Globe Manufacturing Corp. Announces "Stretch to the Future" Scholarship Design Winners

May 24th marked the second annual Stretch to the Future Fashion Show presented by Globe Manufacturing Corp, in conjunction with Manhattan's own High School of Fashion Industries (H.S.F.I.), which ran within the school's annual end-of-the-year fashion show.

For the stretch fabric section, 38 garments were designed using Globe's Glospan fabric, donated by participating mills. The students were also required to compose an essay explaining why they chose the particular fabric and how it fulfilled their design expectations.

Garments were then judged by a panel of industry experts including trade editors executives from participating mills, in addition to this year's official judge and honoree, shoe designer Steve Madden.

Globe Manufacturing Corp.'s Bill Girrier Presents Award to this Year's Designer Judge and Honoree Steve Madden

Garments were judged on creative conceptualization, design execution and construction.

The Grand prize winner for her Lingerie design is Senior Ming Zhao of Brooklyn. First Runner Up for her Sportswear entry is Senior Kelly Ruiz of Queens.

Grand Prize Winner - Designed by Ming Zhao. Fabrics by Textivision and Guilford Mills

Second Runner Up for her entry in the Fantasy category is Ismira Tawfeek, a Junior Student from Manhattan. By category the winners are: Activewear/Swimwear, Junior Ivana Cepeda from the Bronx, Childrenswear, Senior Tiffany Rhodes from the Bronx, Eveningwear, Junior Liu-Feng He of Queens, Fantasy Senior Dominic Supersad of Brooklyn, Lingerie, Senior Ming Zhao of Brooklyn, Menswear Senior Stephen Cucci of Staten Island, and for the Sportswear category Senior Kelly Ruiz of Queens. Each of the winning garments were designed and constructed by Senior Miriam Rosa of the Bronx.

All of the participants will be presented with certificates of recognition and winning designers and constructors will be awarded scholarship funds from Globe Manufacturing Corporation for their continuing education.

Established in 1945, Globe Manufacturing Corp. Produces Glospan and Cleerspan Spandex Performance Fibers and is a premier worldwide spandex fiber supplier. Available in a range of deniers from 20 through 5040 and various packaging put-ups, Glospan is distributed to over 40 countries through five major distribution channels. Globe is registered under the internationally recognized ISO 9000 standard as an ISO 9001 manufacturer.

By Anndrea Vorobej