UC Fashion Student Sews Up Win in International Competition

Fashion design senior David Whitelaw of the Cincinnati suburb of Wyoming won $500 in a worldwide competition held Nov. 10 and sponsored by the International Textiles and Apparel Association.

The competition, which was open to fashion design faculty, graduate students and undergraduates from around the globe, included 143 finalists. Two were UC seniors: Whitelaw and Anne Jasany of Springfield Township.

The finalists competed for a total of ten prizes ranging from $500-$1,000. Whitelaw's award was donated by Textile Fabric Consultants, Inc., of LaVergne, Tennessee.

Whitelaw and Jasany entered garments created as part of a fall 1999 tailoring studio led by Injoo Kim, assistant professor of fashion design.

Whitelaw, a 1995 graduate of Cincinnati Christian High School in Fairfield, explained that his design, was inspired by "sophistication, class and chic." The asymmetrical necklace is of sterling silver set off by a pear-shaped amber setting. The skirt and jacket, both of wool, continue the asymmetrical line.

After graduation this spring, Whitelaw hopes to continue his education and earn a master's in fashion design from the prestigious fashion design program at Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design in London. He eventually wants to design women's wear.