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Reinvent Fashion Competition 2012

After a couple of months slaving away over my sewing o’clock and we sat with great anticipation. One of
machine, the date had arrived. On the 28th of March the judges said a few words and then announced
2012, Rosaline, Sara, and I went to Griffith College in the winners. I was named in the top six and now I go
Dublin to compete in the annual Reinvent fashion through to the Griffith College creative show in May
competition with our Art teacher Ms Burns. We all and have my outfit worn by a professional model. I was
used fabrics in the form of second hand clothes, sweet and still am overcome with happiness. I really feel that
wrappers and curtains. my time and effort that I put in has paid off.
On the day, we arrived at 10 o’clock and registered with Finally, we would like to thank the school, especially Ms
the receptionist. We went back stage and got changed Burns, for their support and encouragement through
into our outfits. We then went outside for group photos the whole process.
by a newspaper photographer from the independent. By Stephanie Crawford
At that point we all felt like real models and fashion
designers!
After the photo shoot, we all went back inside to the
auditorium and lined up backstage in our numbered
order. We waited; full of excitement and with a hint of
anxiety, for our turn to take on the catwalk. After that,
we all felt very proud and felt that the hard work we had
done for the last few months was worth it.
We took a break for lunch and waited as the judges
deliberated. We went back to the auditorium for 2

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