Clothing designed by Iowa State clothing and textile students is getting its turn on the catwalk this weekend.

The department of textiles and clothing will be presenting its annual fashion show dubbed “Mood Swings” on Friday and Saturday nights at 7 in MacKay Hall. The show will feature both original student designs and those from local retailers.

Lisa Stratton, the show’s marketing director, said the theme is a throwback to the time when swing was something more than what grandparents did on the front porch.

“We’re trying to incorporate a ’50s theme,” said Stratton, senior in apparel merchandising. “We’re actually going to have swing dancers open up for our entertainment.”

Joyann Gurwell, senior in apparel design, said the show gives students the opportunity to practice what has been preached to them.

“I think that this fashion show is a great opportunity for the designers and merchandisers to realize their creative energy and practice what they’ve learned,” she said.

Gurwell is submitting 11 pieces in the fashion show, many of them made from recycled materials.

“I just like to do thrifty things … because I’m a poor college student,” she said.

One of her entries is a purse made from bottle caps and wires. Another is a dress made of vinyl record albums.

Melissa Campbell, the show’s staff adviser, said the show isn’t just about entertainment.

“For the students, it’s about showing their work, [and] getting feedback from the audience about it,” she said.

The designs are separated into children’s wear, evening wear, accessories and experimental categories. Campbell said the latter category includes designs made of “materials you wouldn’t normal see” in a fashion show.

Peggy Tai, senior in apparel design, has five entries in the show, and two of them fall into the experimental category.

One of her experimental pieces is a dress with a race car theme. The black-and-white checkered dress is made of contact paper and a belt made to look like a roadway with four toy cars attached.

“Sometimes I just make stuff that’s creative and outrageous and totally out of the blue,” Tai said.

Some of her other pieces are an umbrella made of zippers, a burgundy velvet evening gown and a wrap-around skirt.

Tai said much of her clothing is functional enough for her to wear.

“I would definitely wear some of the stuff I’ve made,” she said. “I have offers for my evening gown already, so I’m probably going to end up selling that.”

Heather Wheeler, senior in textiles and clothing, made a self-described “weird” dress for the show.

“It’s all numbers that are put together with super glue,” she said. “It’s made out of plastic tablecloths.”

She designed the dress as an assignment for one of her fashion courses.

“[Each student in the class] did a dress out of paper, a dress out of plastic, and we had to do a garment with zippers,” Wheeler said. “And this was the only one [of my pieces] that didn’t fall apart.”

On Saturday, entries in each category will be voted on by a panel of judges, Campbell said. The winner in each category will receive a gift certificate from a local store.

Judges will also be handing out two Best of Show awards one selected by judges and the other by the audience. The judge-selected winner will receive $200. The audience-selected winner will receive a trip to New York City and two-night stay in a hotel courtesy of Council Travel.

However, Tai said she is not in the show just for the prizes. She’s in it primarily to build her r‚sum‚.

“It’s also good practice,” she said. “It’ll help out in the long run when [I] go interviewing.”

The show also will feature the merchandise of participating retailers and student portfolios, Stratton said. This year’s guest designer is Carleen Kopacek, ISU alum and Nike designer.

Tickets are $4 for Friday night and $7 for Saturday night. To purchase tickets, contact the Textiles and Clothing office at 294-2628.

Those interested in dressing the models or being ushers can call Melissa Campbell at 294-6964.