Project Debussy

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Project Debussy Winners!

The Judges Choice for Project Debussy goes to Kowoon Jeong and the People's Choice goes to Teresa Calabro!

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Kowoon Jeong -The School of Fashion Design: JUDGE'S CHOICE WINNER

I felt that there was a true love of beauty that Debussy was desperate for me to understand. I then saw the depth of his sadness. With my eyes closed, I imagined the hundreds of thousands of individual brush strokes that an impressionist painter applies to the canvas.

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JanFrevic Lujares -Massachusetts College of Arts and Design

The rhythm of the song began very softly and whimsically; therefore, I incorporated it into my design by selecting a cool color palette that reflects the mood of my reaction to the song: blue and green.

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Htwe Htwe Han - Mount Ida College

My design is an evening dress with a corset top and tulle skirt…The overall look is sheer, soft, and flatters the woman's figure.

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Kaitlyn Gonfrade - Framingham State University

I really wanted to design something that not only was inspired by Debussy's body of work but also reflected the time that they were created. In my design, I will use some of the details that were used during the impressionist movement...

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Megan Coffman - Lasell College

The light blue color is meant to represent how calming and relaxing his music is. Along with this, the black lace is not only meant to emphasize the changes that occur in the music, but also how elegant and intricate Debussy's works are. 

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Teresa Calabro - Fisher College: PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER

The piece is delicate, yet passionate, as emotions often are in the courtships of lovers. I intend to recreate this romanticism in my evening gown.

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Yannery Burgos - Mount Ida Colelge

One of my favorite [pieces] isLa Merbecause it reminds me of the ocean. I feel like I can actually dance toLa Merbecause of the different high and low pitches in this piece.

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Katie Suji Kim - Mount Ida College

Debussy's music is calm and floating and depicts gentle movement of water. To express the light waves, I [decided on] white and silver hues; satin and lace for the bias dress.

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Amanda Simonelli - Framingham State University

When listening to the music of Debussy, it evokes a visual experience that displays moments of serenity and romanticism, as the story unveils, a crescendo of passion and complexity. 

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Amanda Erickson - Lasell College

I wanted to incorporate feathers as a way to intertwine where the musical composition had a light, airy, movement in opposition to the formal, dark, structure.  

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Lindsay Holcomb - Lasell College

When I was listening to Debussy's Nocturnes I: Nuages I noticed that it is both light, but with a sense of menace, like having hope when you know it's false, like a trapped butterfly...

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