The Cutting Edge 2011

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES

34 c i t y p a g e s m a g a z i n e . c o m

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES

35c i t y p a g e s m a g a z i n e . c o m

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Nearly 800 guests packed San Antonio's Grand Hyatt Hotel for the University of theIncarnate Word's Cutting Edge Fiesta® Fashion Show.

The annual event, produced entirely by students, featured garments illustrated, designed andconstructed by UIW students. Incarnate Word senior Andrea Sepulveda won Best of Showand Best Design for her "Looking through the Looking Glass" collection. Sepulveda'scollection of bold and unique statement coats was inspired by the curved lines of modernsculpture and created with a mix of silk and wool fabrics hand dyed and detailed with metallicand opaque paints. The Best of Show is determined by the garment scored highest by apanel of judges. Best Construction was won by Melissa Castelo for her "Road Less Travelled"collection and Kadie Plummer won Honorable Mention for her collection titled "ChandelierTiers." Winners received specially designed awards courtesy of Tiffany & Co as well as aprofessional photo shoot of their designs by San Antonio Headshots - Mark HumphriesPhotography.

This year's show also featured garments from UIW's sister school Tainan University ofTechnology in Taiwan. UIW has had a working relationship with Tainan University since1988. The university offers two year, four year and graduate programs in fashion managementand design.

The Cutting Edge Fiesta® Fashion Show is an official Fiesta® Event and was attended by MissFiesta San Antonio Lauren Holt and her court Crystal Diaz and Samantha Vasquez and theQueen of Soul Chelsea Richardson. Guests were also treated to a surprise guest appearanceby El Rey Feo Bill Drain.

All proceeds from the show fund scholarships for UIW's fashion management students. Thisyear, two students received $1,500 scholarships thanks to the generosity of our sponsors andsupporters of the annual Cutting Edge Fiesta® Fashion Show.

The University of the Incarnate Word is a private liberal arts university with a 130-year tradition of educatingdiverse populations throughout the world within the context of faith. UIW is the largest Catholic University inthe state and the fourth largest private university in Texas. At UIW, we are committed to shaping good mindsof strong character that will expand our world, and our universe. More than 70 degrees are offered to theover 7700 students at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students enjoy small classes and aclose network of family-like relationships between students and professors. Committed to offering students aglobal experience, UIW continues to develop internationally and boasts a presence in both China and Mexico,as well as in San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. UIW is a leader in international education, with nearly 100"sister schools" in 35 countries. UIW is a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES

c i t y p a g e s m a g a z i n e . c o m 57

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Lindsey Shaw

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Sharri Jones

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Staslie Martin & Tucker Walton

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


David & Lucy Peveto

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Tiffany Moreno-SShokrian & Amy Guedea

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


RJ Collins & Leslee Hurwitz

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Ana Maria Balli, Irma Loera, Ana Maria Balli & Gaby Garcia

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Alejandra Chapa & Leslie Kuhn

c i t y p a g e s m a g a z i n e . c o m

Michael & Lynne Ahlstrom

75j u l y 2 0 1 0

CIT

YP

AG

ES

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Patty Colvard & Lacie Brown

M A Y 2 0 1 1

CIT

YP

AG

ES


Melissa Landin & Amelia Landin

The Cutting Edge 2011

Documents

Transcript of The Cutting Edge 2011