DEPARTMENT OF
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion Design and Merchandising
Published on Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Fifty students from Highland Middle School got a jump start on planning their careers. FDM faculty hosted the students on January 23, 2023 and gave them a glimpse of college life. A creative challenge to redesign a t-shirt using only safety pins and beads resulted in punk-inspired, ripped and torn versions along with cropped two-piece shirt and skirt outfits. "I really loved making my new favorite shirt, and it helped boost my confidence in fashion," a student said. The middle-schoolers also observed a design class, learning about pattern-making and draping fabric, and posing questions to the UHM design students. On the technology portion of the visit, students engaged in hands-on experimenting with fashion design CAD software and avatars used in fashion research. One student remarked that she could not want to begin college: "the trip to UH Manoa was very interesting, but also fun and exciting. I loved seeing the designs in one of the rooms which was about fashion. I was in love with everything that was happening there, and I can't wait to go there again one day. I hope that once I'm in high school, I'll be able to make it happen [by taking the fashion academy classes]." –Andy Reilly & Jacqueline Tani
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