student designers have
STUDENT LIFE BY CELINE CASTANEDA
LIGHTS, CAMERA, FASHION FROM SKETCHES TO TALK, CAMPUS COUTURE IS BACK ON THE CATWALK
ion design major, Gavin Pangilinan says “There will
multiple cate-
F
expensive things no one can to a runway show by the end of the
afford. Well fashion is more than that. year. Events that happen within
State University has offered a fashion the club to keep it running are fundclub that allows students to express raisers, model castings and the large their work in a way they want to. The runway show at the end of the year draws in fash-
the club and fash-
tion held within
be cute clothes in closets or their best work which eventually goes
club, Campus Couture,
tions Coordinator of
be a competi-
ashion is often believed to ion and non-fashion majors to display
For the past 35 years, Long Beach
created. Public Rela-
held at LBSU. Models are sought after to model the clothes and pieces
gories on the runway show t h at
will
be
hosted at the end of the year. There will also be programs held by our sponsors.” Sponsors are needed to fund the club for productions and runway events to continue. “The competition in the runway show is divided into categories,” says Campus Couture president Lily David, a journalism major. “The designers who will participate in the fashion show will compete for different awards like most original, most innovative, and overall best collection,” she explains. The runway show at the end of the year is a large and exciting event for all, the students, designers, and sponsors alike.
Campus Couture stands for
those who want to seek the freedom to express themselves. Everyone defines fashion in a different way. Fashion is considered to be both clothing and art.
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