guest lecture, project runway

Last week, I was asked to guest lecture for a fashion merchandising class at USM. 

I talked with them about restyling used or old clothing and making them new again.  It was so fun, I wouldn't mind doing this sort of thing more often :-)

After the lecture, I gave them an assignment to go thrifting (or maybe reusing old clothes from their closets) and restyle it.  They will be working in groups of 6 to create an entire outfit.  I'll be going back next week and can't wait to see what they create!

This was so much like project runway, I couldn't help but feel a little like Heidi when giving the assignment.
xo, Dawn