2014 Designers – Page 6 – Goodwill Rock The Runway

Designer – Ayanna Harrison

One day, as I was looking through my September 2013 issue of Vogue magazine, I came across a picture that caught my attention. The image featured guests that had attended Dolce & Gabbana’s masked ball held in Venice at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta. This ultimately inspired me to do a Venetian Carnival theme for the upcoming fashion show. The Venetian Carnival is basically an annual festival, held in Venice, Italy. The event is most commonly known for its distinctive costumes and elaborate masks. On my first trip to the Goodwill store I was able to find a variety of items [...]

By TriadGoodwill| 2013-12-17T15:27:40-05:00 December 17th, 2013|

Designer – Rachel Wilson

My Mission: Winston Churchill once said, "Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse." It's with a similar spirit that I wanted to be a part of Goodwill's Rock the Runway Fashion show. From the moment I heard about the project, I knew I had to be a part of it. Being raised in Oregon, literally living in a Deli, my parents worked hard to give me all they could manage. The fact is, we didn't have much money and my parents were both very busy with the store. Sometimes on the [...]

By TriadGoodwill| 2013-12-16T16:52:09-05:00 December 6th, 2013|

Designer – April Morgan

I’m thrilled to be one of the seven designers selected to participate in Triad Goodwill’s 2014 Rock the Runway fashion show! One of our first tasks was to film a promotional video in downtown Greensboro on a foggy Sunday morning in mid-November. It was a busy morning, a lot of fun, and a reminder of why I don't wear heels more often! I even did an on-air interview with WFMY News 2! After the video shoot, I headed over to the Goodwill store on South Church Street in Burlington to start hunting for materials. I was not disappointed! So many [...]

By TriadGoodwill| 2013-12-16T16:52:16-05:00 December 2nd, 2013|