BOCA RATON — Lynn University’s fashion management students are hosting their 9th annual spring fashion show on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m., in the Louis and Anne Green Center on campus.
The student-produced show, titled “I Love New York,” will highlight ensembles and define styles from New York’s five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island.
The “sixth borough” will feature South Florida looks designed and modeled by Lynn fashion students.
“Our spring fashion show is the highlight of the year,” said Lisa Dandeo, associate professor in Lynn’s College of Business and Management and coordinator of the fashion management program. “A runway show of this size requires a lot more than regular class time of these students.”
Twelve students in Dandeo’s 300-level business fashion class are charged with producing, directing, staging and marketing the show. This year, the students will take on an ambitious New York-style, red patent leather catwalk and will incorporate clothing from local vendors. More than 50 Lynn students, staff and faculty have been cast and have volunteered to model in the show.
The show will also feature custom-created couture by Season 9 Project Runway contestant Amanda Perna during the Manhattan scene, as well as custom rhinestone bathing suits by local designer Cindy Winkler.
“In order to gain experience for their own spring production, they [Lynn fashion management students] have been working with groups to produce couture fashion shows at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion and for high-end designers, including Carolina Herrera and Oscar del la Renta,” said Dandeo.
“In addition, many of our students have volunteered at fashion weeks across the nation including Miami, New York City and Las Vegas. I’m very proud of them and their dedication to the fashion industry.”
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a New York-themed street market, featuring items from fashion show vendors, adjacent to the Green Center on campus. Raffle ticket drawings will begin at 7:15 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Lynn University’s Fashion Management Program.
The spring fashion show is open to the public. General admission tickets are $10. V.I.P. tickets (that include premier seating and goody bags) are $20. Will-call tickets can be reserved by calling 561-237-7011.