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Volume CXXXIII, Number 7 |
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Behind the "seams" with the Bowdoin Fashion Club
KATY ADIKES
STAFF WRITER
This fall, a new concept has hit the catwalk: the Bowdoin
Fashion Club. Sophomore Angie Senese launched the club in hopes of promoting
originality and creativity through clothing design at Bowdoin.
A self-taught seamstress herself, Senese first envisioned
the club when she arrived on campus and realized there were no sewing
machines readily available to students. She soon found out that she was
not alone in her frustration. Bringing up the issue in her everday conversations,
Angie discovered that many Bowdoin students, away from their own machines,
gave up sewing during the academic year. There were also some who expressed
an interest in learning how to sew in order to alter and create their
own clothing.
Inspired by this overwhelming response, Angie decided to
expand her mission. She not only wanted to provide student sewing machines,
but she also wanted to create an environment where students could learn
how to sew.
Her vision is becoming a reality. At the beginning of October
the Fashion Club held its first meeting at Quinby House, and nearly fifty
people expressed their interest in joining. Melissa Heckman, coordinator
for the Bowdoin Theater Department's Costume Shop, has been recruited
as the advisor for the Fashion Club, and new sewing machines will soon
find a home in the Bowdoin Craft Center.
In anticipation of the machines, the members have already
begun to gather fabrics for their designs. Soon, boxes will be distributed
throughout campus to collect old clothing and scrap material. Members
are also organizing a trip to Boston. There, they will visit design shops
and thrift stores to find new styles and fun fabrics.
Besides sharing sewing techniques and design ideas, the Fashion Club designers plan to hold a spring fashion show to put their final clothing creations on the runway. If you have a knack for sewing, have some clothing alterations that just can't wait until May, or if you just want to make some original clothes, sign up for the Fashion Club. Bring your ideas to the next meeting, Monday, October 29th at 9:00 in the Quinby House Chapter Room.