Fashion Tech Students Compete in Design Competition
Sponsored by American Heart Association

10th, 11th, and 12th grade Fashion Tech students were hard at work designing and creating original red dresses in celebration of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign. One dress was selected from several schools and companies around the state to be modeled at the "Design a Dress" Fashion Show on Sunday, February 3rd at the Inn at Long Shore in Westport, Connecticut. The show was sponsored by the Community Health Network Foundation of Connecticut and was part of the third annual "Modern Tea", an event that helps heighthen awareness about women and heart disease.

To help choose the dress that would represent Eli Whitney the Fashion Tech department enlisted the help of the entire 9th grade class by holding a fashion show. Fashion Tech students modeled their gowns and at the end of the show, 9th graders were asked to vote for the dress they liked best.

Senior Natalie Rodriguez was chosen to represent Eli Whitney at the “Red Dress Competition”. All of the fabric for the "Red Dress Competition" was donated by retired Drafting Department Head Charlie Egervari. Below are some photos of the Senior Fashion Tech students at work on their entries.