The Fashion Design Student Association (FDSA) is presenting its semi-annual fashion show at the historic Morton Theater on Friday, Dec. 1. FDSA is a student-run organization that gives fashion-inclined UGA students a place to express their creativity and passions that do not directly correlate to “inside the classroom” activities.

Starting in the late summer months of 2023, the FDSA team has been working on crafting and perfecting their designs to put on this semester’s show for the UGA and Athens community. The designing and making of the clothes for the show is an intricate and long-term undertaking, and each student’s creative processes are different.

The show, “Silver Linings: A Light in the Dark”, will display student-made designs presented by student models, and will include student photographers and staff of FDSA. The music for the show will be performed by UGA music composition major Eric Looney, who composes his own music and will showcase original work for the runway. Within this process, the executive team of FDSA are the students that help with the tickets and other behind-the-scenes elements.

This semester, “Silver Linings: A Light in the Dark” is a tribute to the essence of the students’ creative and collaborative efforts. “Silver Linings” references the aesthetic theme of the looks that will be presented during the show. Sarah Garner, a junior business management major and the president of FDSA, shares that the theme of the show is a representation of “a light in the dark”.

“As we were thinking of a theme, there was a lot of talk of dark versus light and perception versus reality,” Garner said. “I think it came together with silver linings.”

This semester’s fashion show is a representation of the creativity and hard work that these students put into their designs and clothing.

“We’re going to have the designers and models out in the lobby after the show. I would really encourage everyone there to stop and talk to these students about their work because it’s so inspiring,” Garner said. “Making clothes is not a short process. It takes a lot of work.”