fashionwindows.com
Medieval Ready-To-Wear Becomes A Reality at The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition - FashionWindows
DALLAS, Jan 10, 2008 / FW/ — Fashion historians know that ready-to-wear did not exist during medieval times; haute couture did not exist either. Everyone wore clothes and/or armor, including the reigning monarchs. But, 18-year old Tanya Lund begged to disagree with her winning entry in The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition. The Spokane, Washington teenager won a full-tuition scholarship to study Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Seattle in The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition held recently in New York City. Her winning entry – a medieval-inspired evening gown, titled “Elegantly Goth,” a knee-length gray, wine