Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Arts & Society

Media Credit: Jesse DeFlorio/Greyhound This year, the Black Student Association's annual fashion show stepped up a notch, with a number of student designers and a focused theme, entitled "Vive La Fashion: How Fashion Lives."

Big city style invaded Reitz Arena this past Friday night during the 10th Annual Loyola College BSA Fashion Show. With half of all proceeds going towards helping our neighbors in need at St. Mary of the Assumption School, student-models and designers alike strutted their stuff down the runway in front of family and friends who came to lend support in the hundreds.

Complete with an "X" shaped runway to signify the 10th anniversary of this highly anticipated campus event, this particular show proved to be one of the most energetic and creative in BSA history.

"The most exciting thing about the show is that so many diverse groups of people get to come together in such a cohesive way," says this year's director Ashya Majied. "Seeing the growth and progress made by every individual involved was incredible."

The show was divided into six ten-minute scenes, each with its own original concept. The theme this year, "Vive La Fashion: How Fashion Lives," was executed perfectly as each scene highlighted an important aspect of the fashion industry including versatile clothing, chic hair, and flawless makeup. Featured designers included Ande and Amarly, B EZ, American Apparel, Lane Bryant, and Y.B.M among others.

BSA President and graduating senior Nick Hawkins created quite a buzz this year by debuting his own ready-to-wear men's collection which featured everything from tailored suit jackets to striking sunglasses. Among Hawkins, other talented student designers featured included Celeste Hernandez, Christelle Jerome, and Margo Weiner.

"The fashion show is one of my favorite events run by the BSA not only because I love fashion, but because it mixes our student community together with the surrounding Baltimore community," Hawkins says. Model calls, which had a larger turnout than ever this year, are open to the surrounding Baltimore community, and the show provides strong publicity for various clothing boutiques in the area.

According to director Ashya Majied, the show featured 62 models and took roughly seven months to plan. Preparations began in September, and along with Ashya and her hard-working assistant director Autumn Sands-Caldwell, six scene leaders and their assistants worked tirelessly to perfect each individual scene.

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