Thursday, September 25, 2008

Bauder Hosts "Green" Fashion Show Tonight

The Fashion Merchandising Student Association club at Bauder College is sponsoring a student event and competition to raise awareness of the benefits of implementing eco-friendly practices into daily life. The event takes place from 6:30 until 8 p.m. this evening at Bauder College in room VI.

"Bauder College Goes Green" will kick off with a competitive fashion show featuring eco-friendly garments made by Bauder College fashion design students. Designs will be made of bamboo or cotton with embellishments made from recyclable materials such as cardboard, newspaper and aluminum cans. 

Designs will be judged by Nedra Rhone,shopping and style editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Tiffany Davis, Atlanta editor of DailyCandy.com; and Jenn Ripley, owner of Luxe
Boutique.

Light organic and natural refreshments will be served to guests. 

Medical assistant students will display a board near the refreshments highlighting the benefits of eating organic and natural food.

An exhibit will display sustainable design boards from interior design students. Information technology students will set up a display explaining the benefits of recycling ink cartridges and toner. They will also give tips on how to save energy when using computers and other electronics.

Bauder College is located at 384 Northyards Blvd. NW, Suite.

For more information please contact Caitlin Tridle by phone at (312) 385-1278, or (312) 550-8340, or via email at ctridle@kaplan.edu.

1 comment:

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