D-E’s HOPE: Fashion With a Purpose club presented a fantastic fundraiser earlier this spring, with a theme of “Futuristic Fashion,” and featuring original and curated D-E student and faculty designs. An innovative, cross-divisional program involving Lower, Middle, and Upper School students, the show was the culmination of a months-long process to create original, wearable fashions. The event was highlighted by students modeling the designs, live musical performers, an impressive upcycled stage and set design, and engaging presenters. All proceeds raised supported the recipient organization, Brooklyn-based Big Reuse.

Following the show, some of the featured pieces and process sketches were later exhibited in the Swartley Art Gallery, showcasing the student designers’ hard work and artistry. A reception last week celebrated the myriad accomplishments involved in this production, “This was one of the strongest bodies of work students have created for the HOPE Fashion Show,” said Art & Design Teacher Caitlyn Young, who has advised the club for more than a decade. HOPE student leader Lola Kletsman ’27 added that the planning and preparations were “very much a group effort” and included a thrift store field trip to ensure all the materials used were sustainably sourced. Hats off to everyone involved in this year’s memorable and inspiring HOPE Fashion Show! HOPE Fashion Show Photos Credit: Amber Mills