Mass Exodus 2008

I attended my first Mass Exodus show. For those of you that don’t know, Mass Exodus is Ryerson’s fashion show for graduating students. I attended the press and industry show, so we saw the top 20 collections of the graduating class. It was interesting to watch Mass Exodus because it’s raw. These kids haven’t been broken down by the industry or have had there creativity stifled – well maybe the teachers helped there, but I can’t say for sure. They are excited about fashion and that is wonderful.

The production value of the show was excellent. The theater department was involved and there was a large set, smoke machines, lights and video. It was well organized and executed. I heard about the excessive number of swimwear and lingerie collections last year but this year there was only one and it was pretty good. I thought the bottom could have used some more fabric though. Not many collections grabbed me to be honest. Some kids were drinking way too much of the 80s kool aid and not in a good way.

In general, I liked the collections with the biggest dresses, where else are you going to be able to pull of this kind of collection but school.

Janet Hum’s finale was actually a lot of fun. It was very dramatic with the music and smoke machines.

I wish I knew the criteria used on the collections.

If you wish to see more photos from Mass Exodus check this flickr page. There were a ton of photographers at the event actually.

Thanks for letting me borrow your camera Andrew.