Many of you may remember last year's Runaway Runway Fashion show made of recycled items hosted by the Columbia Design League which was a huge success. A few timing glitches and a little dispute between the host Rhett Anders and the hostess, drag queen Lady Chablis were caught on film and I am sharing that with you here. I still think Jillian Owens was the clear winner. Perhaps a better way of scoring; maybe electronic ballets would insure the winner getting the winner title and prizes. Can't wait to see this year's crop of talented designers!
Warning: Explicit verbage on the clip. http://vimeo.com/1629603
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Runway Runaway at Columbia Museum of Art
The fashion show of the year with Recycled Materials was held last night at the Columbia Museum of Art on Main St in Columbia. It was a huge success and a great fundraiser! They clearly got a much larger crowd than anticipated. The standing room only crowd featured people of all ages and occupations, besides the typical media and artsy crowd.
Rhett Anders, the brainchild behind the event (along with Columbia Design League) led the intros for the evening. Before the show could begin; he instructed all the audience to say as loud as we could "Hey Bitch". The audience followed suit and out come the well known movie star and diva "Lady Chablis" as entertainment. She performed several dance numbers and a few extra dollar bills slid her way, by enthusiastic fans. (clearly they had seen her before!) The outfit I liked the best was a faded denim ensemble worn for the recycled show. It was ripped and torn and adorned with fringe and layered. The top was a midriff bearing crop top. I'd like to know who designed that outfit. I loved it!
The wonderful collection of designs we saw included many beautiful dresses in all lengths. A very southern plantation style dress was made with wine soaked coffee filters, designed by Matthew Mattox and worn by Tamara Greig for a stunning look. I also liked one of the designs by Bohumila Owensby and worn with attitude by professional model Ashley Bennett made out of soda cans and tabs.
One that was great looking and clearly had a lot of work was designed and worn by Jillian Owens. She was in the top 10, which is an honor but she deserved much more!!! The audience voting for the top 6 was a little confusing; she clearly had the loudest applause. But the background music was loud and it didn't get through to the stage that the audience wanted her to be in the top 6. A whole bunch of people booed when she was eliminated because it was a big mistake. Her dress was made from several old prom dresses and romance novels. It was a very elegant looking dress and her hair was really cool too. Girl; who's your hairstylist?? Loved the overall look!
Paige Haggard was funny talking about her design made of Beer caps. She told the audience "this is from a lot of nights getting hammered both literally and figuratively!" If there were an award for most interesting quote of the night; that would be it!!!
As for most professional in every sense of the word, my vote goes to Jeremy Thomas as designer and model. What makes a look really successful, besides looking good, it should be something people will want to buy and wear. Jeremy's outfit had a great look made with towels, curtains and window blinds and it is a very marketable look. If I had been the judge he would have won Number 1 and Jillian Owens would have won Number 2. BTW, I do not know any of the designers or the models in this show.
Anyway, bitches...that's all I have to say. You'll have to google the internet for photos. I only had my cell phone camera and they didn't come out that good. I am looking forward to the event again next year.
Rhett Anders, the brainchild behind the event (along with Columbia Design League) led the intros for the evening. Before the show could begin; he instructed all the audience to say as loud as we could "Hey Bitch". The audience followed suit and out come the well known movie star and diva "Lady Chablis" as entertainment. She performed several dance numbers and a few extra dollar bills slid her way, by enthusiastic fans. (clearly they had seen her before!) The outfit I liked the best was a faded denim ensemble worn for the recycled show. It was ripped and torn and adorned with fringe and layered. The top was a midriff bearing crop top. I'd like to know who designed that outfit. I loved it!
The wonderful collection of designs we saw included many beautiful dresses in all lengths. A very southern plantation style dress was made with wine soaked coffee filters, designed by Matthew Mattox and worn by Tamara Greig for a stunning look. I also liked one of the designs by Bohumila Owensby and worn with attitude by professional model Ashley Bennett made out of soda cans and tabs.
