CAISA Fashion Show 2023: ISTORIA

Letter from Core Four

Hello, and welcome to CAISA Fashion Show 2023! We are thrilled to have you join us back in-person for our organization’s 25th anniversary. After three years of uncertainty, CAISA Fashion Show is making a long awaited and emotional return to the stage at Centennial Hall for this year’s program, Istoria.

Istoria is derived from the Greek word for “story”, and explores a concept that we are all familiar with – the story of life. We follow a pair of twins as they grow up and encounter challenges in wanting to be different from one another while maintaining their close relationship. Each scene manifests the stages of life – childhood, teenhood, young adulthood, adulthood, and retirement – while drawing inspiration from the aesthetics of the five fashion capitals of the world. As young adults, we continue to find ourselves amidst life’s trials while navigating our personal relationships, and this path of character development is truly a lifelong journey. We hope that this year’s theme will inspire and resonate with your personal growth as we all go through this adventure we call: life.

Undoubtedly, CAISA Fashion Show has continued to evolve – starting as a small production at The Wave 25 years ago, becoming a large-scale spectacle, overcoming the obstacles of the pandemic; the list goes on. However, one thing remains unchanged – our long-standing partnership with Children’s Health Foundation and steadfast dedication to supporting their cause. For our 22nd year in support of Children’s Health Foundation, CAISA Fashion Show is proudly fundraising for Maternal and Infant Lifestyle Health research.

We would like to thank everyone whose support made our return to an in-person show possible. To our amazing sponsors, to our contacts at University Students’ Council, PA Shop, and Centennial Hall, and to our previous team members who continue to inspire us: we are appreciative of your support, guidance, and encouragement.

We would also like to thank the entire CAISA Fashion Show 2023 team. Our executive and model teams have worked tirelessly alongside us to organize tonight’s show and make our creative vision come to fruition. Without their passion and drive, Istoria would have remained a figment of our imagination, and for that, we are eternally grateful for their dedication to our team’s mission: #OneTeamOneDream.

Stephanie Chen Executive Director CAISA Fashion Show

Stephanie Ngo Executive Director CAISA Fashion Show

Janice Baek Creative Director CAISA Fashion Show

Melissa Wen Creative Director CAISA Fashion Show

Letter from CHF

Best Care. Most Hope. Across our Region.

A second home – that’s how many patients and their families refer to Children’s Hospital in London, Ontario. Through their health care journeys, they come to know it as a place that they can trust and feel safe in during the most difficult times in their lives.

When a child’s life is threatened, our medical professionals have the expertise to offer world-class care.

Children’s Health Research Institute is the third largest hospital-based child health research institute in Canada and is a program of Lawson Health Research Institute with affiliation to Western University. There are 111 scientists and associate scientists working to uncover the causes, cures and long-term effects of childhood health challenges. In doing so, they will be able to provide tangible outcomes that result in enhancements to preventative efforts, care, therapy and children’s overall health and well-being.

Creativity. Passion. Community.

The CAISA Fashion Show brings all these elements to their fashion show year-after-year – to the delight of audiences and for the benefit of sick children in our community.

As you put your hands together tonight to commend CAISA Fashion Show for another awe-inspiring event, please take a moment to also recognize them for their incredible philanthropy. Over the past 21 years, CAISA Fashion Show has worked diligently to raise more than $386,000 to strengthen children’s health care in our community. They are truly an inspiring group of young leaders and we at Children’s Health Foundation are honoured to be their charity of choice.

Year-after-year, their generosity positively impacts the children served by our health care partners: Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, Thames Valley Children’s Centre and Children’s Health Research Institute. CAISA Fashion Show has chosen, this year, to support ground-breaking research that will build our understanding of complex diseases. With this information, scientists will then be able to establish better treatments for kids or perhaps, in future, find cures.

Thank you CAISA Fashion Show for your commitment to improving the future of children’s health and helping children and families during their greatest time of need.

Sincerely,

R. Scott Fortnum, MA, CFRE, ACFRE

Letter from SSSC

The Social Science Students’ Council is excited to have supported the CAISA Fashion Show once again this year through the Student Donation Fund. The CAISA team has outdone themselves this year, with both the planning and execution of this large-scale initiative in support of the Children’s Health Foundation.

This year, the Social Science Students’ Council is the primary governance body for the faculty. Our council consists of over 65 hired and elected students from within the Faculty of Social Science, who are all passionate about improving the experience for other students through advocacy and programming. The work we do would not be possible without the contributions of Social Science students to the Student Donation Fund.

The Student Donation Fund aims to fund initiatives that work towards the SSSC’s goal of enriching the Social Science student experience. The CAISA Fashion Show provides many students with an opportunity to get involved on campus, and we are happy to have supported that.

Sincerely,

Bianka Sriharan President, Social Science Students’ Council

SUNDAY AJAK

ISTORIA

Photographers:

Haru

Clothing Sponsors: Location:

HALEY GROEN

COLE LANGER

BOTTOMS

TOP | GOODWILL

RIANNA TAM

JOSHUA LEE

| GOODWILL HAT | GOODWILL

BOTTOMS | GOODWILL BAG | GOODWILL

MICHAEL GLEAN TOP | GOODWILL

VINCENT MALLARI

Photographers:

Clothing Sponsors:

TOP | PLATO’S CLOSET

TOP | PLATO’S CLOSET

DAVID LEUNG BOTTOMS | WORTH

DENISE WU

RICHIE NGO

SALLY YAN

TOP | WORTH SLEEVES | THREADS TIGHTS

LAUREN LEE

LEXIE RAFANAN

JALOR DONG TOP | WORTH

Photographers:

