meet the designers: cori spade.

Hello All!

My name is Cori Spade and I am a rising senior at Meredith in the
fashion design department.

I became interested in fashion when I was in high school. I had always
loved fashion, but I did not know that I enjoyed sewing. I took a
sewing class in high school to fill one of my electives and I just
immediately fell in love with sewing and designing. Before I graduated
from high school, I had taken two more sewing classes and when
Christmas came around, I knew exactly what to ask Santa for.... a
sewing machine! I knew when I went to college that designing was
absolutely what I wanted to do. Since then, my love for fashion has
grown exponentially. What could be more awesome than to have a career
in fashion!?

It is extremely difficult to name one designer that I love, but my
idols are Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the talented designers
behind Marchesa. They create the most stunning and beautiful pieces of
art that I have ever seen!

I wanted to get involved with WOLC, not only because I love designing,
but because lung cancer is a prevalent and constantly growing concern.
I wanted to become a part of an event that can inspire so many people
in North Carolina to raise awareness and take action against lung
cancer. This fashion show will catch the attention of a new
demographic, college students and young adults, and it can become the
change that needs to happen to find a cure. We hope for this show to
become an event that will continue to grow and inspire so many more to
take a stance against lung cancer.

Hope is a word that encompasses love and healing. It raises trust for
a positive future and inspires people to take action in what they
believe is right. Hope is never giving up on a dream.

meet the designers: katherine fisher.

Hi! My name is Katherine Fisher, and I am super excited to design for White Out Lung Cancer!

 

 I am a recent addition to the Meredith College Alumnae, as I just graduated in May with my Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design and in Interior Design with a minor in Studio Art. I am from the beautiful mountains of Asheville, NC. I am currently an employee of the Marriott in downtown Raleigh. I plan on pursuing my Masters in Textile Design at NC State University.

My love for fashion started when I was a very little girl. I was obsessed with fashion and designers! I use to take my mom’s curtains and sheets and tried to make clothes out of them at a young age. I would always try not to get caught, because my mom would be upset that I attempted to hand sew two curtains together for what I thought was a very cute skirt. Little did she know that this would be my everlasting passion and I would want to pursue making clothes for the rest of my life. I grew up on Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. I could not wait to see what designers made next. I have always said that if you can make fashion art, than you are truly a fashion designer. My two favorite designers are Coco Chanel and Alexander Mcqueen. I mean I am in LOVE with their work and they are both two different designers. Chanel not only is an amazing role model, but a very talented, valued designer. She was one of the first female fashion designers of her time to put women into pants. She made statements with her clothes empowering women. Alexander Mcqueen was a true artist. You can just sit there and stare at one of his pieces and be completely captivated by his design and time consuming hand stitching. Both of these designers push and motivate me to become the best designer I can be.

 
The word “hope” means two p’s for me, prayer and positive attitude. I hope that we can raise a lot of money for the organization. I pray and that is my hope. White Out has inspired me to create garments that are angelic and whimsical. My inspirations are angels. With prayer, anything is possible.

meet the designers: anna edwards.

Hey! I am a North Carolina native, born and raised in the Bull-City, aka Durham! 

I’m inspired by Japanese street fashion, vintage sewing patterns, fashions from old movies from the 30’s to 50’s, and finally, 90’s fashion! I believe in cruelty-free fashion, and I refuse to use leather and fur in my designs and lifestyle choices. I have a couple of fashion shows under my belt, but I am looking forward to this one because it’s for such a great cause, and it’s so unique! Who else does an all-white fashion show? 

For this show, I was majorly inspired by the concept of using all white, sheer, and ivory fabrics. I am a designer who relies heavily on bold patterns and bright colour choices, so this was a drastic change and challenge for me! I wanted to replace the contrast between colour and pattern that I normally use, with a contrast between textures and weight of fabric. 

Hope y'all come out and support the show!

sponsor feature: maggi bridal.

Today, Jordan, Barry, and Caleigh stopped into Maggi Bridal to visit with managers Laura and Amy!

meet the designers: kayley jolly.

Hi everyone! My name is Kayley Jolly. 

I am senior at Meredith College

where I am getting a degree in Fashion Design and a Minor in Studio

Arts. I was born and raised in Charlotte, NC and moved to Raleigh for

college. When I first moved here, I was dead set on moving back to

Charlotte after graduation, but after living here in Raleigh I have

seen all the art and the different fashion opportunities that Raleigh

has to offer and fallen in love with it! Since falling in love with

Raleigh (the QC will still always have my heart), I plan to stay here

after graduation and bring even more fashion to Raleigh and get it on

the fashion map. 

My favorite designer would have to be John Galliano

because of how beautiful, crazy, and amazing his design are; if you

have never seen on of his lines go on YouTube right now and watch one

of his couture shows!

I got involved with the White Out Lung Cancer show because it was a

great opportunity to show my designs with some other great designers I

knew, and it was for a great cause. My grandfather died of lung cancer

when I was younger, so this show does hit home with me. I want to help

get awareness about lung cancer out to the world and show support to

the families that have gone through losing a loved one to the cancer

or are going through it now.

The word hope is such a powerful word to me. By definition it means a

feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen, which

I do agree with, but I think that hope means so much more. Hope is the

willingness to never give up on what you are dreaming for, its the

strength people have when a tragedy happens, and it's the willingness

to see the light in a bunch of dark. With hope, there comes a lot of

greatness and change; if we didn't have hope, the world would be

completely lost.