Issue 05 (Spring 2020)

PINK HEARTS CLUB || Designed by Jessie Peng, Written by Mason Gregg NEUTRALS || Designed by Emily Luo, Written by Lukas Jacyniuk Moskalis NATURALS || Designed by Sydney Nguyen, Written by Alanis Caref REFLECTIONS || Designed by Taylor Santucci ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT || Designed & Written by Erin Kim

Contents

On the Cover Photography Jose Hernandez Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics Stylist Elizabeth Karlovics Model Sydney Trimble

Editor’s Letter This issue celebrates before. Before COVID-19. Before classes were put online and shoots were canceled. This issue celebrates the eight weeks we got to create together on campus.

Issue 05 marks milestones for the Fashion Network: We put on four photo shoots in a record amount of time. We tackled social issues surrounding body diversity and gender-neutral clothing.

This issue celebrates our members. The looks they created. The photos they took.

The words they shared.

There is so much going on bigger than this club. Bigger than this publication. As college students juggling courses and jobs, there often is. But what we create is special. So as you flip through, please remember the community you’re a part of, the art you helped make, and the stories you helped tell.

Contact tfnuiuc@gmail.com Social Media @tfnuiuc President/Editor-in-Chief Sidney Madden Incoming President/Photo Director Jessie Peng Creative Director Taylor Santucci Marketing Director Mason Gregg Finance Director Kasey Kim Events Director Elizabeth Karlovics

Copyright 2020, The Fashion Network UIUC All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any format without prior written consent of the publisher.

By: Mason Gregg

As you like it.

Model Alanis Castle Makeup Alanis Castle Photographer Favour Samuel Stylist Bella Castillo & Sahitya Peggerla

Babygirlyou work too hard.

Take a break, take the beat

Let me show you something sweet.

Grab a gloss that glitters on your bow And let it smack.

Grab a lace trimmed hear And bite it til it cracks

Grab a melody Hold it by the neck.

And sweetheart don t s ea

Photographer Jose Hernandez

Models Jada Fulcher & Chester Wilson III Photographer Isabelle Ehao

Stylist Heather Robinson MaIeLp :sther Armenta

Stylist Max Guo Model Joey Trupiano Photographer Isabelle Zhao Ma e!p li abe h arlo i s

Photographer Jose Qernan_eO Models >aGan ha Aeil @ Joey Trupiano Stylist Gily \uoJ\i y Au io @ Max Guo Ma e!p \u2as Ja yniu2 Mos2alis @ li abe h arlo i s

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That somethingmagnetizes all eyes, sized up like a full moon, diamonds clear and cut as royal tears fall begging at your hand hugs your waist, electrifies the pulse in your veins to a hum as sweet as summer rain; 8

That somethingIs so right.

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Collage Credits 1. Stylist Max Guo Model Max Guo Ma'eRp Taylor SantuccH Photographer Nancy Rodriguez 2. Model Samantha Beil Stylist Emily Luo/Litzy Bucioo Photographer ose Jernande Ma'eRp Lu as acyniu Mos alis 3. Stylist Caroline Field Ma'eRp Mason GregO Model Christine Chusta Photographer Fa our Samue 4. Model Kristine Moon Stylist Anush a Agra al Photographer Mohul .armI Ma'eRp Lu as acyniu Mos alis 5. Model Nubaira Kabir Stylist Angelina o)o ic Ma'eRp Esther Armenta Photographer Ki i Ra a9 6. Stylist Taylor Santucci Model Fiona SanabriI Ma'eRp Mason GregO Photographer Ki i Ra a9 7. Stylist Taylor Santucci Model enn ier AAuino Ma'eRp enni er AAuino Photographer Ki i Ra a9 8. Stylist Alanis Castle Model Bella Castillo Ma'eRp Bella Castillo Photographer essie eng

