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Models strutted in fabulous creations made by designer Donald Carter.
Carter pulled double duty by creating the fashion and modeling it too.
The Elm City Freddy Fixer weekend kicked off with models and some faces you know ripping the runway in repurposed and reinvented textiles for a fashion show first Thursday.
The organizers of the Freddy Fixer parade and festival is coming up on Sunday; a Dixwell neighborhood cleanup and a day party at Vanity is scheduled for Saturday. Yet organizers decided they simply didn’t have enough to do. So they dived head first into putting on a fashion show to raise some money and showcase the design talents of Hamdenite Donald Carter, designer extraordinaire and owner of Donald Carter Couture.
Repurposed fabrics were used to create chic looks that worked for women …
… and for men.
Where most people see ordinary household items like window curtains and shower curtains, couch upholstery fabric, and old T‑shirts, Carter sees inspiration and fashion. And he transformed all of that into the creations that strutted down the runway.
Check out more of the fashion below.
The pieces ranged from casual to ultra sophisticated like this ready-for-prom dress.
Carter made sure that men were runway ready …
… and showed the crowd what it means to serve face.
These fashion pieces were made from shower curtains in the case of these head-to-toe looks …
… and the sleeves of this fuschia look.
Ethereal confections like this one floated down the runway.
Retired police detective Hilda Kilpatrick models a warm weather ready frock.
Alexis Perkins shows off one version of a brightly colored, spring-ready look …
… and Shirley Ellis West shows off another.
WNHH’s Michelle Turner transformed into Chellé and held down the emcee duties.
Stetson Librarian Diane Brown rocks her duster made of vintage T-shirts.
Click the Facebook Live video below to see the fashion show finale.
What a spectacular event! Donald Carter's creations WOWED the crowd. He is a visionary that stays outside what we would call "normal" clothing limits; but beautifully dressed each model with outfits that anyone could wear! His designs belong on the high fashion runways. I am so glad I attended and was able to enjoy his fashion styling. What an honor. Can't wait to see what he does next.