University Of Texas Student Fashion Show Scheduled

AUSTIN, TX -- The next generation of great fashion designers could very well emerge from the University of Texas at Austin, and their work will be showcased this week.

Titled "Elements," the University of Texas student fashion show this Thursday will feature designs from 22 senior students in the University Fashion Group. Included will be a special collection of sports after-wear modeled by UT Austin athletic luminaries such as Edith Royal, A.J. Abrams and Quan Cosby, university officials said. Industry notables Carla McDonald, Sergio Guadarrama, Lance Avery Morgan, Linda Asaf and Carmel Fenves will be on hand to hand out a number of prizes.

The event is scheduled April 14 at 7:15 p.m., but is preceded with a pre-exhibition titled "Immersed in Cotton," which begins at 5:30 p.m. It'll be staged at the Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St.

Attendance is free and open to the public, and tickets can be reserved at the Erwin Center box office.

You may want to reserve your ticket soon, as nearly 5,000 people are expected to attend. Elements: The UT Fashion Show, will showcase 120 original runway designs illustrating the range of student innovations such as gender-neutral design, digital prints, programmable lights and performance fabric.

The after-sport wear component is new this year. Among those modeling the designs will be Mike Perrin, UT Austin men’s athletics director, who will escort Edith Royal, widow of Coach Darrell K Royal, down the runway to open this segment.

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