Campus Walker

I found two well dressed ladies tonight on the Fordham Rose Hill Campus, who attended the  Fashion for Philanthropy meeting.

Emily O : Junior, CBA Student.

Her shoes were adorable! I admired them during the whole meeting. I also loved the oversized scarf. She looked so comfortably chic for having to come to the meeting straight from work.

Kara M : Sophomore, Fordham College Rose Hill Student.

Simply put, I would wear this outfit. I love her green layered dress paired with the blazer. And of course, matching with my favorite clothing color, black, is always a plus!

Well done girls!

I hope to catch more campus walkers around the Fordham area!!

And So It Begins...

This weekend I went home to Jersey and started my collection for the 'Fashion For Philanthropy' Fashion show!! My mother and I were slaving over the sewing machine all day Saturday to crank out some of the first pieces. Take a looksie...

I'm literally drowning in tulle. The collection is inspired by Villains, so I've decided to use tulle and leather. You may think they mix like oil and vinegar, but from a fashion point of view, they're beginning to make one sick collection. 

The pink skirt I constructed by folding 4 yards of pink tulle in half, then gathered it evenly  to fit into a 28 inch waist band that I made out of a faux leather/vinyl. The green skirt was more difficult to construct. I used 26, YES 26, yards of green citrus tulle. I cut 4 pieces of 6 yards each. 2 were cut full length to make the longest layer, 1 was folded in half to make the third and fourth layer and the last was folded into thirds to make the fifth, sixth, and seventh layer. I sewed them all together to make one long layered pieces and then gathered it to fit into a 25 inch waist band, also made out of the faux leather/vinyl. 

OOF, and this was all in the first day. 

And so.... the journey the continues.

HELLO FASHION-JUNKIES!

I'm Alyssa Carnazza. I'm 21 and currently a senior at Fordham University. I started designing when I was in high school in New Jersey. I couldn't find a junior prom dress that I was in love with, so I explained to my mother exactly what I wanted it to look like, and POOF, a dress appeared. Since then my mom has taught me everything I know about sewing, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

For the past three years, I have dedicated much of my time at Fordham to a very special club called "Fashion for Philanthropy", in which we help to raise money for the "Make-A-Wish Foundation." Every spring semester we hold a fashion show completely ran by the club members and Fordham Students, where we try to raise enough money for the "Make-A-Wish Foundation" to make one child's wish come true. This year our theme is "Once Upon A Runway" inspired by fairytales. I have chosen to take a risk, designing and sewing a 15 piece collection inspired by VILLAINS.

I will be posting pics and videos of my journey to the fashion show to update you all on how the process is coming along. I will also be running around Fordham with my Nikon taking pictures of any of you little fashionista's on campus, so dress to impress and maybe I'll post about you ;]

xo. Alyssa