Fashion show

The Doon Academy Fashion Show was held at the M&Co fashion store in Ayr High Street. This spectacular event took place in the evening of Wednesday 19 June before a big audience which included pupils, parents and friends of the school.

This was an Art department initiative but a whole-school event because of the support given by other staff in the months prior to the event and, on the night, behind the scenes and even on the catwalk.

Pupil models and dancers were most impressive and so were the staff models (including Mrs Reid and Ms Fuller; and the usual suspects, Messrs McCrorie, Neill and Kelly who strutted, sashayed and posed as only PE teachers can). The show started with the pupils’ modelling their own creations on the catwalk assisted by compere, Lorna Dempsey. These were a riot of colour and showed imaginative use of materials. Shop staff and the audience agreed that they looked spectacular. The confidence of the boy and girl models was also impressive. The girls looked gorgeous with their hair styled by Classic Cuts in Dalmellington.   The Doon dancers also entertained the audience with a lively routine.

Later pupils and staff modelled M&Co’s summer clothing ranges. These also created a stir of excitement and caused the tills to ring. M&Co were a great support to the organisers in the months leading up to the event and the staff pulled out all the stops on the night of the show. There was a collection for the British Heart Foundation which raised over £50.00 for the charity.

Thank you very much Yvonne Bailey and your smashing team, Dorothy, Linda, Pauline, Lauren, Alex, Shirley and Tammie. Well done to all who helped to pull off a great evening.