A fitting fundraiser for a fashion show
Everyone has that one item of
clothing that just doesn't fit right. It
hangs in your closet, taunting you,
but every time you try it on, it sags
and bags and is generally unflattering.
Third-year Fashion Design students want to get that item out of your closet and into your regular rotation of outfits, and they're hoping to raise some money for their annual fashion show while they're at it.
Cassie Smith, Ashley Gennuso and Monica Nealis are the creators of Fashion Fits, an on-campus alteration service in H3006 that offers reasonable prices, skilled work, a loyalty card (buy five pant hems, get one free) and even a delivery service to Fanshawe offices.
The business was started as a project for the students' Business of Fashion class, and it officially opened in February. Since then, it has grown to include the entire class of third-year Fashion Design students.
All proceeds from Fashion Fits benefit the students' fashion show, Unbound, in April 2014. This annual event is put on by third-year Fashion Design students with a ton of help from student volunteers in the first or second years of the program.
“Fashion Fits has played an integral part in our fundraising efforts, as well as providing us with practical work experience for after graduation,” said Nealis. The team has raised more than $1,000 since February, and they're hoping to raise even more this school year. The entire class of Fashion Design students tries to raise between $5,000 and $7,000 for the show altogether.
It costs $75,000 to run the Unbound show from start to finish each year. That amount covers renting Museum London for the day, hiring professional models, catering, and all the other costs associated with putting on an amazing show.
The money also pays for the Unbound magazine, a lookbook of the students' pieces, which is printed with Canada's Flare magazine. Students raise as much of that $75,000 as possible, and the rest comes from sponsorships.
“Starting this endeavour has been beneficial to the Fashion Design program as well as the Fanshawe community,” said Nealis. “We truly appreciate their continued support and look forward to providing solutions for their alteration needs.”
Fashion Fits is open for drop-in hours Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in H3006. Make an appointment by emailing fashionfits.unbound@gmail.com. Check out Fashion Fits on Facebook at facebook.com/fashionfits2014.
Third-year Fashion Design students want to get that item out of your closet and into your regular rotation of outfits, and they're hoping to raise some money for their annual fashion show while they're at it.
Cassie Smith, Ashley Gennuso and Monica Nealis are the creators of Fashion Fits, an on-campus alteration service in H3006 that offers reasonable prices, skilled work, a loyalty card (buy five pant hems, get one free) and even a delivery service to Fanshawe offices.
The business was started as a project for the students' Business of Fashion class, and it officially opened in February. Since then, it has grown to include the entire class of third-year Fashion Design students.
All proceeds from Fashion Fits benefit the students' fashion show, Unbound, in April 2014. This annual event is put on by third-year Fashion Design students with a ton of help from student volunteers in the first or second years of the program.
“Fashion Fits has played an integral part in our fundraising efforts, as well as providing us with practical work experience for after graduation,” said Nealis. The team has raised more than $1,000 since February, and they're hoping to raise even more this school year. The entire class of Fashion Design students tries to raise between $5,000 and $7,000 for the show altogether.
It costs $75,000 to run the Unbound show from start to finish each year. That amount covers renting Museum London for the day, hiring professional models, catering, and all the other costs associated with putting on an amazing show.
The money also pays for the Unbound magazine, a lookbook of the students' pieces, which is printed with Canada's Flare magazine. Students raise as much of that $75,000 as possible, and the rest comes from sponsorships.
“Starting this endeavour has been beneficial to the Fashion Design program as well as the Fanshawe community,” said Nealis. “We truly appreciate their continued support and look forward to providing solutions for their alteration needs.”
Fashion Fits is open for drop-in hours Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in H3006. Make an appointment by emailing fashionfits.unbound@gmail.com. Check out Fashion Fits on Facebook at facebook.com/fashionfits2014.
