Brilliance on parade: HCC's fashion show
5pm. Main Hall. Show time.
HCC’s annual fashion event showcased intricate, innovative and creative art and textile pieces from throughout the school. The audience of supportive friends, family and staff saw the results of hours of hard work with fantastic concoctions including: Year 8’s Extended Learning Projects, Year 9’s garments inspired by the sea , GCSE hat sculptures, Carnival Club’s colourful creations and Year 13’s BTEC Art and Design final pieces.
This year’s show kicked off with an enthusiastic performance from members of staff dressed in all things nautical. Following the energetic routine from the teachers, the Year 9 GCSE intensive students’ hat sculptures were paraded down the catwalk. Inspired by the sea and by armour, the detailed work featured complex designs using batik – the traditional method of pattern making involving hot wax and dye. After the shells, seaweed and starfishes had departed, Year 8 burst onto stage with their wearable art inspired by Pop Art for their Extended Learning Projects. The walkway was immersed with bright colours as the pupils showed their work on jeans, t-shirts, shoes, skateboards and very high heels. Their vibrant work on skateboards can be compared to the designer brand Ashish’s catwalk shows this year. Succeeding their loud designs, Year 9 returned with more ocean-themed garments. The audience’s eyes were treated to deep blues, greens and sophisticated pieces, all modelled by the designers themselves. Quietly perched on the left hand side of the stage was an incredible paper bird which came to life after the interval as Carnival Club twirled onto the catwalk. Circles of red, orange and yellow on skirts spun up and down the catwalk as the magnificent bird soared behind them. Last, but definitely not least, the Year 13 BTEC Art and Design final pieces for their cloning project, which featured textile techniques and print making, made their entrance. Work by Molly Stredwick, Eppie Lyon, Kai Perry, Ellen Sedgwick and Lucas Bolton varied in style and design but were all equally stand-out pieces.
The show would not be possible without the dedication of all the designers, models and teachers. Heathfield’s Art department keeps going from strength to strength and shows that the school values the arts as much as any other department – as it rightly should.
Alex Fowler, Year 13
Images: India Bonnet, Year 12
HCC’s annual fashion event showcased intricate, innovative and creative art and textile pieces from throughout the school. The audience of supportive friends, family and staff saw the results of hours of hard work with fantastic concoctions including: Year 8’s Extended Learning Projects, Year 9’s garments inspired by the sea , GCSE hat sculptures, Carnival Club’s colourful creations and Year 13’s BTEC Art and Design final pieces.
This year’s show kicked off with an enthusiastic performance from members of staff dressed in all things nautical. Following the energetic routine from the teachers, the Year 9 GCSE intensive students’ hat sculptures were paraded down the catwalk. Inspired by the sea and by armour, the detailed work featured complex designs using batik – the traditional method of pattern making involving hot wax and dye. After the shells, seaweed and starfishes had departed, Year 8 burst onto stage with their wearable art inspired by Pop Art for their Extended Learning Projects. The walkway was immersed with bright colours as the pupils showed their work on jeans, t-shirts, shoes, skateboards and very high heels. Their vibrant work on skateboards can be compared to the designer brand Ashish’s catwalk shows this year. Succeeding their loud designs, Year 9 returned with more ocean-themed garments. The audience’s eyes were treated to deep blues, greens and sophisticated pieces, all modelled by the designers themselves. Quietly perched on the left hand side of the stage was an incredible paper bird which came to life after the interval as Carnival Club twirled onto the catwalk. Circles of red, orange and yellow on skirts spun up and down the catwalk as the magnificent bird soared behind them. Last, but definitely not least, the Year 13 BTEC Art and Design final pieces for their cloning project, which featured textile techniques and print making, made their entrance. Work by Molly Stredwick, Eppie Lyon, Kai Perry, Ellen Sedgwick and Lucas Bolton varied in style and design but were all equally stand-out pieces.
The show would not be possible without the dedication of all the designers, models and teachers. Heathfield’s Art department keeps going from strength to strength and shows that the school values the arts as much as any other department – as it rightly should.
Alex Fowler, Year 13
Images: India Bonnet, Year 12