NEW DESIGNS FOR THE WORLD OF ART
Students of Department of Fashion and Textile Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) created designs for the singers, actors/actresses they admire such as Rihanna, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Freddie Mercury, Weeknd, Ümmü Gülsüm, Audrey Hepburn, etc. Their creations will be on display at Agora Shopping Mall on December 23. Students prepared 10 different designs based on the celebrities’ personalities, lives as part of the Fashion and Design Studio: Collection course.
Lecturer Özge Dikkaya Göknur from IUE Department of Fashion and Textile Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, stated that students worked on custom design projects, and that each student studied the life of singers, actors/actresses he/she admired and created stage outfits. Göknur said, “Students worked on different artists from past to present time including film actors/actresses, singers in the project titled ‘Icons and Styles’. Later, they drew 10 stage outfit designs for a specific era they chose. Students learned to design for stage and they learned to present stage design.” Göknur stated that students revived outfits of stage shows from 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s to present time.