Local Designers “Rock the Runway” Using D Magazines

Model Tina Craig in a design by Oscar Fierro.

Last night there was a little event at f.i.g. called Rock the Runway, thrown by the ladies of the Junior League of Dallas. The idea was to have five local designers–Abi Ferrin, Oscar Fierro, Patti Flowers, Shemara Jeyarajah and Khanh Nguyen–use issues of D Magazine and D Home to construct a dress (they also showed a few looks that were not constructed out of magazines).

Adding to the challenge was the fact that the D designs would be worn by celebrity models, of varying shapes and sizes.

We hope you’ll agree these dresses turned out pretty amazing. Jump for pics and the winner of the evening.

Before the jump you saw Bagsnob’s Tina Craig modeling Oscar Fierro’s stunning dress. Here is another shot of the dress, this time from the back. He was inspired by the cover image (the Wyly Theatre) so he rolled up pages to mimick the industrial look of the building. I believe he said it weighed 25 pounds.

Victoria Snee is inPatti Flowers' design.

This dress, designed by Patti Flowers, was a tribute to the cover she chose, “The Reasons We Love Dallas.” The bouquet was also made of pages of the magazine and Snee threw flowers into the crowd as she walked.

This is model Aiysha Spears wearing a design by Khanh Nguyen. It was the D Home “Celebrate” cover.

Model Tracy Rathbun in a design by Shemara Jeyarajah.

This is Shinsei co-owner Tracy Rathbun in a dress by Shemara Jeyarajah.

Model Amy Vanderoef in a design by Abi Ferrin.

The winner! Good Morning Texas Amy Vanderoef wore the winning design from Abi Ferrin. It was very Lady Gaga to me, but one of the judges described it as Marilyn Monroe-esque.

Another shot of the winning design.