The catwalk beckons for local students

A GROUP of Northside students will get a taste of the catwalk when they take part in Ireland’s largest student-run fashion event next year. 

DIT students María Jesús Martínez, studying Marketing; Mark Doyle studying Retail and Services Management; and Ekaterina Gaydova, Deji A Mustapha and Aoibheann Maddy, studying Human Resource Management, were selected to be models at the DIT Fashion Show in Vicar Street in April 2016.

They were selected out of 200 students at the DIT Fashion Society’s annual Model Castings.

Guest judges on the night will include Holly White, Xposé stylist and presenter, fashion stylist Brian Conway, and leading men’s fashion blogger Rob Kenny.

This will be the 13th year of the show which is run entirely by the students.   Not only will Maria, Mark, Ekaterina, Deji and Aoibheann get the opportunity to showcase the fashions of Dublin in front of 1,000 people in Vicar Street, they will have the opportunity to win a modelling contract with 1st Option Model Management.  

Guest judge Holly White, fashion blogger and Xposé stylist, speaking at the DIT Fashion Society Model Castings, said: “I was delighted to be asked to judge the castings because I’ve been going to the DIT Fashion Show for years now and it’s definitely a show that stands out to me every year. “I always cannot believe it’s student-run, and student participated in. 

“It’s really exciting to see it at the early formation stages and I’m really excited to see how fabulous the show is going to be on the night.” 

The show which has been previously hosted by fashion stylist and TV presenter, Brendan Courtney and female co-hosts, such as the SoSueMe fashion blogger, Suzanne Jackson and the show’s media sponsor, Spin 1038’s Daniella Moyles, sees over 1,000 attendees each year in Vicar Street. A final date for the event will be announced in January.  

All proceeds will go to this year’s chosen charity Jack and Jill Foundation. 

For more information, visit www.ditfashionshow.ie