Designing your own prom dress
Description
The chance to design the dress of your dreams and to have it made is the unique opportunity offered to the girls at Holywells High School in Ipswich. Their D&T department doesn't have a textiles teacher so the head of department, Mike Hardman brought in award winning fashion designer to give the girls an insight into the fashion industry. These year 11 students, are more used to wearing tracksuit bottoms and hooded tops than glamorous frocks, but with Seema's help they are going to create unique and beautiful prom dresses. Seema starts the girls creative journey by taking them on a shopping trip to Prima Donna in Norwich. She then teaches them technical drawing and helps them make designs that can be realised. The dresses are then sent to Seema's workshop in Hassan, India and the girls get a chance to see into the workshop when they make a video call. The day of the fitting is tense but all the girls love their dresses and can't wait to go to the prom.
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20 min
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Date of Publication
2009
Database
Alexander Street
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