Stylist Model Photographe Ma'eRp Elizab

Mason GregO l Ruby hebut er essie enO beth Karlo ics

Photographer essie enO Ma'eRp Mason GregO Model Chelsey SolH Stylist Ling ei Liu

NEUTRALS

NEUTRALS

NEUTRALS

NEUTRALS

Stylist Emily Luo

Model Dareth Chow

Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics

Photographer Vishesh Anand

Stylist Bee Long

Model Sherry Wu

Makeup Kauryn Karmazinas

Photographer Jose Hernandez

Photographer Vishesh Anand

by Lukas Jacyniuk Moskalis

To many, the growth of non-binary fashion represents a shift away from cultural norms surrounding gender roles. It’s a representation of an era of liberation and progress, striking down unnecessary boundaries that act as relics of a more traditional past. After all, fashion has largely supported societal notions of masculinity and femininity in men and women respectively. But despite popular belief, these trends aren’t new to the 21st century.

FASHION IS SOMEWHAT CYCLICAL — IT IS A SERIES OF REACTIONS TO PREVIOUS TRENDS THAT EVENTUALLY LOOPS AROUND TO FIND ITSELF INSPIRED BY THE AESTHETICS OF THE PAST.

Fashion is somewhat cyclical — it is a series of reactions to previous trends that eventually loops around to find itself inspired by the aesthetics of the past. When the United States granted women suffrage in the 1920s, the feminist movement led to a cultural shift that challenged traditional feminity. One of the most notable trends of this era was the androgynous fit dresses that have grown into iconic symbols of the 1920s. The silhouettes, meant to promote more androgynous figures, were a reaction to the decline of the corset, defying the traditional notions of a female figure. However, as with most trends, reaction trends started to lead fashion away from the androgyny of the 20s and returned to “more traditionally” inspired fads.

Stylist Emily Luo

Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics

Photographer Isabelle Zhao

Model Tyler Hixon // Elizabeth Karlovics

After World War II, with many gender dynamics having been disrupted by the draft and women entering the workforce, there was a strong affinity for binary fashion. By the time of the 60s and 70s, oppositional counterculture trends started to once again contrast the strict binary roles of 40s and 50s fashion, forming what came to be known as “unisex fashion.� The trend brought androgyny to a new level, aiming to create clothes that could be worn by anyone. Designers found inspiration in second-wave feminism, as well as a desire to leave the 50s trends behind. A plethora of tunics and turtle necks were seen as the ultimate fashion statement, allowing people to express themselves without being limited to specific styles of clothing specifically designated for their gender identity.

Stylist Emily Luo

Model Elizabeth Karlovics

Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics

Photographer Isabelle Zhao

Stylist Grace Timler

Makeup Mason Gregg

Model Chester Wilson III

Photographer Isabelle Zhao

Stylist Bee Long

Makeup Mason Gregg

Model Heather Robinson

Photographer Jeffrey Hsu

Stylist Grace Timler

Model Jess Andrews

Makeup Mason Gregg

Photographer Jeffrey Hsu

Stylist Emily Luo

Model Dareth Chow

Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics

Photographer Jose Hernandez

NO LONGER FUELED

ONLY BY A REACTION TO PREVIOUSLY GENDERED FASHION, THE

CURRENT MOVEMENT

IS BASED IN

A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHOSE IDENTITY INHERENTLY REJECTS THE GENDER BINARY AS A WHOLE.

By the 80s, fashion trends reverted back to polarized styles for him and for her, symbolic of a societal shift toward conservatism spurred by the growth of right-wing political popularity following the height of the Cold War in the late 70s. “Traditional” trends in gender remained common for the following decade or so, fueled by an association of “atypical” gender roles with the LGBTQIA+ community, which was especially vilified following the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 80s.

The late 2000s saw a resurgence of social movements aiming to provide equal rights to the LGBTQIA+ community, the beginnings of fourth-wave feminism, and the 2008 recession.