Clothing Sponsors:

Hair:

Locations: C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library, London Public Library (Central Branch)

WILLIAM GUO

JOANNE SHAO

TOP | GOODWILL

TIE | GOODWILL

KYLA TAN

BOTTOMS | GOODWILL

VALERIE PHU

BLAZER | GOODWILL

BOTTOMS | PLATO’S CLOSET

HAT | GOODWILL

SABRINA KEMAL BELT | GOODWILL

IJLAL HOSSAIN

VEST | PLATO’S CLOSET

BOTTOMS | GOODWILL

TIE | GOODWILL

SHOES | PLATO’S CLOSET

JEFFREY LI

TOP | PLATO’S CLOSET

BOTTOMS | GOODWILL

TIE | GOODWILL

EUSTACE IMAFIDON

CHARYDA-ANDRÉA TSHIKANGU

TOP | PLATO’S CLOSET TOP | GOODWILL

BLAZER | PLATO’S CLOSET

Photographers:

Dolce [

Clothing Sponsors:

JESSICA ZHENG

05 formal

Fête [PARIS]

Photographers:

Clothing Sponsors:

PARKER KEMPTON

SUIT | COLLIN’S CLOTHIERS

NATALIE

TONG SCARF | ELLE COUTURE

ROSHAN SIVARAJAH SUIT | COLLIN’S CLOTHIERS

KAI LIN SUIT | COLLIN’S CLOTHIERS

ELIZABETH WEBSTER

DRESS | ELLE COUTURE

ISABELLA VILLAROMAN

DRESS | ELLE COUTURE

SPONSORS

2023 EXECUTIVE TEAM

Executive Directors | Stephanie Ngo, Stephanie Chen

Creative Directors | Janice Baek, Melissa Wen

Executive Assistant | Amir Afsharpour

Creative Assistants | Wendi Zhang, Vanessa Leung

Creative Advisor | Joy Ma

Junior Producer | Xiao Yang Wang

Choreography | Xinya Su, Alice Kovalevsky, Marina Shi, Celine Huang, Victoria Williams (Director), Sara Lee

Graphics | Yenny Yang, Teddy Lee, Arwen Chen, Elise Lin, Cindy Huang (Director), Aolani Wu, Emily Xie

Internal Relations | Carolyn Chen, Sabrina Yuen, Brook Gebreyes, Jonathan Ann, Luxshmi Nageswaran (Director), Jimmy Yu, Shizza Khokhar

Corporate Relations | Leanne Kwong, Ryan Lui, Michael Jiang, Apple Geng, Daniel Pang, Jed Hsieh (Director), Ethan Wu, Annabelle Lee, Anson Chow, Judith Chen

Clothing | Anthony Pham, Sahar Hoveyda, Irene Lee, Hannalee Liu, Wendy Wang (Director), Ella Chiang

Model Management | Cheryl Xing, Wendy Huang, Jasmine Lin, Iris Yao, Allison Li (Director), Cathy Xu

Photography | Tam Nguyen, Ricky Tong, Emily Zhang, Victoria Le, Rachel Huang (Director), Flora Wang

Public Relations | Helen Jiang, Aaron Ryu, Helena Jia, Connie Chuen, Catherine Zhao, Justyn Ng (Director), Lecia Cheng

Stage Design | Rhonda Su, Sarah Shao, Jasmine Yang, Brian Lian, Coco Sun (Director), Andrew Chu

Videography | Annie Tan, Jack Liang, James Gao (Director), Vanessa Fan, Amelia Jiang

SPECIAL THANKS TO

AUDIOVISUAL

Centennial Hall

The PA Shop

CLOTHING

Amir Afsharpour

Collin’s Clothiers

Elle Couture

Goodwill

Plato’s Closet

Threads

WORTH

HAIR AND MAKEUP

Allison Li

The Beauty Academy

Bella Dong

Ella Chiang

Irene Lee

Janice Baek

Joy Ma

Megha Rao

Rachel Huang

Sahar Hoveyda

Sarah Shao

Shizza Khokhar

Stephanie Chen

Vanessa Leung

Victoria Le

Wendi Zhang

Wendy Wang

MAIN CHARACTER MANAGERS

Allison Li

Wendy Wang

VENUES

Brescia Chapel

Centennial Hall

C.B. “Bud“ Johnston Library

The Factory

London Children’s Museum

London Music Hall

London Public Library

Sunningdale Golf & Country

Club

SPONSORS

CAISA

Gong Cha

Gordon’s Gold Jewellers

Herschel

Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill

JustMyx

Lexus of London

Mahajabeen

Moxie’s Grill & Bar

The PA Shop

Richies Family Restaurant

Social Science Students’ Council

Swiss Chalet (Daryl Diotte)

Threads

Zentein

WESTERN

CAISA

Social Science Students’ Council

University Students’ Council

LOOKBOOK

Allison Li

Andrew Chu

Anthony Pham

Aolani Wu

Arwen Chen

Brian Lian

Cathy Xu

Cheryl Xing

Cindy Huang

Coco Sun

Ella Chiang

Emily Zhang

Flora Wang

Hannalee Liu

Irene Lee

Iris Yao

Janice Baek

Jasmine Lin

Jasmine Yang

Jed Hsieh

Joy Ma

Melissa Wen

Rachel Huang

Rhonda Su

Ricky Tong

Sahar Hoveyda

Sarah Shao

Stephanie Chen

Stephanie Ngo

Tam Nguyen

Victoria Le

Wendi Zhang

Wendy Huang

Wendy Wang