Blanche Macdonald Graduate Show 2010

03Dec10

The 2010 Blanche Macdonald Graduate Fashion Design Show was held in the classy Westin Bayshore on November 30th. The show featured the collections from 44 designers, each presenting two designs. Strong thematic unity was the order of the day and every detail seemed linked to the designers’ concept. Clean or embellished, the designers stayed true to their fashion vision. Several trends stood out as they were interpreted by more than one designer.

a black and red theme
tailcoats
capelets
full mid-thigh length skirts
built-up shoulders
lingerie
historic costume influences

An elegant and dramatic black and red color theme was shown by multiple designers at the Blanche MacDonald graduate show. Oriental and Spanish influences as well as more abstract sculptural shapes were rendered in black and red.

Tailcoats and cutaway jacket details made a strong presence at the 2010 Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduate show. Strong tailoring skills and well-designed garments were combined with imagination and historic references to produce many varieties of the tailcoat styled jacket.

Fuller skirts made a pleasant dramatic appearance at Blanche Macdonald’s 2010 Fashion Design Graduate Show. The bell shaped skirt was one of the newest and most innovative reinventions of the fuller skirt designs. This new bell shape skirt was showcased by designers Angela Lin and Thia Nguyen. This skirt shape curves out in a rounded bell shape from a fitted waist.

A built-up shoulder line was seen in several powerful variations at the Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design show.

Lingerie looks were popular at the 2010 Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduate show. Emphasis is frequently placed on the thigh with thigh-high stockings, garters and thigh-wrapped styles interpreted in various ways by several designers.

Historic costume and fantasy inspired many designers to create stand-out gowns. Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design Graduates combined strong technical sewing skills with unified design concepts and uninhibited imagination, to create a great mix of both special occasion gowns and gowns purely for fashion art purposes. These flights of fancy dresses are infused with possibility.