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FASHION SHOW GOES BOLD IN 2014
By Tedi.Mathis @iowastatedaily.com Wedding dresses, 1970s hair and a proposal — no, this is not a rom-com — we’re talking about The Fashion Show 2014. The Best in Show collection of wedding dresses and gowns “Orlov Endue” was created by Whitney Rorah, senior in apparel, merchandising and design. While the breathtaking gowns were a high point of the show, it was a 70s theme that the audience saw most. From the huge, frizzed-out hair to the retro clothing, the unofficial theme of the show could have been a 1970s fashion flashback. This theme was first apparent through jumpsuits with bold, flared legs. The versatile piece was shown in colors ranging from a simple gray to a patterned, bright red. Colors also carried on the retro theme through the use of burnt orange and brown in gowns and jumpsuits, including a line of rich, brown dresses titled “Hattie Neville.” However, it wasn’t just the pants that reached high; high-wasted skirts with crop tops were also common-place during the show. Crop tops were shown in both
fitted and flowing styles. After a brief intermission in the show, guest designer and Iowa State alumna Kelsey O’Connell from C. Wonder said she was happy to be back at The Fashion Show and introduced the summer 2014 C. Wonder line. The line featured a strong nautical theme with an emphasis on white, red and navy pieces. Stripes and lace were also reoccurring throughout the line and were used in dresses, shirts and sweaters alike. Peplum shirts with both eyelet fabric and pleats were seen in the C. Wonder summer 2014 line, as well as lines throughout the show, paired with shorts and jeans. Though awards were given following the runway portion of the show, this year’s Fashion Show did not feature a People’s Choice award as previous years have. Producer Katelyn Hall said they chose not to do the People’s Choice award this year because of the cost, saying it cost over $100 to award the scholarship and use the program to receive votes from the audience. “We had really low participation in it in the past,” Hall said. “It cost us a little more money than it seemed like it was worth.” Hall said that tickets were sold out for “almost the whole main floor and most of the first and second balcony.” “Everything went according to plan,” Hall said of the show, citing the help of a strong team of directors. “It was exciting to see all of the models back stage and feel that energy.” Tiffany Herring/Iowa State Daily
Right: A model walks the runwasy in Dan’s L’ocean by Erin Tepper. The Fashion Show 2014 showcased 92 different looks by Iowa State students.
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Center: A model struts down the runway in La Vie en [Roses] by Dalton Taylor, sophomore in apparel, merchandising and design. Taylor had two designs in the show.
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Left: A model showcases a piece in The Windy City by Emma Garner, senior in apparel, merchandising and design. Garner had three designs in he Fashion Show 2014.
Designer, model receives proposal in The Fashion Show 2014 By Mariah.Wellman @iowastatedaily.com At the beginning of The Fashion Show 2014 Caine Westergard, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, never imagined she would be leaving Stephens Auditorium as an engaged woman. Tym Wood, senior in electrical engineering, followed the models on their final walk and met Westergard at the end of the runway Saturday at Stephens Auditorium. Wood, armed with a ring and a bouquet of flowers, said a few words quietly through the microphone and asked Westergard to marry him. “What I said had only been played back and forth in my mind, I’d never really said it out loud until tonight so I was hoping it went well,” Wood said. “At first she started to walk away from me. I was like, ‘you cant leave me out here by myself.’”
Once Westergard realized what was going on, Wood got down on one knee and pulled out a ring he personally designed back in December 2013, and then she said yes. ”I knew around Christmas time,” Wood said about when he knew he wanted to propose to Westergard. “I was trying to think of a way to connect all of her Iowa State stuff together, get her family and friends here and her Pi Beta Phi sisters, and then it all kind of came together.” Lauren Grant, junior double majoring in culinary science and journalism and mass communication is Westergard’s best friend and Pi Beta Phi sister. Grant said she and Westergard have been friends for three years and roommates for two years. “We did not know for sure it was happening,” Grant said about the engagement. “But he got her and myself a gift card to get our nails done together and she said he had been acting kind of goofy
lately. He later told us he hasn’t slept more than 2 hours the last three days.” Though Wood said he had not slept much the past few days, he had been planning the engagement with the show’s coordinators since January. “I met with the fashion show coordinators like four times starting in January and then I came to rehearsal before Caine did the other night and we walked through it and how I was going to do it,” Wood said. “Then they brought me up there and said ‘go’ and I went.” Westergard said Wood and herself had talked about getting engaged, but it was not something she was focused on during the show. “With graduation coming up I thought that would be the main focus for now,” Westergard said. Both Westergard and Wood are graduating in May and plan to move to Wisconsin where Westergard will begin a job with
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Tym Wood, senior in electrical engineering, proposes to his girlfriend, Caine Westergard, senior in apparel, merchandising and design, in front of a packed Stephen’s Auditorium during the The Fashion Show 2014.
Land’s End on the women’s design team. Grant said she is excited to watch Westergard and Wood’s relationship grow as they continue
on their journey together. “I am so happy for them,” Grant said. “They deserve all of the happiness in the world.”
Campanile Challenge brings perspective to participating students By Colby.Siebersma @iowastatedaily.com On a chilly April night, most college students have the luxury of being able to escape to their dorm rooms, houses or apartments and cuddle up in a blanket away from the cold. The homeless, unfortunately, do not have that option. The idea behind the Campanile Challenge, an event held by the Catholic Student Community, was to raise awareness about homelessness in the Ames community. On Friday night and through the next morning, participants in the Campanile Challenge built shelters out of cardboard boxes and slept in them overnight. Garrett Schieber, coordinator for the event,
said that because of the amount of students who take up most of the available housing, homelessness is a serious issue in Ames. “Hopefully, students gain a new understanding of homelessness and what it’s like to sleep outside, even if it’s just for one night,” Schieber said. “With that understanding, we hope students become motivated to either volunteer or get involved politically.” The boxes that participants built were judged based on quality and creativity. Cayla Cunningham, sophomore in elementary education, was one of seven members on the winning team. “I was surprised about how cold it really did get, even when I had warm clothes on. I could never imagine sleeping outside
under those conditions without warm clothes,” Cunningham said. The group said they also had problems figuring out where to go to the bathroom, and how to deal with their hunger that grew throughout the night. “I think we really take for granted being able to just walk into our kitchen and grab food when we’re hungry,” Cunningham said. “It’s something you don’t really think about until you can no longer do it.” Around 1:30 a.m., Cunningham and a friend got so cold that they retreated back to their dorm rooms. That alone gave them a new perspective on how hard it would be to sleep outside on a nightly basis, Cunningham said. Another member of the winning team, Lauren
Benzing, freshman in biochemistry, said that waking up in the morning in a cardboard box made homelessness a much more real issue for her. Benzing also said that this experience still doesn’t help her fathom the psychological stress that weighs on the homeless. “I know that [afterwards] I can go to my room and lay in my bed. The feeling of not knowing what the future holds and all the uncertainty of being homeless is unimaginable,” Benzing said. The experience and appreciation doesn’t stop there, though. Students plan to use their new perspective on homelessness to go out and make a difference. Rose Robuccio, junior in biology, said that she plans to continue to volunteer with the Ames
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Students gathered under the Campanile on Central Campus on Friday. The event was to raise awareness for the local poverty and homelessness that affects the community.
Emergency Residence Project. She reads books to children of families living in transitional housing, but is going to do so now with a whole new passion.
“We need to live in solidarity with the homeless. Understanding what they go through every night, emotionally and physically, is important,” Robuccio said.