Our Fashion, Finance, Arts and Social Action and Entrepreneurship teams worked all year to create our second annual fashion show, collaborating with the Frisch dance team and Mrs. Mantell's art class. We're so excited about the special evening we had last night, which not only was a lot of fashion and dance fun but which also worked to raise awareness about fair food, fair trade and the existence of slavery in the world today.
Pictures!
To see our first set of pictures, click here.
There are some we think are really important, like this one:
There are some we think are really important, like this one:
Can you believe it? Our models are eating! Before a show! We think that models, like other human beings, should be allowed to eat three meals a day. And have snacks. It's radical, we know, but RealSchool is getting comfortable advancing radical notions.
Here are some other highlights and more photos will follow!
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| Jamie is awesome! She designed our fashion show logo and created the program for the evening! |
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| Freshmen bring to life Chava and the Imahot, the matriarchs of the Torah with their animal prints |
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| Sophomores represented Egyptian social justice crusades, Shifra, Puah and Bat-ya |
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| Juniors wore business attire to represent B'not Tzlafchad, who fought for economic equality |
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| The second group of sophomores wore Goth clothing to represent Izevel and Atalia, two Biblical women who seized power and taught us the wrong way to use it |
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| The second team of juniors put themselves into the Jewish fight for justice by representing themselves as different types of Frisch girls: the nerd and fashionista (shown here) and the hipster and preppie |
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| The second group of seniors created a beauty pageant to show Persia to represent the powerful role Esther played in fighting against an unjust law and for her people |
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| The art exhibit at the show focused on female oppression and slavery and, as shown here, female empowerment. Seniors Laura and Jackie pose next to "dinner plates" depicting powerful Jewish women. The plates are in the style of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party |
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| We also put these small "picket signs" on the top of mannequins. These signs had facts about slavery in the world today. |
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| Thanks to our student presenters who narrated the event! |
Fashion Show Narrative
Somaly Mam
Our fashion show raised money for Somaly Mam. Do you know about the organization? Find out more:
Thank you again to all of our sponsors: Project Ezrah, Glam Salon, Carston Salon, and the Teaneck General Store! Project Ezrah left clothing in the school for us to continue selling! {Having students sell clothes in school? RealSchool loves the idea!} Be sure to check out these ethical fashion choices!
Accessing the whole child, interdisciplinary arts, meaningful learning and student ownership, the Frisch Fashion Show, etc, is inspirational to women and students around the world. Yasher koach to the students and to their hard-working, vision-oriented teachers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support and encouragement [full disclosure: Smadar is my sister]! We need to trust kids to know how and what they want to learn and then work to show them how they can use their talents to make life more meaningful for them. And, by the way, for all those interested, OF COURSE, it's fun to work in the same field as my sister!
DeleteI had three strong reactions reading about your Fashion Show:
ReplyDelete1) I wanted to be a sophomore at Frisch.
2) I want to join the Frisch Biblical Dance Troupe (do you accept non-Frisch students? Online?)
3) I was (and still am) very impressed with your vision and accomplishments.
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