runway – Alexis Marie Chute

Last Saturday saw conceptual clothing, or art-ware, walk the runway at Fashion for Freedom, an event that raised money and support for the A21 Campaign. The event was a smashing success bringing in around $7000. Poiema Productions did a fabulous job and are such a wonderful group of ladies! I look forward to future collaborations with them.

A21, which stands for abolishing injustice in the 21^st Century, aims to shift the negative tides of human trafficking – a very real problem even in our day and age, even in Canada. Jessica Corbeil shared her experience working with A21 and the importance of the issue . For more info about the campaign, visit: www.thea21campaign.org

With over 20 designers, an amazing dance performance Entrelacement Dance of the Edmonton School of Ballet and a musical number written specially for A21 performed by Jeremy Blackwood– the event was a creative smash up of amazing talent. (If you missed Fashion for Freedom this year, attend in 2014! Poiema Productions is gearing it up to be an annual fundraiser.)

Two of my dresses walked the runway. One is made out of party confetti – over 16,000 pieces of it! The other dress is constructed of shower curtain and shower curtain rings. I want to thank my amazing model, Whitney Allen! It was a pleasure!

To learn more about Fashion for Freedom and to get involved in the 2014 event, please visit: www.fashionforfreedom.ca

Here are some photos of the event.

Entrelacement Dance of the Edmonton School of Ballet

Party confetti dress by Alexis Marie Chute

Fashion for Freedom A21 photograph copyright Alexis Marie Chute -003a

Party confetti dress by Alexis Marie Chute

Mylar dress by Christa Joy Hoefling

End of Avant guard runway show

Shower curtain dress by Alexis Marie Chute

Plastic wrap dress by Andrew Doerksen

Grocery bag dress by Katie Foisy

End of the Couture runway show

Musical performance by Jeremy Blackwood

Dress by Alexis Marie Chute, Hair & Make-Up by Erin Clemmer, Copyright Brittany Paige Photography

I am going to be designing wearable art for Fashion for Freedom, an event put on by Poiema Productions to raise funds and awareness for The A21 Campaign.

Poiema is looking for designers and artists to create wearable clothing out of unconventional materials to walk the runway at Fashion for Freedom.

ABOUT FASHION FOR FREEDOM & A21:

Fashion for Freedom is a fundraising event put on by Poiema Productions and promises to be a night of highly creative fashion. It will be an opportunity for you to bring your most artistic, avant-garde, found object collections to the stage for an important cause.

The A21 Campaign stands for abolishing injustice in the 21^st century. They help rescue and provide the victims of human trafficking with a safe and comforting environment, access to medical and psychological care, vocational training, secondary education assistance, counseling and access to legal assistance.

This is an effort Poiema Productions are passionately supporting as it is an issue that impacts not only our global neighborhood, but our own province and city.

Dress by Alexis Marie Chute, Hair & Make-Up by Erin Clemmer, Copyright Brittany Paige Photography

HOW YOU CAN BE A PART OF FASHION FOR FREEDOM:

Designers:

Each designer will need to create one piece in each of the two categories. All pieces must be completely created from found objects, no fabrics will be allowed;

Example materials: newspaper, garbage bags, fishnet, etc.

AVANT-GARDE

We are looking for an open, limitless style. The models will be wearing black garments to accompany the piece on the runway.

RAW COUTURE

This will be a complete head to toe gown or suit.