Finalist
Stephanie Shaneyfelt Inspiration: Amanda Seyfried
The designers were in a frenzy of preparations. Amy Moret, a sophomore studying apparel product design, loves Twiggy. So she chose a paisley print from the Betty Tomczak collection which she turned into a Twiggy-esque dress trimmed in shearling. It was her “first time making a dress from scratch,” admits Moret. She planned to wear the garment herself after the fashion show. Ed White, a Cone Health nurse who is returning to his initial love of designing after twenty years, plans on a career redesigning health care uniforms. But for the Betty Creative Awards, he chose something more complicated than industrial design. White designed a day dress for First Lady Michelle Obama. “My design
The Art & Soul of Greensboro
Finalist
Kianna Sisco Inspiration: Zoe Saldana
represents Michelle’s interest in gardening,” he explains. “It’s made in a botanical print, with a little flare, after I saw her on CNN at the White House garden.” Chloe Bacot, another officer of THREADS, has an aunt that once produced a line of bathing suit cover-ups. Bacot has long known she would enter the fashion world. She chose singer Miley Cyrus as her celebrity inspiration, “someone relevant and youthful.” She fashioned an equestrian-inspired outfit with a fly front after selecting a purple ribbed knit fabric from the Tomczak collection of fabrics. Student Nhi Tran says she has admired French actress Audry Tatou since seeing her in the film Amelie. “I envision her wearing a long beige dress with ruffles
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