South Meck students to have 60s-inspired fashion show at Bechtler

Courtesy of the Bechtler.

A group of South Mecklenburg High students are taking a retro fashion show --  with a modern twist -- uptown tonight. In their Apparel, Interior Design and Art classes, they've worked for the few past months to create fashion and interior design pieces inspired by the late 1960s.

They'll show it all off this Tuesday night at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art uptown, called "Modern Runway." The pieces will be a contemporary take on the style of the late '60s.

The theme stemmed from the museum's current exhibition, "Modernism in Changing Times: Works for 1968." To get an  idea of what the late 1960s were like, students studied the exhibition and events of 1968.

Doors open at 6 p.m. to view the interior design vignettes, and the catwalk begins at 6:30 p.m.

To reserve a spot (reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis), email education@bechtler.org with the full name of the person attending.

Fashion inspired by spikes, glass, chains

Inspiration can come from anywhere. For Kevin Carter, fashion inspiration comes from leathers, chains, spikes and broken glass.

In December, we got advice from Kevin, a junior at West Mecklenburg High. Kevin is a fashion designer who has been showcased in Charlotte Seen Fashion Week and had a four-page spread in Cinhte Magazine.

He recently showcased his work in Mode Noir Fashion Week in February and Charlotte Seen Passport to Fashion in April. Following graduation, he hopes to move to New York to pursue fashion.

Since I spoke to him in December, Kevin has created two more lines of clothing.
Here are a few photos of the new kevinVain collections: