{"id":47662,"date":"2023-03-29T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T20:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=47662"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T20:40:38","slug":"hemline-for-hearts-inspires-with-its-seventh-annual-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/hemline-for-hearts-inspires-with-its-seventh-annual-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemline for Hearts Inspires with its Seventh Annual Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Elyse Boldizar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, March 5, the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> put on Hemline for Hearts for its seventh annual competition. Once again, students\u2019 creativity went above and beyond for the moving cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hemline for Hearts is a partnership with the American Heart Association<\/a> with the goal of creating awareness and action around the prevalence of heart disease for women through the Association\u2019s Go Red for Women<\/a> initiative. Students have only four hours to craft dresses entirely out of red paper hearts that are inspired by the cause. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Cardiovascular disease causes one of every three deaths of women each year, making it the No. 1 killer of women. Together, Hemline for Hearts and the Go Red for Women movement seek to educate others about heart health as well as support women with heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Different from past years, the Wilson College held the event at the Raleigh Convention Center. Designers had the opportunity to showcase their finished creations at the American Heart Association\u2019s Heart Ball<\/a>, an event that raises funds for the Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Representatives from the Wilson College and the American Heart Association select which students participate in Hemline for Hearts during two fall semester courses. Fashion and textile (FTD) students with concentrations in fashion design<\/a> enrolled in Fashion Design 1 taught by Associate Professor Minyoung Suh<\/a> are chosen to design for the event. Under Suh\u2019s guidance, students design and sew from fabric the dresses that they make into paper versions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nPreparing for the competition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n