Samm Martin provided two of his pieces from his collection Violla Ricci for the two models to wear. Madalyn Mahoney, 17, wore a flowing jade green halter dress and Ashley Chambers, also 17, wore a similarly cut red silk dress with a printed overlay.
Martin said he has been interested in designing shoes for years, but he decided to work on clothes because putting together a shoe collection is more expensive. He's also part of an emerging trend of eco-friendly designers, and he said he works mostly with organic silk, coconut, hemp and bamboo fabrics.
"It's everyone's responsibility to take advantage of this new technology," he said.
