Gabriella Antoniello. Adornment Runway Blog

This past Thursday I attended the Personal Adornment runway show. It was filled with beautiful artwork and meaningful pieces. The first part of the show consisted of acting of 2 short skits. The meaning behind them both was powerful and touched my heart. It is cruel how some people were treated and still are treated to this day. The first skit was a gang who was initiating a gang member into their group and showing how cruel they are just to be “one of them”. The person was beat up and then shot because the other members left him behind when they were shot at, and didn’t think about anyone but themselves. The second skit was when a boy got locked up and had food and bottles thrown at him. He was tormented and then beat to the ground. However the second part of the show was the handmade garments that the people were modeling.

The first piece that was brought to my attention was by the artist Heather Higgins titled “Bandaged in my Parents’ Cancer”. This piece was very meaningful and it made me sad. The way she expressed her ideas was very powerful and meant a lot to her. The materials she used in the piece was cheesecloth, canvas, MX dyes, zippers, safety pins, I.V pole. The blood she had on the bandages looked real and it was crafted very well. I also liked how she was walking around with the I.V pole, without this I don’t think the piece would have been complete. I liked this piece a lot because not only did she have a family member suffer through cancer but I also have. My cousin also was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 35. It was very hard on my family and then when he passed away it was extremely hard. I recently got diagnosed with skin cancer and it scared me, now knowing I’m better I have a strong connection with people who had a family member or themselves who suffered cancer.

The second piece was well put together and full of color and excitement was by the artist Rachael Spector Titled “Rae of Sunshine”. The piece was very unique and full of color. I loved it because of all the color and the materials she used. It was very creative to make a dress out of umbrellas, poncho, tissue paper and tulle. I think this was one of the bet pieces I saw. Her idea was awesome and the way she used the materials was great. I really enjoyed her piece and I liked how she has such a positive attitude to this as opposed to the other piece. I would love to have something like that made as a costume for me. Overall they were all great, unique and meaningful pieces that they worked very hard on. I loved the fashion show it was very organized and ran smoothly.