Fashion Show highlights workplace wardrobe

By Rebecca Rempel

Dressing for success has never been so easy.

Post-grad public relations students, in partnership with the career centre at Loyalist College, hosted the “Work your Wardrobe” Fashion Show and Spree in the cafeteria Wednesday.

Students were invited by e-mail to visit the cafeteria to watch a fashion show and look through racks of clothing for items suitable for interviews and workplace environments.

In addition to a fashion show with clothes from stores such as Moores and Eclipse, racks of clothing and tables of accessories were filled with goods.

All for free.

“It’s free clothes for students,” said Tara MacKinnon, one of the public relations students running the event. “To help out their pocket books a little bit and to get that one step further in their career.”

“We have 716 pieces. From men’s clothes to women’s clothes to accessories shoes, ties, everything is there.”

Students were permitted to take five items per run-through of the racks, and then return for more.

“Most of the clothing has come from faculty and staff from the college. We asked them to send us their clothing that they don’t wear anymore, so this is the result of that.”

Any items not distributed by the end of the event will be donated to the Salvation Army.

Students walking away with clothes were asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding their experience at the event, and were entered to win one of two prizes, a $25 gift certificate for Club 213 or a $25 gift certificate for the spa.

“It’s very nice to offer the business clothes for free,” said Michelle Mccalder, an online medical administration student. “A lot of people, especially if you have job interviews coming up and don’t want to go out and spend the money, cause we’re college students.”

“Everyone that I came over here with has left with a bag,” said Mccalder.

Kayla Coles, a child and youth worker student, walked away with a couple of shirts and a pair of pants.

“It was really helpful,” said Coles. “ I’m saving money.”

For more information on the resources the Career Centre provides, please visit their page on the Loyalist website