How many fashion shows have I been to in my role as a high school teacher? Way more than I ever would have dreamed. Of course one probably would have been more than I ever dreamed. Last weekend brought that count up to five, or is it six? Although I will say this one was a bit more student involved then the ones in Asuncion. Four IB diploma students decided to take on the task of organizing a fashion show to benefit a NGO which works on women's rights and safety. An area in India that is increasingly coming to the worlds notice with reports on gang rapes, young girls being forced into prostitution and domestic violence. (In fact did you know that in the week following the well publicized gang rape and the subsequent death of Jyoti there were 9 more rapes reported in Delhi, and that is only in Delhi, and only the ones that were reported). What made this fashion show different? Nine students designed their own collections (okay, three collections designed by groups of three students), employed tailors to sew them, and other students to model them. The even which took place on the gardens of the Australian High Commission was a big undertaking, and provided us with an excuse to dress up for the evening, plenty to observe and perhaps a reminder of the need to choose a side in the women's right campaign that seems to be gaining strength in India.
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