鈥#bethechange IN STYLE鈥 exhibition opens at MSU鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擴ndergraduate and graduate students in 海角社区鈥檚 fashion design and merchandising program in the School of Human Sciences and Department of Art are showcasing their talents in a newly installed exhibition on the Starkville campus.
鈥#bethechange IN STYLE鈥 is on display through Nov. 9 at MSU鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery, second floor, MSU Welcome Center, 75 B.S. Hood Drive. Viewing hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Admission is free to the exhibition, which includes featured artists and designers Natalie Click of Fletcher, Missouri; Sydney Fava of Clarksdale; Jesse Newton of Eupora; Cecelia 鈥淐eCe鈥 Turner of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Marcus Williams of Raymond.
Exhibition-goers can explore a range of creative and sustainable styles through the items on display, including two garments from the MSU Historic Costume and Textiles Collection.
Rachel Woodward, MSU fashion design and merchandising lecturer, organized the event with support from Lori Neuenfeldt, MSU art instructor and gallery director, along with MSU鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, the MSU Fashion Board, and Fashion House, a fashion designer group within Fashion Board.
Neuenfeldt said each piece on display is unique and shows a way of upcycling fashion, from reusing trash to painting on thrifted denim.
Woodward said more luxury designers are changing their business practices to be more eco-friendly, but upcycling is not a new trend.
鈥淔or over 100 years, global events have influenced a love and need for sustainable fashions,鈥 she said. 鈥淭oday, fashion brands are thinking about water usage, waste, lifecycle, and the chemicals used in processing fabrics and creating garments.鈥
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