Cosmetology club to hold inaugural fashion show

MHCC is holding its first annual Winter Fantasy Fashion Show 2012, showcasing MHCC’s cosmetology students’ talents from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the College Center.

The event is free for MHCC students and $8 for non-MHCC students. Allison Rothauge, president of MHCC Image Makers Club, says that in past years MHCC cosmetology students would showcase their talents at events like Student Day of Success, but Saturday will feature the club’s first fashion show. Rothauge said, “This is a trial run and if it goes well, we will continue for the next years.”

The members of the MHCC Image Makers Club are hosting the event. Image Makers is a club whose purpose is to prepare the students in the field of cosmetology.

MHCC’s cosmetology students and the members of the Image Makers club said they are excited for the fashion show.

Rothauge said, “We started planning the event since early October (2011).” MHCC Image Makers Club and the cosmetology students want to donate half of the proceeds from the fashion show to the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program (KDCCP). KDCCP is a program which helps children fight cancer. “We like donating, and doing great things for the community,” said Rothauge.

The other half of the proceeds will go toward a trip for cosmetology students to attend a Fashion Focus Trade Show in Washington. The Fashion Focus Trade Show is an important industry event for MHCC Cosmetology students. Attending the event will help them gain experience in the many avenues of fashion.

At Saturday’s fashion show, there will be industry people from Seattle attending to view the talent of the MHCC cosmetology students. The fashion show will give the students “the opportunity to network with people in the fashion industry,” said Rothauge. “We’re getting the girls out there and they’re building their portfolios.”

The fashion show promotes the cosmetology students as well as promoting the salon on campus, “A lot of people don’t even know that we have a salon on campus,” said Rothauge. The fashion show will also feature some competition between the MHCC cosmetology students. They will be competing against each other to win prizes such as a pair of shears that are usually worth $300-$1,000.

There are approximately 20 students in the competition and they are placed into teams. Each of the teams picks a model and an overall theme for the models look. Each team has complete creative control over how its model should look.

There will be first, second and third place winners. The outfits shown on the models are used to enhance the focus of the competition, hair and makeup. The teams will be judged on their cosmetology skills and the best overall look.

There will also be a raffle where prizes will be given out.

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the MHCC salon or contact [email protected].