fashion

Students celebrate vibrancy of African heritage at annual ASA fashion show

The annual African Students Association’s (ASA) fashion show took place this past Saturday, Feb. 22. This year’s show, “Leral”, promotes African Iridescence: The Vibrancy Of Heritage.

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‘Leral’: A night spent honoring the vibrancy within African culture 

The African Students Association’s (ASA) annual fashion show aims to bring a bold and beautiful display of African culture, dancing, and fashion to Graham Chapel this Saturday. This year’s show is titled “Leral” and intends to highlight African Iridescence: The Vibrancy Of Heritage. 

| Junior Scene Editor

Recycle the fashion trends, not the negativity

As long as our bodies continue to be subject to trending beauty standards, eating disorders will continue to be a deadly issue. The solution should be simple, right? Stop treating our bodies as a fad, as something that can be changed as easily as the shift to low-rise jeans. 

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April 1 designated as Michael Kors Day

Michael Kors. A staple and iconic name in the fashion industry. Even if you don’t own a Michael Kors piece yourself, you have definitely heard his name before. Over the […]

| Managing Scene Editor

Thinking Outside of the Shoebox: Stuart Weitzman shares lessons in life, business and design

Stuart Weitzman, luxury shoe designer and owner of the Stuart Weitzman company, delivered a lecture on his brand’s history, including his most successful advertising campaigns and the business truisms that have led the company to where it is today. About 80 students and faculty attended the event, which was hosted by the Business of the Arts Club in Kemp Auditorium, Feb. 9.

Shop like a man

There is a kind of male cost-consciousness mythos that has stood out to me both in media and in my own life: the Male Shopper. 

| Staff Writer

University holds conversation with fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg

Fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg spoke alongside YouTube’s former Head of Fashion and Beauty, Derek Blasberg about her career and life lessons, the fashion industry today and its challenges, and her work to empower women, Oct. 12.

| Contributing Writer

From fruit scraps to lucid dreams: WU fashion seniors express their cultures and passions through one final showcase

Sam Fox’s 92nd Annual Fashion Design Show and Exhibition features the capstone collections of seven seniors pursuing a BFA in fashion design. The students were prompted to develop lines that captured their unique spirits, passions and identities, and seniors Genna Torgan, Mirai Patel and Emma Rubinson surpassed these expectations. The garments—products of the arduous process […]

| Staff Writer

Repurposed through quarantine: WU senior takes fashion school to TikTok

Senior Emma Rubinson is now on the cusp of receiving her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in fashion and is the creator of a TikTok account with just under 110,000 followers, where she shares her extensive knowledge about the inner workings of fashion to the online world.

| Staff Editor

Student Life Contest: Send us your favorite mask

Masks have come in all different designs and material—plain black masks, crocheted masks, superhero masks, tie-dyed masks. We even hear there are South 40 masks swirling around out there. Whatever it looks like, we want to see yours.

| Senior Scene Editor

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