The fashion show
The fashion show is one of the highlights in the fashion industry. Given a runway – an extended, narrow platform extending into the audience, it is where fashion designers are given a chance to showcase their product garments and accessories around the world.
Planning and preparing for a fashion show also requires skills in math. Isn’t it interesting that there is math in a fashion show? The fashion show took for about minutes or several hours, and designers should determine how many of their designs they can display at the runway in a given period. They want to showcase a certain number of models, and they can calculate how long would be the fashion show with the use of division or multiplication.
“Suppose a fashion show will be 30 minutes long. Each model will walk on the runway for 2 minutes. She will walk to the front of the track, stop so that people can look closely at what she is wearing, and walk back again. Then, another model will come out. How many designs can the designer show in 30 minutes? To find out, he divides:
Therefore, the designer can show his/her 15 models in a fashion show that would last for 30 minutes.
Moreover, the runway is an essential tool when doing a fashion show. Creating a runway also requires skills in math to calculate the space of the venue and the capacity for the crowd. The length and width of the runway should be adjusted depending on the space capacity of the site.
LENGTH
Designing a runway’s length is generally two-thirds the length of the room. Nevertheless, the length may vary because some factors can affect it like the type of clothes being shown, as some models may be more comfortable to take long walks in than others or may require a more extended look to appreciate and the amounts of models involved fully.
WIDTH
Fashion runways are usually thin and few feet across, but there is no exact measurement of the width for the runway. Again, factors are affecting it as to why it should be measured and adjusted. These factors include the number of models that may traverse the runway at a time where they may cross and the volume of the clothes shown. Moreover, a wide runway may not allow a lot number of people in the room, and a thinner runway may be more challenging to walk or show off the designs.