Perhaps it was Christian Lacroix who said it best;“ People want to be in their own fashion tribes, so they want to wear the same clothes to be connected to everyone else in that tribe. But they want to be different from other tribes.” This statement couldn’ t be more fitting as Woodbury University’ s 49th annual Fashion Gala and Public Runway Show was centered around the theme, Neo-Tribes. The first event held on April 27th featured 24 capsule collections, produced by Woodbury University’ s senior Fashion Design students. Preceding the senior collections was a stunning display of theatrical costumes, executed by The Costume Design department led by instructor May Routh and featured looks portraying Bram Stoker’ s, Dracula. Launching the show were carefully selected swimwear looks produced by the sophomore and junior classes, who were mentored by fashion instructor and designer Eduardo Lucero.
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By Dana Elizabeth
A New Era, A New
Perhaps it was Christian Lacroix who said it best;“ People want to be in their own fashion tribes, so they want to wear the same clothes to be connected to everyone else in that tribe. But they want to be different from other tribes.” This statement couldn’ t be more fitting as Woodbury University’ s 49th annual Fashion Gala and Public Runway Show was centered around the theme, Neo-Tribes. The first event held on April 27th featured 24 capsule collections, produced by Woodbury University’ s senior Fashion Design students. Preceding the senior collections was a stunning display of theatrical costumes, executed by The Costume Design department led by instructor May Routh and featured looks portraying Bram Stoker’ s, Dracula. Launching the show were carefully selected swimwear looks produced by the sophomore and junior classes, who were mentored by fashion instructor and designer Eduardo Lucero.
The night opened with a brief cocktail reception held in the main lobby of The Natural History museum where Woodbury students, sponsors, faculty and media had the opportunity to mingle with Lisa Kline, this year’ s honoree. But what truly set this event apart was the setting of the runway show. Set against the backdrop of The Natural History Museum’ s North American Mammal Hall, the models cascaded down the runway delicately illuminated by ambient light and flanked by Tule elks and Pronghorn Antelopes. The Mammal Hall, which houses an array of world renowned habitat dioramas made way for the perfect setting.
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