The feminist movement sought to deconstruct traditional gender roles in all facets of society, including fashion, as a means of deconstructing the structures that systematically discriminate against women. Likewise, the recession made a minimalist aesthetic more popular than more embellished styles which were seen as frivolous and unnecessary. As the 2010s started, there was a huge increase in the support of genderqueer and non-conforming individuals, which sparked many to use androgynous gender expression as an inspiration for androgynous fashion, firmly tying the fashion to a social movement. No longer fueled only by a reaction to previously gendered fashion, the current movement is based in a community of people whose identity inherently rejects the gender binary as a whole. There has been a steady increase in androgynous fashion throughout the decade, designer Rad Hourani released a unisex couture collection in 2015.

Stylist Emily Luo

Model Rachel Yuan

Photographer Bee Long

Makeup Elizabeth Karlovics

Stylist Bee Long

Model Michael Chen

Photographer Vishesh Anand

As a new decade begins, we are still seeing considerable shifts in fashion, makeup, and accessories. Propelled by gender-nonconformity itself, individuals are redefining the role of gender in fashion, reshaping the usual structure of androgynous trends. It is unclear whether this trend, in particular, will follow a path similar to those before it, or if its socio-cultural basis will make gender-neutral fashion an entirely new field that won’t decline as trends rise and fall. But what we do know is that fashion that contradicts “traditional gender roles� is not new, and has a significant history of being linked with social change. From androgynous cuts to a truly agender aesthetic, non-binary fashion has developed into a staple trend that highlights specific cultural epochs and milestones highlighting the dialogue between fashion and gender, a dialogue that is unlikely to end.

Photographer Grace Timler

Stylist Grace Timler // Bee Long

Makeup Kauryn Karmazinas // Mason Greg

Model Christine Chustak // Heather Robinson

Stylist Bee Long

Makeup Mason Gregg

Model Ruby Killingsworth

Photographer Mohul Varma

your skin which

makes you human breathe your treasures in

& love this nature deeply

Photographer — Eun Soo Jang

Model — Michael G. Chen

Stylist — Taylor Santucci

Our ribs

stronger when we laugh

(muscle tough when you smile)

Photographer — Sanghwan Lee

Model — Dhruti Pandya

Makeup: Miranda Liu

Stylist — Heline Kim

ref lections

Model: Rachel Yuan

Stylist: Kristine Moon

Photographer: Isabelle Zhao

Makeup: Lukas Jacyniuk Moskalis

Model: Lingfei Liu

Stylist: Jess Andrews

Makeup: Taylor Santucci

Photographer: Jessie Peng

Model & Makeup: Emily Luo | Photographer: Jessie Peng | Stylist: Taylor Santucci

“

When

I

think

about

the

word

ref lection...

Model: Kauryn Karmazinas

Photographer: Jessie Peng

Stylist: Christine Chustak

Makeup: Kauryn Karmazinas

...I think about a separation of some sorts. But not n e c e s s a r i l y i n t h e p h y s i c a l s e n s e ,

I view it as more of a removal of one’s inner self from an experience or situation in order to allow space and freedom for true introspection to occur...

. . .T h r o u g h t h a t p r o c e s s a h i d d e n t r u t h i s sometimes revealed, one that is free from

manipulation or distortion.� — F a v o u r S a m u e l

Left: Models: Karyna & Andreyna Miguel | Photographer: Jessie Peng

Right: Model: Sophie Duran | Photographer: Aidana Karipbayeva | Stylist: Christine Chustak | Makeup: Mason Greg

Model: Miranda Liu

Stylist: Yasmine Steele

Makeup : Mason Greg

Photographer: Isabelle Zhao

“ O b s

e r v i n g yourself, not just from a physical view but looking deeper with y o u r s o u l

a n d m i n d . ”

—Heather Robinson

Model: Karyna & Andreyna Miguel

Makeup : Kauryn Karmazinas

Photographer: Jessie Peng

Stylist: Taylor Santucci

“

W h o s e e s t h e

h u m a n f a c e

c o r r e c t l y :

t h e p a i n t e r,

p h o t o g r a p h e r,

o r t h e

mirror?

