FASH FORWARD: MSU CAL 50th ANNIVERSARY FASHION DESIGN COMPETITION BY THERESA M WINGE.

 

CHALLENGE: DESIGNERS EACH SELECT A DECADE BETWEEN 1960 AND EARLY 2000 AND IN RETURN ARE GIVEN

AN UNMARKED ENVELOPE CONTAINTING A DESIGN PROMPT PERTAINING TO SAID DECADE. 

 

DECADE: 70’s PROMPT: STUDIO 54 - A POPULAR NIGHTCLUB IN NEW YORK CITY KNOWN FOR ITS ALL-NIGHT PARTIES AND FAMOUS GUEST’S SUCH AS ANDY WARHOL, LIZA MINELLI, MICHAEL JACKSON AND TINA TURNER (JUST TO NAME A FEW).

 

THIS DESIGN WAS CONCEPTUALIZED DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE DECADES NIGHTLIFE MOTILITY AND A PERSONAL ADMIRATION OF THE STYLE AND SUCCESS OF DIANA ROSS.