Seattle Bumbershoot Festival Fashion Show and Dance Performance
“… an imaginative exhibition that was part fashion show, dance performance and electro-pop concert helmed by Portland visionary Fuchsia Lin, or vice versa, that took over Bumbershoot’s Fashion District runway."
-Michael Rietmulder, Seattle Times
I was honored to be a featured designer for Seattle Bumbershoot’s Art and Music Festival. For their 50th anniversary celebration, I designed a six-piece collection inspired by butterflies. This collection made with sustainable materials brings attention to the recent monarch butterflies' addition to the endangered species list.
As our world moves through chaotic times, butterflies are significant symbols of transformation, freedom, and rebirth, They remind us of the metamorphosis that is part of life and that we’ll emerge from our cocoons as our new selves.
It was an honor to collaborate with a team of talented choreographers, musician and dancers.
Choreography: UNO and Sophia Mladineo
Music: mreens
Dancers/Models: Franco Nieto, Kiyo and Tony Carnell
For custom garment inquiries , please email info@fuchsialin.com
This project is funded in part by funds from the Oregon Arts Commission and
Portland State University Faculty Association
Special thanks to my wonderful donors
Photos/Film Stills: Stephen Kimbrell, Sophia Mladineo, retouching Fuchsia Lin (clockwise from top header photo) Group photo (Kiyo, Tony Carnell, UNO, Sophia Mladineo, Franco Nieto), Sophia Mladineo, Kiyo, UNO, group photo, UNO, Fuchsia and Sophia backstage, Group photo, Fuchsia studio, Tony Carnell and Kiyo, mreens, Tony Carnell and Franco Nieto.