Students reach fashion finals
Wednesday March 10 2010
FOUR STUDENTS from the Garden County have made the short list to compete at the DIT Alfa Romeo Fashion Show in Dublin's Vicar Street on Wednesday, March 24.
All are hoping to impress the judges, including Jean Melia from Wicklow town, who won the Student Design Award element of the show last year and who is on the judging panel this year.
The DIT Alfa Romeo Fashion Show, which has a 'Rock Revolution' theme, is now in its seventh year and is run entirely by students from DIT. A big element of the show is the National Student Design Award at which these four Wicklow students will compete.
This year's winning student designer will receive € 2,000 plus a specially commissioned trophy and there will also be big prizes awarded to the best male and best female model.
All proceeds raised this year will go to the DIT Foundation, in particular to the Student Assistance Fund, which helps students who are in financial difficulty to complete their studies.
Over 70 students from DIT are involved in the running of the show, 41 of whom have been recruited as models – 18 men and 23 women. The importance of healthy eating and exercise for everyone involved, especially the models, has been a big part of the induction programme this year.
Tickets for the DIT Alfa Romeo Fashion Show cost €20 for students and €25 for non students and are available from DIT Student Union shop and from Tickets.ie.
