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...
FAST at UCLA Runway 2023
Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA is turning sketches into struts. The organization’s annual fashion show, which will be at Pauley Pavilion on May 26, will feature collections designed by 20 students, ranging in theme from Afrofuturism to nighttime musings. But before the designers and models take the runway, read on for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of FAST at UCLA’s 2023 show.
Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA is turning sketches into struts. The organization’s annual fashion show, which will be at Pauley Pavilion on May 26, will feature collections designed by 20 students, ranging in theme from Afrofuturism to nighttime musings. But before the designers and models take the runway, read on for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of FAST at UCLA’s 2023 show.
By Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin
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May 25, 9:13 pm
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...
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May 25, 9:10 pm
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...
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May 25, 9:10 pm
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...
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May 25, 9:09 pm
FAST 2023: Graduating designer duo combines fashion and function for post-apocalyptic society
Ella Schindler and Maxwell Manning are paying homage to the dystopian sci-fi world they love. The annual Fashion and Student Trends runway show is set to kick off Friday at Pauley Pavilion, and designers Schindler, a fourth-year computational and systems biology student, and Manning, a fifth-year aerospace engineering student, have designed a nature-themed dystopian collection, titled “Epilogue,” that they will also model themselves. Read more...
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May 25, 9:09 pm
FAST 2023: Designers embrace the glittery and bold in ‘Rebelle: Volume 2’
A second-time collaborating pair is preparing to bedazzle the FAST runway again this spring. The second-year math and economics student Gersha Jagwani and her co-designer Shasta Bowens, a fourth-year psychology student, will each debut three pieces at this year’s Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA runway, Jagwani said. Read more...
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May 25, 9:08 pm
FAST 2023: Holland Smith adapts fashion skills to create ‘Evolution of Theory’ collection
Holland Smith is branching out with his latest nature-inspired collection. On Friday, the fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student will be showcasing his collection titled “Evolution of Theory” at Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA’s annual runway show. Read more...