Disney On Broadway partners with FIT to re-imagine designs for female characters

 Disney on Broadway continues its 25th anniversary celebration in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology, creating a unique design challenge for students to reimagine contemporary designs for some of Disney on Broadway’s iconic female characters.

The partnership is a first between Disney on Broadway and the college, which will soon be celebrating its 75th anniversary.  

“Our students—who share the Disney spirit of innovation—embraced the opportunity to participate in this project. My congratulations to the winners and to Disney Theatrical Productions for 25 years of extraordinary entertainment on Broadway,” President of FIT Dr. Joyce F. Brown said.

“Each designer created contemporary sketches that are all unique interpretations of our beloved Disney on Broadway characters and we look forward to seeing their garments come to fruition,” Robin Wyatt, vice president, Marketing, Disney Theatrical Productions said.

The student finalists, who are from all over the world, will have their garments on display in an exhibition at the Art and Design Gallery located in FIT’s Pomerantz Art and Design Center from Sept. 19–Oct 6, 2019.

Here are the students and the their Disney on Broadway design inspirations:

• Marianna Gonzalez, a fourth-year student from Brownsville, Texas, designing for Jane from “Tarzan”
• Eunhye Jo, a third-year student from Seoul, South Korea, designing for Rafiki from “The Lion King”
• Ashna Moogi, a third-year student from Bangalore, India, designing for Elsa from “Frozen”
• Yelayny Placencia, a fourth-year student from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, designing for Anna from “Frozen”
• Ruby SeoHee Shin, a fourth-year student from South Korea, designing for Nala from “The Lion King”
• Annette Stone, a fourth-year student from northern California, designing for Jasmine from “Aladdin”
• Paige Walker, a fourth-year student from Ontario, Canada, designing for Belle from “Beauty and the Beast”
• Georgianna Wells, a fourth-year student from Memphis, Tennessee, designing for Katherine from “Newsies”
• Baoqing Yu, a second-year student from Taishan, Guangdong, China, designing for Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”
• Sooyoung Yun, a fourth-year student from South Korea, designing for “Mary Poppins”

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