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The Fashion Society is dedicated to promoting the enjoyment and creative possibilities of fashion to students. We have a particular emphasis on promoting Irish fashion, as well as youthful and innovative brands we feel students may identify with. This year the society has made the leap from holding a couple of flagship during the whole year events to hosting one almost every week. In October we held Swap Shop with the Parlour, where students brought clothes in during the week to the Fashion Soc stand in the Arts Block, exchanged items for coupons, and then could exchange their coupons for clothes, bags and accessories at the Swap Shop. We then held a Christmas Flea Market in December, also in The Parlour. We also held a panel discussion with prominent Irish fashion bloggers, Pattern Making and Fashion Illustration workshops for Trinity Arts Festival, film screenings, and a number of social nights.
The highlight of our year was undoubtedly the Fashion Show in aid of Aware. This year’s fashion show was a collective combination of student creativity, diligence, timing and the ability to work together as a team. Our show featured a diverse range of student models of all shapes, sizes, ages, backgrounds and disciplines, and avoided promoting revealing clothing or students’ looks as a selling point. It focused a lot on promoting Irish brands, as well as youthful and innovative brands we felt students may identify with. The show was called ‘Bright Young Things’, and encouraged students to embrace their youth and freedom years, and raised over €1500 for Aware. The Fashion Society aims to be unpretentious and we are eager to make fashion accessible and enjoyable, embracing the creative side of fashion, without even having to resort to alcohol! In one year we have grown from a very small society known only for the Fashion Show to a fantastic society with events for everyone, from all lifestyles and genders.
Photo, Shane Andrew Kelly
photography by Shane Andrew Kelly
email: fashionsoc@csc.tcd.ie
Fianna Fáil (Wolfe Tone Cumann) This year, the Wolfe Tone Cumann (i.e. Trinity Fianna Fáil) saw a large increase, not only in membership, but also in general participation in the activities of the society. Early on in the year, we held a number of informal events to help people get to know each other, with a particular emphasis on having our meetings at as many different times as possible so accommodate as many students as we could. We were helped this year by the hosting of the first National Youth Conference of Ógra Fianna Fáil since 2009 in Cork city. The whole weekend was a wonderful bonding exercise – not only for the newcomers but also for more seasoned committee members. Nearly all of the Wolfe Tone’s motions were passed and we had a highly visible presence during debates and the more social evening activities – a point recognised on the Saturday evening Ball when the
Trinity Cumann was awarded the “Best Delegation” award by former member Senator Thomas Byrne. We also held a number of policy workshops and meetings this year and were delighted to welcome Prof David Farrell and Dr Eoin O’Malley to one meeting in November. Following on from our Christmas party we were soon preparing for the 73rd Ard Fheis. Again, we were well represented by a number of delegates and observers and we were delighted to see all our motions pass. A society on the rise again! Helena Kelly, Chairperson trinityfiannafail@gmail.com
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