”

—Pablo Picasso

Model: Amanda Awaya

Stylist: Kristine Moon

Photographer: Sharad Doshi

Makeup : Lukas Jacyniuk Moskalis

Left: Model: Elizabeth Karlovics | Photographer: Jose Hernandez | Stylist: Yasmine Steele | Makeup: Elizabeth Karlovics

Right: Model: Sydney Trimble | Photographer: Vishesh Anand | Stylist: Elizabeth Karlovics | Makeup: Elizabeth Karlovics

Model: Joey Trupiano

Stylist: Emily Luo

Photographer: Yasmine Steele

Model: Rachel Yuan

Stylist: Kristine Moon

Photographer: Favour Samuel

Makeup: Lukas Jacyniuk Moskalis

Model: Tyler Hixton

Stylist: Jess Andrews

Photographer: Favour Samuel

Makeup : Elizabeth Karlovics

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

w r i t t e n & d e s i g n e d by e r i n k i m

question one

HOW DID YOU I N I T I A L LY F I N D TFN?

joined TFN because I had a

fashion or if I said that I

i nvo l ve d f ro m t h e b e g i n n i n g .

wa s t h a t I l i ke d l o o k i n g a t p re

n e e d e d a n ave n u e t o ex p re s s TFN had open positions.

W h e n I j o i n e d , T F N wa s p re

HOW DID YOU G E T I N V O LV E D ?

f ro m w h a t i t i s t o d ay. T h e l a r

were biannual fashion show

c o m m i t t e e s c o n s i s t e d o f eve s o c i a l m e d i a , P R /m a r ke t i n g , design. And, to be completely

the member who came to a cou I m a j o re d i n b i o - e n g i n e e r i n g i n u n ive r s i t y.

h e re a n d t h e re a n d t o o k a

I t ’s w i l d l y d i ff e re n t t h a n w h a t m o s t p e o p l e

w h e n eve r I h a d t h e t i m e .

ex p e c t, a n d a t 1 7 ye a r s o l d , I wa s d e fi n i t e l y c h a s i n g a d e l u s i o n a l a n d d i s t o r t e d d re a m o f

A s t h e s ay i n g go e s , go o d t h i n

p re s t i ge a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l s i g n i fi c a n c e . T h a t

a n d , o n l y a s t h e ye a r e n d e d , I

b e i n g s a i d , d u r i n g my fi r s t Q u a d D ay, I

I h a d s o m a ny t a l e n t e d a n

s i g n e d u p f o r m a ny d i ff e re n t e d u c a t i o n a l

individuals arou nd me. Af

and professional clubs: engineering

d i s c u s s i o n we we re a b l e t o p

s o ro r i t i e s , E n g i n e e r s Wi t h o u t B o rd e r s , e t c .

minute photo shoot and trus

A l t h o u g h I l ove d b e i n g a p a r t o f t h o s e

s ay t h i s , I k n ew n o t h i n g a

o rga n i z a t i o n s , I wa s c rav i n g a s p a c e w h e re I

t o ge t h e r a p h o t o s h o o t. T h e e

c o u l d b e c re a t ive a n d b e a c t ive s o l e l y f o r

T F N i n c l u d e d a L OT o f go o g l i n

the sake of enjoying my time. As a

i n g , a n d t r y i n g t o re p ro d u c e o

s o p h o m o re , I wa s p re t t y n e r vo u s w h e n I s aw

a r t t o g row o u r t e c h n i c a l s k i l

t h e Fa s h i o n N e t w o r k o n t h e Q u a d , b u t

t h e s e p h o t o s h o o t s we re s m a l l

t h o u g h t, “ w hy n o t ? ” a n d p u t my j u n k e m a i l

ex p e r i e n c e a n d d e c i d e d t h a t,

o n t h e i r e m a i l l i s t. I ’ d b e l y i n g i f I s a i d I

t u r n T F N i n t o a p l a c e w h e re p e

a passion for

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photo by Caili Chung Photography

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03.2015

My first (and last) fashion show at the dimly lit C l y b o u r n e B a r. I r e a l l y h a d no idea how to use a camera at this point

10.2015

My first TFN sponsored photoshoot at Illini Grove.

