Since 1985, students on the UCD campus have been putting their business acumen, good looks and talent behind the annual fashion show which has now become a signatory event in the UCD alumni calendar.
From small beginnings the Show has grown to encompass a cast of over 200 student organisers, models and dancers who will put on a professional show before an audience of 5,500 in RDS Simmonscourt on 29th February 2008.
Fashion, dance and live music all fuse on stage to create an event that represent the pillars of youth culture and we believe is the biggest student fashion event in Europe.
Roll on Friday 29th February 2008 when the next Show takes place in the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin.
2008 UCD Fashion Show – did you know that ...
Ticket prices have dropped to €20 for students and €40 for adults and a family ticket (2 adults, 2 students) is now available at €100.
This year over 140 models – including 10 young people with Down syndrome – will take to the catwalk in a range of labels, styled by Graham Cruz and available from the wide range of stores in the Dundrum Town Centre.
Over 20 dancers, will perform three hip-hop street syle dance numbers choreographed by Jane Shortall.
All of this will be overseen by the Show committee - a group of 30 plus students dedicated to making sure the Show does go on.
Irish rock acts The Coronas will play live with an other to be confirmed and a guest appearance by international percussion act Extreme Rhythm.
Many thanks to our sponsors whose generous backing enables us to continue to mount Europe’s largest student fashion event and donate all ensuing profits to our designated charity – Down Syndrome Centre.
In 2008 our headline sponsors will include:
Student dancers performing at the 2008 UCD Fashion Show on the 29th February will wear innovative performance dance apparel and footwear designed by Nike through the company’s sponsorship of the annual student-run event. In addition, Nike will celebrate the launch of the new Mercurial Vapor IV boot by challenging UCD students to test their speed in the “Who’s the Fastest?” time trial event at UCD campus on Thursday, February 21st. Test your speed skills in the new Mercurial vapor IV boots for the chance to win prizes. All with thanks for Nike UK & Ireland.
Dundrum Town Centre are back on board again in 2008 and the majority of all clothing on the catwalk will come from stores housed within the centre. Thanks to Jayne O’Keeffe, Marketing Director and Don Nugent, Centre Manager for their continuing support.
Bebo will be providing promotional support for the Show through their home pages.
As part of their drive to revive youth interest in the Wrangler brand and the launch of a fab new contemporary range, Wrangler jeans have provided uniforms for all fashion show committee members – look out for them on campus in the run up to the Show. Thanks to Elma Young, Marketing Controller.
Media Sponsors
The Show has also been fortunate to attract the generous promotional backing of Spin FM once again. Spin provide fantastic on-air support for the event along with a generous ad campaign which helps let everyone know about the Show and supports ticket sales. Thanks to Jamie Crawford, Marketing Manager and his team for their continuing support.
Coporate Ticket Sales
The Show is looking for corporate support through ticket sales and will be writing to the country’s major coporates asking them to take a ticket allocation or donation of €1,000 to support the initiative – alot of which can be written off against tax! All donations will be acknowledged in the Show programme and on the website.
To pledge your support contact corporatedesk@ucdfashionshow.com .
Down Syndrome Centre is a registered Irish charity set up in 2002 by parents of children with Down syndrome to fund Ireland’s first national treatment centre for people with this disability.
From the outset, every child born with Down syndrome requires access to a system which provides accurate assessment of their medical and physical needs; early intervention services to develop motor skills and stimulate mental development and educational support to maximise learning opportunities.
Our ultimate goal is to create a centre where access to all these services and more will be housed under the one roof to provide a brighter future for people with Down syndrome.
Down Syndrome Centre Liaison Nursing Service
While the process of raising the money for the Down Syndrome Centre has been underway for a few years now, we are currently establishing a much needed outreach service – the Down Syndrome Centre Liaison Nursing Service - to provide support, advice and counselling to new parents of children with Down syndrome through maternity hospitals in Dublin.
The recruitment of the first Down Syndrome Centre Liaison Nurse will result in the appointment of a qualified paediatric nurse whose job will be to visit parents in hospital, help them deal with the wide range of emotions they encounter on hearing their child’s diagnosis, provide them with advice and hand-on support and make regular home visits to the family throughout the course of child’s first year.
The role is being piloted in the Dublin area initially and will hopefully roll out to provide similar vital back-up and support service for parents countrywide in the future. For more information, see www.downsyndromecentre.ie
We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with the UCD students in producing the UCD Fashion Show and in benefiting from the Show’s profits for the three year period 2007 - 2009.
