MANHATTAN (WABC) — The biggest passenger train operation in the county, Amtrak, recently launched its new premium fleet of trains called ‘Next Gen Acela.’
It’s taking a new kind of approach to big deals and selling clothes, which the train company calls ‘trak suits’ for passengers and anyone else.
Amtrak’s “trak suit’ runway show was all designed by student designers.
The fashion show celebrated the launch of the Next Gen Acela trains, which are high-speed Amtrak trains along the Northeast Corridor connecting D.C., New York and Boston.
The trains themselves have upgraded interiors and new technology.
The fashion show happened in collaboration with the New York School of Design.
Student designers created two original designs, one that travelers could actually wear comfortably on the trains and another couture option.
“In terms of style, I really got inspired by the design of the Acela train because in my opinion it looks really cool and it looks different from all of the other trains, so on my pants you can see the shape that is the pattern on the Acela train itself,” Anastasiia Lukinskaia said.
The students sketched and made the unique designs themselves.
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