Reinventing your wardrobe: The Designers of tomorrow (D.O.T.)

DOT is an SU organization that allows students to combine fashion and intuition.Designers of Tomorrow (D.O.T) is run by merchandising and textiles majors at Southern University. D.O.T held their first fashion show themed “100 years of fashion” in the fall semester of 2014 to represent the school’s centennial year on the bluff. The show consisted of models wearing outfits of different time periods with a modern twist. Many people came out in attendance and showed support. They are a fashion-based organization however, there is more to running a successful show. The process starts months ahead where the board sits down to start brainstorming ideas for the upcoming show. Following that, each individual team takes care of different areas such as hair and makeup, designers and the technical side of the production. After all brainstorming is said and done casting calls are held. As of now Designers Of Tomorrow consist of an average of 15-20 models and three to four photographers. The search for models is open to anyone with potential and love for fashion.
“We look for models who can be coached,” said Tyler Mickes, a junior Mass Communications major from Hawthorne, California.
“They do not have to have experience because even some of our best models were inexperienced, just someone who can be taught,” finished Mickes.
The shows are usually made up of professional local designers who have offered their pieces to be presented in the show and boutiques that have collaboration with the DOT organization. Students who have been in attendance of the past event are excited to what DOT has to offer in the upcoming spring semester.
“I attended the fashion show back in the fall semester and I was very impressed with the different outfits and designs of them,” said Courtney Davis, a junior social work major from Atlanta, Georgia.
“You could tell that a lot of work and thought was put into it and I hope I see more from them,” finished Davis.
Fundraising has been a major component for DOT and they plan to collaborate with other organizations in the future to achieve more student participation and grandeur.
DOT’s next show later this spring will be a pageant called “The Face” in which they will be looking for a face for the organization. This pageant will imitate an Americas Next Top Model theme. After that there will be another show, which will take place in which Designers Of Tomorrow will be representing St. Jude Children’s hospital.
The Designers of Tomorrow produce models in which to showcase their beauty, talent, and stage presence while some shy and others step out of the scene to become the epitome of greatness. Beauty is not what is in the face, skin texture, or body shape, but it is the attitude that a model holds to the highest standard and that what DOT is trying to achieve and with that the show must go on.