Designer Seema Sudan of LiaMolly will make a stop on campus today, and the New Orleans-based designer will be holding a trunk sale in the lobby of the Human Ecology Building from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Sudan, known for her progressive knitwear line, will sell her original designs at wholesale prices.”I like to push the limits of knitwear by making pieces and shapes that you don’t typically see,” Sudan said. “I am influenced by my travels around the world and nature and fashions past and future. I design timeless pieces, not fads.”LiaMolly is sold at Anthropologie, Bloomingdale’s and 100 independently owned boutiques across the country.After the trunk show, there will be a model casting call in the lobby of the Human Ecology Building at 7 p.m. for the May 9 LSU En Vogue Fashion Showcase.The fashion show, which will take place at The Purple Monkey on Government Street, includes garments produced by University designers and will also incorporate an art gallery and dance performances.Erin Williams, Hemline president and textile, apparel and merchandising senior, said the company is seeking confident models who can showcase the garments down a runway. Because of the sizes of the mannequins on which the garments are produced, models taller than 5-feet-7-inches and with a waist between 24 and 27 inches are preferred.Williams said she’s excited about finding models and is thrilled to have someone as successful as Sudan coming to the University.”It’s not easy to do what she has done,” Williams said. “I’m encouraged that she is taking the time to come speak to us. Her success is inspirational.”Sudan got her start in the fashion industry at Liz Claiborne. She also worked for Calvin Klein and as the senior sweater designer at Anthropologie. Then in 2006, Sudan decided to move to New Orleans to start her own business.”My husband is from Louisiana, and we felt a strong pull to come to New Orleans,” Sudan said. “Being in New Orleans meant we had to start our own business, and there isn’t a fashion industry here.”‘Sudan said she loves designing lines for the new seasons.”It always comes out a bit differently from where I started, but telling a new story through a new collection is very exciting.”—-Contact Jack LeBlanc at [email protected]