Styling with Junk to Funk

Ornella Grant(far right) with her collection.

 

Emilie Barrow with her collection. Barrow
wants to make next year's showeven bigger.

Ashley Thompson wearing 
a dress from Carol Clifton's colletion

Emilie Barrow wanted to make the Junk to Funk fashion show part of Upper Darby School District’s Art show, bigger and better. The eleventh grader had made up her mind that this would be the best show ever. But this Upper Darby student as pleased as she was with the results has even bigger plans for next year

“I took over coordinating the show because I knew we could make it better than last year.” said Barrow.

“I learned a lot. I learned how to manage my time and to step up as a leader. It was a great experience. We grew from three designers to seven designers participating this year. We had a stage designer (Anna Melone) and lighting designers (Julie Heydeman and Dianne Zimmerman),”said Barrow.

Madison Carr wearing
 PeneillaGuerrier's design

Next year she has plans to feature a slide show on stage and to bring the Cosmetology and Photography students into the mix doing hair and make-up for the models and taking photos. Barrow plans to use her new learned skills to work in the fashion world if not designing then coordinating shows. Her creativity shined through with her collection called Angels and Devils dresses made out of newspaper. She is already thinking of designs for next year.

Ingenuity was the name of the game as students used anything tossed aside from plastic to old CDs to create wearable art. The students were part of the Art Club which meets in Art teacher, Ellen Flocco’s room. Loving fashion and art, the students designed original outfits out of recycled trash. They met after school first designing and sketching their outfits. By using recycled items their vision was altered sometimes but they used their innovative spirit to create stunning fashionable outfits. It all came together when the models and designers strutted across the runway.

This is the tenth year for the show explained Flocco.

“It’s a way to make art ecology –friendly. It was very popular when it first started but died out a bit. This year Emilie said she could make it better and I said run with it. She did a great job,“ said Flocco.

Pilar Lugo, a tenth grader won first place and Most Creative Outfit.

"I was trying to think of different ways to use newspaper from our school paper the Acorn. It was interesting and challenging and gave me an idea that I might like have a career in fashion. It was good learning how to make clothing and be recognized by people at school, “said Lugo.

Peniella Guerrier was challenged by the Junk to Funk fashion show. The tenth grader never thought she would win Best Overall Dress and Best Collection Name.

Demi Hart with her collection Slime

“I started sketching things and the ideas came to make a dress from CDs and a tutu. It really opened my eyes to what I could do with other materials,” said Guerrier.

Carol Clifton had three dresses in the show. Clifton, a tenth grader is an art major in the National Honor Society and in Art club. Clifton won second place and the Best Use of Material.

Siatta Komarawearing her vision.

“It was so much fun. I loved putting it all together and having it (outfit) in front of me instead of a sketch, “said Clifton.

Ornella Grant, a twelfth grader always wanted to be in the Junk to Funk fashion show. Grant used saran wrap, newspaper, wrapping paper, trash bags and duct tape taking third place and Best Collection.

“I feel like I accomplished a goal. I have a real love for fashion and I want to major in it. I love the architecture of this and how bright ideas in my head can be made into regular clothes. It was good and fun. I was excited because I was one of the models I was happy with how it all turned out, “said Grant who after graduation will attend Philadelphia University for Fashion Design.

“It challenged me to more creative in my ideas. I was shocked by the award. I took third place and best collection, “said Grant happily.

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