Project Runway: Beaufort Style

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:07

Project Runway: Beaufort Style returns for the second �season� show, �Art of Couture Madness,� on Friday, September 24 at 7:30 PM at a new location � the USCB Performing Arts Center. �Art of Couture� class instructor Pat Wilcox has challenged her students to create fashions in four categories: everyday and formal wear; costumes; and tailored suits. Unlike the hit American reality television series Project Runway, where contestants are usually restricted by time, materials, and theme, Project Runway: Beaufort Style contestants are only restricted by their own creativity. Willcox has told her students to �have fun, create, let your mind�s eye run free, then capture your vision through sketches, fabric, and making your own patterns.� The students select their category(s), purchase their own material and work independently under the guidance of Willcox.

Teacher Willcox, owner of Pat Willcox Studio and Sewing Unlimited, has been a working artist for 20 years, with costume experience in the movie industry. She has worked on movies and television including, �Critical Condition,� � The Handmaid�s Tale,� and � Days of Thunder.� She started the class �Art of Couture� as a way to give back her knowledge of fashion design, reviving the notion that it�s more than a piece of clothing � it�s a work of art. She spends most of her time in class guiding her students� creativity. Art of Couture students include: Barb Bradham, Meaghan Senn, Tina Prideau, Adam Rich, Stacie Van Helpern, Taisha Seymore, Sherry Morris, Phyllis Tisch, Heather Jarvis, Alicia Webb, and Jennifer Caninio.

�This project is the beginning of a wonderful partnership between USCB Performing Arts Center and the Art of Couture students,� said Willcox. We will be serving as the costume design team for all Beaufort Children�s Theatre and Beaufort Theatre Company productions this year. Productions range from the 1930�s (To Kill a Mockingbird) to 1960 (Godspell).�

All proceeds for Project Runway: Beaufort Style will go toward underwriting the cost of the Beaufort Children�s Theatre productions. Maleia Everidge will be the commentator for the evening event.

Project Runway tickets go on sale September 1. Tickets are general admission. Prices: $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, and $5 for students. Call USCB box office 521-4145 and leave a message to reserve your ticket.