
[One of the winning designs by Morgan Selin of the Rhode Island School of Design; image via mbfashionweek.com]
The design challenge required students to rethink traditional uses for fabrics such as denims, knits, corduroy, twill, and shirting and translate them into collections for women’s eveningwear. Each student’s designs were judged on their originality, execution, as well as the student’s ability to showcase Supima’s luxury cotton. At the end of the show, host Rachel Zoe announced Morgan Selin from the Rhode Island School of Design as the winner of the competition with a $10,000 cash prize. With a collection that aimed to create sheen and reflective garments that resembled jewelry, Morgan’s designs certainly helped her catch the eyes of the judges and the fashion world at large.