The models of Fashion for Philanthropy strutted down the runway on April 4 for the third annual fashion show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year's show was called "Catwalks Around the World" and featured fashions from several different countries.
The show was split into six parts, beginning with a prelude. The subsequent five parts included styles from the Caribbean, which featured Spanish-inspired skirts and vests; African fashions including dashikis; Asian-inspired styles including kimonos; and American fashions, which included checkered prints, cowboy boots and jeans. The show also featured a student-designed line.
DJ Flaco spun numerous top hits in the middle of a giant X-shaped stage, as models came out two at a time to show off the cultural garb. The shape of the stage was a big change this year, but seemed well-received.
Alumnus Lorenzo Beckham, FCRH '07, currently works for the Condé Nast publication GQ and thought the change was very unique.
"All the work that the people put into this and the creativity - it's unmatched," he said. "Like the whole way that this runway is organized is very original. I got to give kudos to who organized this."
Beckham is a former member of Fashion for Philanthropy, and he enjoyed returning to Fordham to see an event that first introduced him to the fashion world.
"I work for Condé Nast now so I've been exposed to fashion from a different level, but I wanted to return to my roots because if it weren't for this show I would have never gotten exposed to fashion like I did," he said. "So I came in, and actually now that I've looked at it from a different perspective, it's very interesting."
In October, the club started planning for the show by choosing the models. According to Sonya Genesius, FCRH '08, vice president and treasurer of Fashion for Philanthropy, the club tried to choose fewer models this year.
"We choose models based on their walk and the way they carry themselves," she said. "Last year we had about 60 people so this year we wanted to keep the number more manageable."
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