Not everyone can impress fashion icons Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors with his or her style, but each week students can watch University alumnus Anthony Ryan Auld blow them away on Lifetime’s “Project true.”
Auld said he was ready to compete on “Project Runway,” but he wasn’t prepared for the show’s “grueling” schedule.
“It’s non-stop, back-to-back. You have to be on your A-game all the time,” he said. “I got no sleep and had to be prepared for construction.”
Yvonne Leak, human ecology instructor, taught Auld pattern-making and visual merchandising. She said he “stood out from the beyond.”
While studying at the University, Auld participated in Hemline, an organization for textiles, apparel design and merchandising students. By his junior year, Auld said he was in charge of the group’s fashion show.
Melissa Duong, apparel design junior and member of Hemline, worked backstage at fashion shows with Auld. She said his designs always stood out from the crowd.
“His dresses at Hemline always caught my eye,” Duong said. “They were beautiful — more detailed and a complete