I t wa s my fi rs t t i m e t a k i n g photos and had no idea how to pose the models

09.2018

My first TFN photoshoot as p re s i d e nt. Pl a n n e d a n d organized with Caitlin D oy l e ( C re at ive D i re c to r )

p u r s u e a l l d i ff e re n t k i n d s o f c re a t ive m e d i u m s through photoshoots — styling, makeup, w r i t i n g , p h o t o g ra p hy, g ra p h i c d e s i g n , yo u n a m e i t ! A s I t ra n s i t i o n e d f ro m a ge n e ra l m e m b e r t o a m e m b e r o f t h e exe c u t ive s t a ff a n d u l t i m a t e l y p re s i d e n t, i t wa s a l s o i m p o r t a n t t o m e t h a t T F N wa s a p l a c e w h e re p e o p l e c o u l d l e a r n f ro m a n d t e a c h o t h e r s , a n d f a c i l i t a t e g row t h re ga rd l e s s o f s k i l l l eve l .

Wi t h t h a t m i s s i o n , T F N b l o s s o m e d i n t o s o m e t h i n g m u c h b i g ge r i n t h e f o l l ow i n g ye a r, a n d I h a d t h e wo r l d ’s g re a t e s t p l e a s u re o f wa t c h i n g T F N t ra n s f o r m u n d e r t h e c a re a n d guidance of some amazing, passionate, and

iv

i n c re d i b l y t a l e n t e d i n d iv i d u a l s .

Ja s m i a t O yo l o l a ( fi n a n c e d i re c t o r ) wa s t h e re h o l d i n g my h a n d f ro m t h e ve r y s t a r t. T h e t wo o f u s h a d m e e t i n g s , r a n g i n g f ro m l o g i s t i c s t o c re a t ive exe c u t i o n . I t r u l y b e l i eve t h a t w i t h o u t h e r c o m m i t m e n t, T F N wo u l d n o t h ave ex i s t e d .

O u r s e c o n d s e m e s t e r, w e w e l c o m e d C a i t l i n D oy l e ( c re a t ive d i re c t o r ) o n t o t h e t e a m . S h e wa s a n d i s a c re a t ive p owe r h o u s e i f I ’ve eve r s e e n o n e . S h e ' s w i l d l y t a l e n t e d i n b o t h p h o t o g ra p hy & creative vision and truly brought the “ f a s h i o n” i n t o t h e Fa s h i o n N e t wo r k . B e i n g a b l e t o l e a r n f ro m h e r a n d wa t c h h e r wo r k h e r m a g i c wa s a n a b s o l u t e d re a m . Pa u l a n d Je n n ( eve n t

03.2019

My last TFN photoshoot organized and planned by new staff in training ( S i d n e y M a d d e n & Ta y l o r Santucci)

p l a n n i n g d i re c t o r s ) we re a b l e t o m a ke T F N h o m e f o r a l o t o f m e m b e r s , a n d by f a r, s o m e o f my b e s t c o l l e ge m e m o r i e s a re f ro m t h e n i g h t s we a l l s p e n t t o ge t h e r. Fo r m e , T F N wa s re a l l y a n a m a z i n g s p a c e t o n o t o n l y g row c re a t ive l y b u t a l s o t o m a ke l i f e l o n g f r i e n d s .

TFN is an amazing space to not only

g r o w c r e a t i v e l y,

but also to make

lifelong friends question two

W H AT H AV E Y O U B E E N DOING SINCE TFN?

