Fashion show to highlight INTC
The worlds of nonwovens and fashion will come together in a fashion show to be presented during the International Nonwovens Technical Conference (INTC) in September.
In this unique presentation, 10 students working towards a Textile and Apparel Management degree at North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles - six undergraduates, three graduate students and one Ph.D. student, along with advisor Dr. Cindy Istook and project manager Stacey Frederick - will demonstrate the fashion aspects of these primarily “technical” fabrics.Set to be one of the highlights of the four-day Conference, the Fashion Show is the result of a collaborative research project between North Carolina State’s College of Textiles and the Freudenberg Nonwovens Group which began in autumn 2004.
Students designed the garments, made patterns, fitted prototypes and constructed the final apparel. These garments were shown in two fashion shows last spring and are currently on display at the College of Textiles. Taking the project a step further, these students will now present their products to the industry during INTC. The show will display garments designed and modeled by North Carolina State students using Freudenberg, DuPont, and PGI nonwoven fabrics.
“The show is considered technical because we will be discussing the issues of using nonwoven fabrics with a woven pattern as well as other differences and challenges when designing with nonwovens,” explains Kate Dutton, one of the three graduate students participating in the project. “We hope to show the industry that one day nonwovens could have a place in the fashion apparel market.”
Organised and co-sponsored by INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, and TAPPI, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, the annual INTC is a global technical meeting for the nonwovens and engineered fabrics industry. INTC 2005 will be held at the Millennium Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., September 19-22.
