Student Fashion Identity Show

Monday 19th of March 2007 08:59:59 PM

Student Fashion Identity Show

Sixth grade students from Reagan Middle School, located in Dixon, Illinois, USA recently completed a course in screen printing, which uses colourful paints and other materials to create images on Blank T-Shirts. After the course was complete, students had to model their creations at a student fashion show. While most of the students were nervous, all of them were very proud of the artwork they had created.

For their T-Shirts, the students had to create a piece of art that showcased their personality. Some students created images of hockey sticks and footballs, while others drew microphones to show off their love of singing. While each of the shirts were different, the sense of pride the students felt was the same. Kristina Lindahl, a student teacher from the University of Northern Illinois who helped organise the event said of the students, “They weren't allowed to use commercial logos. It had to be something special to them, that described their personal identity.”

For their part, the students had a lot of fun creating and showing off who they were. “It was scary ... just being the last person ... I've never done this before. But it was really fun. I'm glad Mrs. Thompson and Ms. Lindahl let us do it this year,” said student Zachary Harden.

Teaching students who to feel pride in who they are and what they are interested in was the main goal of this project. Cultivating an appreciation for different art forms was another. Whiles students were nervous about showing off their T-Shirts to an audience, many of them relaxed once their turn on the catwalk was over. “It was fun. I was nervous about it because I didn't want to make any mistakes,” said student Brandon Jagitsch.

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