{"id":49147,"date":"2023-04-28T16:19:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=49147"},"modified":"2024-07-08T09:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:24:21","slug":"african-american-textile-society-celebrates-a-legacy-of-student-creativity-with-25th-annual-fashion-expose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/african-american-textile-society-celebrates-a-legacy-of-student-creativity-with-25th-annual-fashion-expose\/","title":{"rendered":"African American Textile Society Celebrates a Legacy of Student Creativity with 25th Annual Fashion Expos\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

By Elyse Boldizar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, April 6, 2023, the African American Textile Society<\/a> (AATS) hosted its 25th annual Fashion Expos\u00e9<\/a>, the first and longest running runway show at NC State University, for NC State\u2019s Pan-Afrikan week. The night was an astonishing showcase of student creativity from the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> and NC State as well as nearby universities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in past years, the show was split into two categories: novice for new designers and intermediate for more experienced designers. All participants had the opportunity to present their designs while competing for cash prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showcasing student talent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jordan Everett, a sophomore studying textile technology<\/a> and the president of AATS, says the main goal of the expos\u00e9 was to showcase talent at the Wilson College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was the biggest thing for me this year, which is promotion and trying to get connections as well as get more people to know about what we’re doing here at the Wilson College of Textiles,\u201d Everett says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
Jayla Renaud, a junior studying fashion and textile design, greets the audience after her collection is showcased. Renaud placed third in the novice category | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year, the event was sponsored by Aja Labs, a materials engineering company that makes plastic-free hair from synthetic fibers. Ashley Davis, a polymer research scientist at Aja Labs, was one of the expos\u00e9\u2019s judges. Accompanying Davis on the panel was Joelle Bond, associate designer at Athleta; John Chapman, business director at Red Hat; and Sheila Hall, owner of SJ Hall Art & Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designers stunned the audience with jaw-dropping collections that they have been working on for months. Bright colors, unique shapes and overall compelling designs showed the diversity of students\u2019 creativity. NC State students shined, making up the winners in both the novice and intermediate category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
<\/span><\/span>

2023 AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 winners<\/h2><\/a>
\n

Novice category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Dominique Bell <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Jeana Grace Bowker <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Jayla Renaud <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Intermediate category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Jada Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Natalia Barnack<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Anna Lia Ritchie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Dominique Bell, a first-year student studying fashion and textile design<\/a>, was the first place winner in the novice category. Her collection, \u201cMesh and Distress\u201d, featured crocheted looks using colors found in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cThe whole collection is made out of mesh to show self love and self expression. I knew no one else would do mesh because it’s kind of risky since it might show too much skin. But that’s the point that I wanted to get across. I want everyone to be comfortable and confident in their own body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      While the AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 was Bell\u2019s first time designing a collection for a runway show, she has been crocheting for 15 years and sells her creations through her business, dombdesigns<\/a>. Bell says participating in the expos\u00e9 has motivated her to partake in more fashion shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"A
      North Carolina Central University students Cameryn Alston and Symphony Burchett co-designed a collection in the intermediate category | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Jada Williams, a junior studying fashion and textile management with a concentration in fashion development and product management<\/a>, won first place in the intermediate category with her collection, \u201cEase On Down\u201d. The looks were inspired by the 1978 musical, \u201cThe Wiz\u201d, and incorporated themes of celebration and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"A
      \u201cI love film and pairing that with my love for design,\u201d Williams says about her collection inspired by The Wiz | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cI wanted to really represent an iconic, timeless piece of Black culture, which was \u2018The Wiz\u2019,\u201d Williams says. \u201cI got the theme from when I worked at a summer camp and one camper said his favorite movie was \u2018The Wiz\u2019. It was so great to see how his face lit up while he was watching it. He knew every single song and loved it so much because he was finally seeing representation of an entire cast who looked like him. I wanted the audience to feel that same childlike feeling when seeing my collection.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Continuing the legacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      AATS has four major values: creativity, inclusion, diversity and community. The Fashion Expos\u00e9 champions these values by bringing together a range of students across different degrees, years and backgrounds to celebrate their efforts as upcoming designers, year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cParticipating in something like the Fashion Expos\u00e9 is different from doing your normal class projects.\u201d Williams says, \u201cGetting to see your work and everything that you’ve worked hard for on the runway is a magical feeling. It\u2019s so important for Black people, like myself, and underrepresented groups to feel seen because there\u2019s not a lot of Black culture in the media.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"A
      A 1920\u2019s-esque look in Autumn Newkirk, a NC State junior studying fashion and textile management, and Caia Staton\u2019s, a NC Central University student studying family and consumer science, \u201cThe Great Gatsby\u201d inspired collection | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      The first AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 was held in 1998 and, since then, the event has grown significantly \u2014 increasing from only four designers at the first annual showcase to 17 this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cIt meant a lot to me to be able to continue that legacy and I just really want to make sure I do everything I can so I’m able to showcase everything that past AATS leaders were able to lay out as well as the legacy of diversity at the Wilson College of Textiles.\u201d Everett says, \u201cIt means a lot that we’re able to continue to have that impact.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n

