You can judge this book by its cover girl!
Brooklyn’s biggest book lender hosted a fashion show at its Prospect Heights headquarters on May 3, where budding designers showed off hot new looks in an event that locals agreed was a real page turner!
“It was pretty good,” said Prospect Lefferts Gardens resident Jasmin Green, who brought daughter Kourtney Henry, 6, to the event. “Definitely saw some items that stood out.”
The runway show was the culmination of a 16-week crash course in design offered by Brooklyn Public Library, called BKLYN Fashion Academy, where 20 would-be Calvin Kleins ages 17 to 60 were taught the ABCs of fashion, while given access to studio spaces and other library resources to help market the Guccis and Billabongs of tomorrow.
At the show, which was hosted by top model Tamiko White, professional models strutted the runway at the book lenders’ Central Branch on Grand Army Plaza, sporting looks developed by the BKLYN Fashion Academy grads and inspired by ethnic Herero women of Namibia, who wear a modernized version of Victorian-style dresses.
And like any good fashion show, the designs on display ranged from the practical to the outlandish, with some of the African-inspired looks complimented by neon capes, sheer-fabric trench coats, and fur trims that might feel a little much off the runway, Green said.
“Some of the outfits weren’t everyday wear,” she said. “But it showed off their talent!”
