The Time is Nigh!

“Rectangle…now, triangle”. No people, I wasn’t sitting in maths class trying to solve Pythagoras’ theorem, I was listening to the Vodafone DIT Fashion Show choreographer and mentor, Shireen McDonagh, give instructions to our models at their rehearsal last night. April 17 is fast approaching and I took this opportunity to talk to Shireen about what she expects of the models participating in the show.

“Dedication and understanding they are part of a team is essential” she commented. Acknowledging that it can of course be difficult for the models to meet up all the time, Shireen particularly admires the “level of commitment” displayed by our models in this year’s show. Rehearsals started as early as December, and Shireen emphasised the importance of the models getting to know each other so as to enable them to develop confidence and feel comfortable with one another.

This is Shireen’s fifth year working with the show as choreographer and mentor.  With each year that passes, she finds that the standard and willingness of the models improves. Given that quite a few of our models have been signed up by agencies, Shireen believes that this show gives a good grounding for any future shows they may participate in. 

The best part of all is that Shireen says she has never come across a “friendlier or nicer group of people”. 

So, it appears that it's not all glamour, but actually a lot of hard work too!