Tucson 2023 — MakeFashion Edu

Where: Tucson, Arizona, USA
When: 2023
Theme: “Neighborhood Earth”
Season book: Read the book

The 2023 Tucson runway was built around Neighborhood Earth, the idea that the whole planet is one neighborhood. Students turned Earth’s biomes into wearable tech: the Sonoran Desert, forests, grasslands, oceans, rainforests, tundra and wetlands. Other teams took on space, their own communities and the issues they care about. This was the fifth MakeFashion Edu runway in Tucson, and each piece was documented with the designers’ own story in the season book.

Gallery

Queen of the Cosmos: student in a full hoop skirt of galaxy-print fabric with a black top, fairy lights glowing in the skirt Alien Twins: two students in silver bodysuits, antenna headbands and flared pink and gold spaceship skirts Celestial Neighbors: two students in metallic dresses over round skirt cages, one glowing gold as the sun and one silver as the moon Guardians of the Neighborhood: student in a camouflage suit with lights running along the arms and legs La Quinceañera: student in a white gown trimmed with red roses and green leaves, lights glowing in the skirt Friends: student in a cream dress decorated with felt cut-out figures holding hands in different colors Crime: student in a dress made of yellow crime scene tape Denim Pollution: two students in ripped jeans and denim jackets lined with lights, one in a cap with a scrolling LED message Yin Yang Gender Equality: student in a shift dress split into black and white halves along a curved line of lights Neighborhoods’ Matter: The Atom: student in black clothes circled by three crossing rings of lights Fungi Fashion: student kneeling in a patterned dress, wearing a large red mushroom-cap hat trailing green vines Continental Drift: two students back to back, one in a blue dress and one in a pale blue outfit, both glowing with lights Polar Animals: student in an all-white outfit with arms raised, lit from within by white lights Northern Lights: hooded cream cape glowing with scattered white and green lights Warming Oceans: student in a long dress printed with bright red, orange and teal coral colors Ocean Waves: student in a blue gown with arms raised in a wave, blue lights glowing through the skirt Evergreen: student in a halter dress printed with a forest of tall green trees Falling Leaves: back view of a wide white cape painted with a golden tree and green leaves, fringed with rainbow ribbons Animal Kingdom: student in a long robe pieced from tiger, leopard and zebra prints Safari: student in a khaki safari outfit and leopard-print hat, holding binoculars Neighbors in Harmony: student spreading a dark cape decorated with desert plants and edged in lights Sonoran Scene: student in a shirt printed with desert scenes and a lit headband Desert Dweller: student in a hooded jacket with a lizard-scale pattern glowing green and orange Saguaro Strong: student in a pale green saguaro costume and flowering headpiece, arm raised like a cactus arm See Ya Later, Alligator: student in a glowing red outfit, arms outstretched Mangrove: student in a long pale blue coat embroidered with flowing root lines Rain Forest: student holding an umbrella topped with giant tropical leaves, wearing a leaf-print dress Flora: student under a leafy umbrella in a floral top and glowing purple tutu