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1 Ashley Fratis, an interior designer at Stantec, gets made up by a
student from Paul Mitchell the School before walking the runway
in the design that won her team a prize for Best Use of Materi-
als: a protective linoleum suit ready for the climate apocalypse.
“I couldn’t move a lot,” says Fratis, who has participated in the
event since she was a student at Sacramento State in 2013. 2 The
team from Boulder Associates architecture firm challenged them-
selves to incorporate organic shapes and greenery into its design,
coming up with a garment fit for a sylvan warrior. 3 Owen Hel-
stowski, son of Kristi Rolak, KBM-Hogue’s vice president and
general manager, models a streetwear design by team HGA/
KBM-Hogue, complete with a functional fanny pack. Event
chair Michelle Moretti was glad to see more men on the runway
this year; “Fashion isn’t just one set gender,” she says. At 15, Hel-
stowski was the youngest model in the show.
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