Behind the Scenes of Mesa College Fashion Redux

Every year, students in the Fashion Program at San Diego Mesa College spend hours craned over the humming needles of their sewing machines, scanning decades–old photographs and fingering bolts of thick fabric. Their task? Designing contemporary outfits with the flair of the historical for the annual Fashion Redux. This year, students sought inspiration from the Gilded Age, the last decade of the 19th century in which the world marveled at the modern fashion and innovations on the horizon. Behold the best designs, featured in our own gilded pages.

Photographer: Siobhan Gazur 

Assistant Photographer: Howard Max 

Shot on Location at the Glorietta Bay Inn 

Models: Dulce Aguilar, Abby Gervais & Marlene Freerksen, all with San Diego Model Management, & Tatum Smith

Fashion Stylists: Crystal Russell of Lovers are Square

Fashion Stylist Assistants: Brooke Rothfield & Jena Bellin

Hair: Amanda Moore & Hailey Davis of Soul Reflections Artistry 

Makeup Artist: Amy Richardson 

Assistant Makeup Artist: Maya Nozki of Clean Beautie 

Pastries Provided by The French Gourmet

Floral Arrangements Provided by Nadine at Studio Fleurish

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