new collection featuring breezy looks in cotton, lightweight wool and other breathable fabrics, featuring whimsical designs with full skirts, delicate floral prints and shorts that can go from a preppy tennis match to dinner.
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