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    Fashion for Life 2016

    11/28/2016

     
    The 2016 Fashion for Life fashion runway show was held on November 20th in the Ferguson Center Ballroom.

    Fashion for Life began as a way for senior apparel design students to showcase a final collection. “The whole thing is about them and who they are as a designer,” said show coordinator Brian Taylor, an instructor in the department. “They have to style everything – come up with a hair and makeup concept, accessories and shoes, and they even pick their own music.” 
    But it’s more than that. The course helps young designers build time-management skills. Students start researching inspiration and trends, sketching and buying fabrics and trims over the summer. They then begin working on their different looks on the first day of class, creating a garment every couple of weeks.

    “Our industry is so time sensitive, from getting fabrics in on time to communicating with the factories and getting deliveries ready on time,” Taylor said. “They have to learn how to balance that.”

    Each of the 21 students will show between three to five head-to-toe looks. This year’s show demonstrated a broad range of design styles and customers. Many of the students are creating ready-to-wear looks, items for cocktail hour or outfits that can transition from day to evening.
    While most students designed women’s wear, there were couple who added some men’s wear in their collections. There were also two or three designers who put together special occasion pieces and avant garde looks. One designer created a weekend wedding collection that dresses the bride for her bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, wedding and her travel outfit for the honeymoon.

    “They are welcome to do any type of category, any kind of design,” Taylor said. “It’s really about where they see themselves going after graduation, what kind of company they want to work for.”
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    Event attendees not only enjoyed a night of talent and fashion, but they also helped a much-deserved organization. Proceeds from the show benefited the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

    Below is a pre-show photo shoot that highlights each of the looks. Designer names appear below their creations.


    CHES Doll Collection Exhibit

    11/22/2016

     
    An assortment of dolls from the collectionA few of the dolls from the Gorgas House Museum exhibit
    A new exhibit at The University of Alabama’s Gorgas House Museum may bring a sense of nostalgia for some visitors. The Museum will display a large collection of dolls that represent four generations of the Paul Bryant family. The collection, which is part of the College of Human Environmental Sciences Carolyn Thomas Stewart Costume and Textile Collection, includes dolls, doll furniture, paper dolls, doll houses and doll accessories.
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    There are more than 900 pieces in the collection, including 125 dolls that are representative of cultures and customs from around the globe. The collection began with a large donation by Mary Harmon Moman Hilburn in 1988 and has expanded over the years with additional donations from faculty, community members and alumni. There are bisque dolls, nuthead dolls, cloth body dolls, wire dolls, composition dolls, yarn dolls, wooden dolls and more, said Dr. Virginia Wimberley, exhibit curator and an assistant professor in the department of clothing, textiles and interior design. Some of the dolls date individually to the late 19th century. There is even a doll — the Alabama Indestructible Doll — that was the only doll to be made in Alabama until the time of the 1988 donation, she added.“Dolls are a very important part of any culture,” Wimberley said. “They allow children to role play future adult roles, do imaginative play. The dolls are part of our material culture and tell about society with the images and materials that are used.”

    The Doll Collection will be available to the public during regular museum tours from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Nov. 21 through Dec. 23. The Museum will be closed Nov. 24 and 25.

    “We chose the doll collection because not only do many children receive toys at Christmas, but the dolls are also colorful and festive and help add to the atmosphere of our holiday decorations,” said Lydia Joffray, director of Gorgas House Museum. “I hope people can take away an appreciation for dolls in the past as well as an appreciation for the differences and likenesses of dolls from other cultures."

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    The Shila Bowron Leadership Lecture Series

    11/10/2016

     
    Headshot of Paul van LeeuwenPaul van Leeuwen
    ​The Hospitality Leadership Series of the Restaurant, Hotel, and Meetings Management Program at The University of Alabama began in 2002 in an effort to achieve the goal of exposing students to a variety of hospitality leaders and their perspectives of the hospitality industry. In 2010, Mr. William A. Bowron, Jr., President, Red Diamond, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama, made a generous gift to the Restaurant, Hotel and Meetings Management Program to rename the Hospitality Leadership Series, the Shila Bowron/Red Diamond Leadership Series in honor of his mother. 

    The Restaurant, Hotel, and Meetings Management Program at The University of Alabama was established in 1985 as part of the Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management, in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. More than 600 students have graduated from the program and are employed in a variety of hospitality management positions throughout the United States. There are over 400 students currently enrolled in the program.


    This semester's speaker for the Shila Bowron/Red Diamond Leadership Lecture was Mr. Paul van Leeuween. Mr. van Leeuwen is a senior hospitality executive with over 30 years of experience. He spent close to 20 years with the Walt Disney Company leading Business Planning and Development teams throughout the world. As an executive and former vice president at the Walt Disney Company, Mr van Leeuwen was instrumental in seeing Walt Disney World Paris from conception through construction to opening.  More recently he has led a private equity fund and served as President for a $100 million integrated hospitality company. 

    He shared the challenges he faced and the experience he gained from his time at the Walt Disney Company with our RHM students during the course of two lectures on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The RHM faculty hosted a dinner for Mr. van Leeuwen and his family at a local restaurant owned by an alumnus of the RHM program. Lunch the following day was enjoyed at The University Club, which is managed by the College of Human Environmental Sciences' Department of Human Nutrition and Hospitality Management.  

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