By Cara Martinez
Staff Writer
Mira Costa Fashion Club held their first Macy’s fashion show on Mar. 5 in the Manhattan Beach Village Mall to advertise Macy’s prom dresses to high school students.
There was a total seven models who modeled four prom dresses each that varied in style. According to Fashion Club President Leah McDonald, the prom dresses consisted of different lengths, color tones, and styles.
“This was a great experience for me,” McDonald said. “I have never seen what it is like backstage at a fashion show and I was able to get an idea of what the whole process is like,” McDonald said.
According to the Macy’s store manager Tracie Manick who set up the event, the prom dress trends at the moment are pastel, red and a two piece dress. Manick, chose the dresses based off forecast trends and inspiration from New York fashion shows and magazines such as Seventeen. The prices for the dresses ranged from $99-289.
“The best part of the show was that we got the chance to use local high school students, and girls of all sizes were able to participate,” Manick said. “I thought this was a great opportunity to prove that Macy’s carries prom dresses for all girls.”
The models picked out their favorite four dresses out of a selection of five to six dresses picked by Manick two hours prior to the show. The dresses she chose were based off the top sellers at Macy’s.
“I liked volunteering in the fashion show because everything was already set up and organized,” Freshman Model Isabelle Schumaker said “It was nice to walk into and I really enjoyed trying on the dresses as well.”
The preparation process consisted of a meeting with Manick on Feb. 28 to discuss the show, taking sizes for the models, pulling dresses from Manick’s selection, doing hair and makeup and finding matching shoes and jewelry to compliment the dresses.
“The goal of this show was to stay local and to show that Macy’s can make any girl look amazing for prom and to show that there is a dress for every budget,” Manick said.
The show was free to the public. According to McDonald, the majority of the attendees at the show were shoppers. The models were not allowed to keep the dresses for free, but they did received a 25% discount on all prom dresses.
“I think the fashion show made a positive impact on all of the girls because the event promoted self-esteem and confidence for girls to feel beautiful about themselves,” Manick said.
Manick found out about the fashion club through a connection of mom’s who have daughters going to prom. Manick contacted Mrs. Singh and she offered the club a chance to have a fashion show.
“Overall this event was a huge success because we have already had people coming in to buy prom dresses,” Manick said. “In the future I want to open it up to more students so they were informed about the fashion show and advertise it earlier.
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