      By Elyse Boldizar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      On Thursday, April 6, 2023, the African American Textile Society<\/a> (AATS) hosted its 25th annual Fashion Expos\u00e9<\/a>, the first and longest running runway show at NC State University, for NC State\u2019s Pan-Afrikan week. The night was an astonishing showcase of student creativity from the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> and NC State as well as nearby universities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      As in past years, the show was split into two categories: novice for new designers and intermediate for more experienced designers. All participants had the opportunity to present their designs while competing for cash prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Showcasing student talent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Jordan Everett, a sophomore studying textile technology<\/a> and the president of AATS, says the main goal of the expos\u00e9 was to showcase talent at the Wilson College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cThat was the biggest thing for me this year, which is promotion and trying to get connections as well as get more people to know about what we're doing here at the Wilson College of Textiles,\u201d Everett says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"A
      Jayla Renaud, a junior studying fashion and textile design, greets the audience after her collection is showcased. Renaud placed third in the novice category | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      This year, the event was sponsored by Aja Labs, a materials engineering company that makes plastic-free hair from synthetic fibers. Ashley Davis, a polymer research scientist at Aja Labs, was one of the expos\u00e9\u2019s judges. Accompanying Davis on the panel was Joelle Bond, associate designer at Athleta; John Chapman, business director at Red Hat; and Sheila Hall, owner of SJ Hall Art & Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Designers stunned the audience with jaw-dropping collections that they have been working on for months. Bright colors, unique shapes and overall compelling designs showed the diversity of students\u2019 creativity. NC State students shined, making up the winners in both the novice and intermediate category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
      <\/span><\/span>

      2023 AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 winners<\/h2><\/a>
      \n

      Novice category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Dominique Bell <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Jeana Grace Bowker <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Jayla Renaud <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Intermediate category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. Jada Williams <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Natalia Barnack<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Anna Lia Ritchie<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

          Dominique Bell, a first-year student studying fashion and textile design<\/a>, was the first place winner in the novice category. Her collection, \u201cMesh and Distress\u201d, featured crocheted looks using colors found in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cThe whole collection is made out of mesh to show self love and self expression. I knew no one else would do mesh because it's kind of risky since it might show too much skin. But that's the point that I wanted to get across. I want everyone to be comfortable and confident in their own body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          While the AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 was Bell\u2019s first time designing a collection for a runway show, she has been crocheting for 15 years and sells her creations through her business, dombdesigns<\/a>. Bell says participating in the expos\u00e9 has motivated her to partake in more fashion shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"A
          North Carolina Central University students Cameryn Alston and Symphony Burchett co-designed a collection in the intermediate category | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          Jada Williams, a junior studying fashion and textile management with a concentration in fashion development and product management<\/a>, won first place in the intermediate category with her collection, \u201cEase On Down\u201d. The looks were inspired by the 1978 musical, \u201cThe Wiz\u201d, and incorporated themes of celebration and liberation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"A
          \u201cI love film and pairing that with my love for design,\u201d Williams says about her collection inspired by The Wiz | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cI wanted to really represent an iconic, timeless piece of Black culture, which was \u2018The Wiz\u2019,\u201d Williams says. \u201cI got the theme from when I worked at a summer camp and one camper said his favorite movie was \u2018The Wiz\u2019. It was so great to see how his face lit up while he was watching it. He knew every single song and loved it so much because he was finally seeing representation of an entire cast who looked like him. I wanted the audience to feel that same childlike feeling when seeing my collection.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Continuing the legacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          AATS has four major values: creativity, inclusion, diversity and community. The Fashion Expos\u00e9 champions these values by bringing together a range of students across different degrees, years and backgrounds to celebrate their efforts as upcoming designers, year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cParticipating in something like the Fashion Expos\u00e9 is different from doing your normal class projects.\u201d Williams says, \u201cGetting to see your work and everything that you've worked hard for on the runway is a magical feeling. It\u2019s so important for Black people, like myself, and underrepresented groups to feel seen because there\u2019s not a lot of Black culture in the media.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \"A
          A 1920\u2019s-esque look in Autumn Newkirk, a NC State junior studying fashion and textile management, and Caia Staton\u2019s, a NC Central University student studying family and consumer science, \u201cThe Great Gatsby\u201d inspired collection | Photo Courtesy: Kaela Belingon, Student Media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

          The first AATS Fashion Expos\u00e9 was held in 1998 and, since then, the event has grown significantly \u2014 increasing from only four designers at the first annual showcase to 17 this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \u201cIt meant a lot to me to be able to continue that legacy and I just really want to make sure I do everything I can so I'm able to showcase everything that past AATS leaders were able to lay out as well as the legacy of diversity at the Wilson College of Textiles.\u201d Everett says, \u201cIt means a lot that we're able to continue to have that impact.\u201d<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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