Where
Dunbar Pavilion, Tucson, Arizona, USA
When
January 2019

Tucson’s first MakeFashion Edu runway. Students from three Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) schools spent three months designing their own fashion tech before walking the runway. Their teachers, three veterans of the project-based learning program at Shenzhen American International School, brought MakeFashion Edu back to the US with them.

Read more: Tucson MakeFashion Edu and the behind-the-scenes documentary.

Video

Dragon-headed cape with purple and white scale panels lit by fairy lightsStudent model inside a hoop skirt frame covered in glowing paper flowersAngular foam headpiece glowing purple teal and green over an orange wigStudent model in blue sheer skirt with blue and white LED lightsAdult and student in cream garments with glowing paper flowersStudent in embroidered sugar skull mask with colorful floral costumeStudent in skeleton costume with glowing blue LED lightsTwo student models in cream garments decorated with illustrated fabric patches and lightsStudent model in an embroidered folklorico dress with a glowing sugar skull maskStudent model showing off a light-up headband with pom-pom antennaeStudent with light-up antennae headband and illustrated LED costumeStudent in boxy robot costume with glowing LED eye lenses