Wednesday, May 14

Calligraphy By Esha creates and coaches decorative penmanship

Through calligraphy, Esha Sidhu is handwriting atmospheres of creation and growth. The second-year computer science student is the owner of Calligraphy By Esha, a small business that engages in the craft of decorative penmanship. Read more...

Photo: The phrase “You are beautiful” is written in white and pink letters against a black background. Second-year student Esha Sidhu said she founded Calligraphy By Esha so clients could learn more about the art form. (Courtesy of Esha Sidhu)



Second Take: Parasocial relationships rising, fueled by unhealthy celebrity obsessions

The line between healthy and toxic emotional connections with celebrities has become increasingly blurred. Parasocial relationships – which form when a group of fans has a one-sided attachment to someone famous – have blazed through celebrity culture in recent years, fueled in part by the rise of social media. Read more...

Photo: By Isabella Lee/Illustrations Director


From florals to futurism, student-designed collections flourish at FAST 2023 runway

This post was updated May 29 at 9:20 p.m. Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA brought Pauley Pavilion from courtside to couture. The organization held its spring showcase Friday night, featuring 90 runway models in 15 student-designed collections. Read more...

Photo: Designers and models for Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA stand together during their mock runway. The organization’s annual fashion show was held Friday at Pauley Pavilion and featured 15 student-designed collections. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin)


FAST 2023: UCLA student-models share experiences in fashion before runway show

From high production, high fashion and high pressure, the FAST models are experiencing it all. The annual Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA show will feature numerous models coming from vastly different backgrounds related to their experience in fashion, and specifically, modeling. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Kyle Lee, Quinn Wynacht, Thao Vy Huynh and Robby Wong gaze at the camera. In bringing the designers’ vision to life, models add their own stylistic choices on the runway. (Photo by Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


FAST 2023: ‘Fetale’ line fuses androgynous, feminine aesthetics to celebrate individuality

This post was updated May 27 at 10:21 a.m. With “Fetale,” Nancy Nan and Ashley Chen are cutting constraints on gender expression. The two designers are joining forces in the “Fetale” collection, which marks their second runway show and first collaboration. Read more...

Photo: Ashley Chen looks at her sketchbook. Chen, a third-year economics and philosophy student, is collaborating with third-year student Nancy Nan to bring their fashion collection, “Fetale,” to the FAST at UCLA runway Friday. (Photo by Myka Fromm. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


FAST 2023: ‘Haus of Utopia’ materializes Afrofuturism in aesthetic, modern collection

Bisola Amudipe and Chizaram Iwuanyanwu are embellishing the present with the future. For their second Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA collaboration, designers Amudipe, a third-year pre-international development studies student, and Iwuanyanwu, a fourth-year psychobiology student, have curated the collection “Haus of Utopia.” Iwuanyanwu said the line revolves around Afrofuturism, an aesthetic that explores utopian theories, the fantastical and the reclamation of African culture. Read more...

Photo: Chizaram Iwuanyanwu (left) and Bisola Amudipe (right) pose in an elevator opening. The two student-designers will be presenting their joint collection, “Haus of Utopia,” on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Bisola Amudipe and Chizaram Iwuanyanwu. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)



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