Join us for an Exhibit Opening and Artist Talk
Booth Library invites the EIU campus and greater community to a reception celebrating the launch of a new exhibit: Upcycled Fashion, a Make-Do & Mend Class Project. Join us on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the library’s Marvin Foyer for light refreshments and discussion by our featured designers.
Students from the FMD 2234 Apparel Construction class along with Deborah Reifsteck, Senior Instructor of Fashion Merchandising, will discuss how they designed, developed and constructed class projects inspired by the resourceful repurposing of items during World War II to conserve various materials. Their completed projects are featured in a Booth Library exhibit, which also includes a book display of related publications that are available for checkout.
Featured designers include:
Lauren Bauman
Kaliyah Caples
Mikey Collman
Mikayla Harris
Emma Hill
Kendall Holtzhouser
Claire Meek
Gracie Jo Milby
Alexis Moore-Jones
Ashaureah Reed
Wyatt Stanley
Kajah Williams
Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will continue through January 8
.
Booth House
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-7400
jdreinhart@eiu.edu