{"id":16277,"date":"2023-04-28T11:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/?p=16277"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:49:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:49:50","slug":"2023-portfolio-in-motion-event-emphasizes-innovation-ingenuity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/2023-portfolio-in-motion-event-emphasizes-innovation-ingenuity\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Portfolio in Motion event emphasizes innovation, ingenuity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Portfolio in Motion, Marymount University\u2019s premiere student-led fashion show<\/a>, returned to the institution\u2019s Main Campus last week with the theme of \u2018Millennium: The Chrome Age.\u2019 Over three nights, the performance delivered an immersive experience that \u2018stimulated the audience and made them question what the future of fashion holds.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an amazing show of our talent here at Marymount, from streetwear to evening wear that included petite to half sizes,\u201d said William Allen<\/a>, instructor of Fashion Design<\/a> at Marymount University.<\/p>\n

\"Marymount\u2019s<\/p>\n

Each spring, Portfolio in Motion is planned and produced by a combination of Fashion Merchandising<\/a> and Fashion Design students who construct garments, select and choreograph student models, design and light the set, write scripts, select music and much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this year\u2019s Portfolio in Motion fashion show, we transported Marymount to the year 3023,\u201d said Julia Ravindran<\/a>, Associate Professor of Fashion Design at Marymount University. \u201cThe theme is centered around innovation and ingenuity. We are flipping the fashion industry upside down and reconceptualizing the possibilities of creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Marymount\u2019s<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Designer of the Year, who is traditionally honored at Portfolio in Motion and comes to campus to critique student work and offer one-on-one portfolio feedback, was Kim Schalk<\/a>, who hails from nearby Alexandria, Va. Since the 1990\u2019s, when she opened her first shop, Schalk\u2019s brand has expanded to the national level \u2013 but her heart is still in the national capital region. She regularly hosts Marymount Fashion Design students as interns in her Alexandria studio, and has also donated large quantities of fabric to Marymount\u2019s fashion department.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always had a strong personality and I think that shows in my designs. While designing, I ponder this \u2013 can a woman be both strong and feminine? This question is a persistent conflict in my design,\u201d Schalk reflected. \u201cEven the materials convey duality \u2013 soft terry knits folded into architectural shapes, or diaphanous silks merged with turgid cotton. I use these tools of technique, material, aesthetic and voice to speak for me \u2013 opposing concepts, duality in life. My line is inspired by conflict and all that it has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Marymount\u2019s<\/p>\n

On opening night of Portfolio in Motion last Thursday, various Marymount students who participated in the production of the three-night event were honored with awards for their dedicated efforts:<\/p>\n

Fashion Design Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n