One that was great looking and clearly had a lot of work was designed and worn by Jillian Owens. She was in the top 10, which is an honor but she deserved much more!!! The audience voting for the top 6 was a little confusing; she clearly had the loudest applause. But the background music was loud and it didn't get through to the stage that the audience wanted her to be in the top 6. A whole bunch of people booed when she was eliminated because it was a big mistake. Her dress was made from several old prom dresses and romance novels. It was a very elegant looking dress and her hair was really cool too. Girl; who's your hairstylist?? Loved the overall look!
Paige Haggard was funny talking about her design made of Beer caps. She told the audience "this is from a lot of nights getting hammered both literally and figuratively!" If there were an award for most interesting quote of the night; that would be it!!!
As for most professional in every sense of the word, my vote goes to Jeremy Thomas as designer and model. What makes a look really successful, besides looking good, it should be something people will want to buy and wear. Jeremy's outfit had a great look made with towels, curtains and window blinds and it is a very marketable look. If I had been the judge he would have won Number 1 and Jillian Owens would have won Number 2. BTW, I do not know any of the designers or the models in this show.
Anyway, bitches...that's all I have to say. You'll have to google the internet for photos. I only had my cell phone camera and they didn't come out that good. I am looking forward to the event again next year.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Call for Artists: Runaway Runway DL April 4th
Runaway Runway Fashion Show
with Recycled Materials
at Columbia Museum of Art
Thursday April 17th at 6 PM
Here is a link with some rules - You do not have to make shoes. You can wear whatever on your feet. If you use FABRIC for your outfit, it must be something that was not already an outfit. You could cut cloth off of a sofa, use curtains, feed sacks etc. etc.. You may use an existing outfit for a base to be covered by something.. like kudzu, paper, whatever. A few people want to make accessories, anyone need accessories? Anyone under 18 WILL need permission from a parent or guardian to participate.
More info is available at www.myspace.com/runawayrunway .
The commercial for the show, forward it to friends... http://www.vimeo.com/734011
Send email confirming your participation by April 4th, 2008. It would need to state how many outfits you plan to enter, if you have your own models or not (models must commit to a rehearsal on April 11th). It would also need to have a brief bio of you, your models name, and a description of your outfit. Thanks!
Rhett Anders
803-238-5684
Columbia Design League
A fundraiser for the Columbia Design League
Open to anyone who wishes to design an outfit
Rules:
1. Garments must be made from recycled materials
2. Entrants must sign up by April 4, 2008
3. Entrants must attend dress rehearsal on April 11, 2008
at 6:00 p.m. Very cool prizes for winning designs!
MC The Lady Chablis! Columbia’s karaoke stars! DJ!
Cash Bar w/proper I.D. Event is $10, $5 student ID
Thanks to our Supporters:
Logan Ray Salon , Skirt magazine, WLTX, Celtic Works Home Builders, Elite Properties Realty, Alan Lambert, Betsy Newman, Thomas Savory, Don Tomlin, Brian Boyer, Rhett Anders, Forbo Flooring Systems, Adrienne Montare, Willson Powell, Karen Brosius, Hunter-Gatherer Brewery, Blue Moon Pet Sitters, Robin Waites, Belinda Gergel, Watson Tate Savory Architects, and Lucinda Statler.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Recycled Runway at Columbia Museum of Art
What: A fashion show of recycled materials
When: Thursday, April 17, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Columbia Museum of Art
Who : Open to anyone who wishes to design an outfit
Rules: 1. Garments must be made from recycled materials
Rules: 1. Garments must be made from recycled materials
2. Entrants must sign up by April 4, 20083.
Entrants must attend dress rehearsal on April 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Very cool prizes for winning designs! MC The Lady Chablis!
Very cool prizes for winning designs! MC The Lady Chablis!
Columbia’s karaoke stars! DJ! Cash Bar w/proper I.D.
To enter, or for more information,
To enter, or for more information,
call Rhett Anders at 803-238-5684 or Runawayrunway1@aol.com
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