I ’m c u r re n t l y wo r k i n g f u l l - t i m e a t a t e c h s t a r t- u p i n S a n Fra n c i s c o a s a n h e a l t h c

c o n s u l t a n t. M o re s p e c i fi c a l l y, I wo r k w i t h u n s t r u c t u re d t ex t t o d e l ive r d a t a - d r i

i n s i g h t s t o p h a r m a c e u t i c a l c o m p a n i e s . T h a t go e s t o s h ow, yo u re a l l y h ave n o i w h a t l i f e ’s go i n g t o t h row a t yo u ! A n d a l t h o u g h my d ay t o d ay i s n o t a s c re a t ive h o p e d , i t ’s re a l l y b e e n q u i t e a p l e a s u re t o ex p e r i e n c e t h e t e c h i n d u s t r y i n t h e h o f S a n Fra n c i s c o !

E n o u g h a b o u t t h a t. M o re i n t e re s t i n g l y ( I t h i n k ) i s t h a t I ’m a l s o p u r s u i n g a s e c

j o b a s a we d d i n g p h o t o g ra p h e r. I s l ow l y s t a r t e d my b u s i n e s s w h e n I wa s a s t u d

b a c k i n C h a m p a i g n , b u t h ave h a d a n a m a z i n g o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o n t i n u e t o g row b my c re a t ive a n d b u s i n e s s c h o p s i n a l a rge r c i t y ! A s o f n ow, I h ave 2 0 + we d d i n g s e n ga ge m e n t s e s s i o n s p l a n n e d f o r 2 0 2 0 . I t ’s d e fi n i t e l y c h a l l e n g i n g t o m a n a ge

j o b s , b u t u n ive r s i t y h a s p re p a re d m e we l l , a n d I ’m l ov i n g eve r y s i n g l e m o m e n t o f

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question three

H O W D I D T F N P R E PA R E YOU FOR THE CAREER Y O U H AV E N O W ?

In terms of technical skills, TFN t a u g h t m e h ow t o u s e my c a m e ra , a d va n c e my c re a t ive v i s i o n , a n d p l a n /exe c ute p h o to s h o o t s . B ut m o re i m p o r t a n t l y, i t t a u g h t m e t o b e b o l d & c o n fi d e n t. W h e n I fi r s t m ove d t o S a n Fra n c i s c o a f t e r s c h o o l , I d i d n’t k n ow a nyo n e a n d wa s re a l l y i t c h i n g t o p i c k u p my camera. I sat down with my journal and came up with a couple ideas, but finally decided to o rga n i z e a C h i n e s e we d d i n g s t y l e d s h o o t w i t h o t h e r we d d i n g ve n d o r s i n t h e S F a re a ( l e f t: p h o t o f ro m t h e s h o o t ) . Wi t h o u t T F N, I wo u l d n’t h ave h a d t h e c o u ra ge t o t r y n ew things, which can be especially d a u n t i n g i n t h e c r e a t ive r e a l m .

This one small photo shoot (TINY i n c o m p a r i s o n t o T F N ) b ro u g h t many new relationships and u l t i m a t e l y p rov i d e d m e w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o l a u n c h my b u s i n e s s i n t o p ro fi t a b i l i t y i n i t s fi r s t ye a r.

TFN

also

taught

me

an

a b u n d a n c e o f s k i l l s t h a t I ’m a b l e t o u t i l i z e i n my d ay j o b. B e i n g a full-time student and also the p re s i d e n t o f a l a rge o rga n i z a t i o n wa s i n s t r u m e n t a l i n b u i l d i n g a strong foundation in project, t i m e , a n d p e o p l e m a n a ge m e n t.

Collaborating

with

other

s t u d e n t s o n c re a t ive p ro j e c t s s e t m e u p f o r s u c c e s s i n b o t h my j o b s w h e re I i n t e ra c t w i t h a n d s e r ve c l i e n t s eve r yd ay !

I ’ve b e e n f o l l ow i n g a l o n g w i t h T F N ’s wo r k t h i s p a s t ye a r a n d I ’m t r u l y a s t o u n d e d by t h e wo r k t h a t h a s b e e n c re a t e d t h i s ye a r.

TFN is a phenomenal RSO made up by dedicated and brillant students,

so

I

encourage

everyone to continue to be i nvo l ve d , c re a t e yo u r ow n p a t h , a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, e n j oy t h e f re e d o m t o c re a t e !

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