USU fashion students show off their style
Utah State University students got a chance to show off – their clothes, that is.
A fashion show presented by the Apparel and Textile Fashion Association made its appearance this year in the Taggart Student Center Ballroom at 12:30 and 7 p.m. Friday. Screaming Threads was the theme this year.
“[Students] were trying to focus on the brighter things, the things that were out there – attention getters,” said Nicole Neilson, an adviser in apparel and textiles.
“I really thought it went well,” Neilson said. “I thought there was a good mix of different styles. There was a lot of creativity.”
And there was. Clothes were short, long, bright, dark and daring.
This was especially apparent in the line called Beautiful Ugly, designed by student Amy Powell.
“That was just for fun,” Powell said. “It was made for kicks and giggles.”
On a more serious note, another of her clothing lines, MYNA, has a copyright label. She soon hopes to be selling it in California with her friends.
This is the last year for the apparel and textile department because of a lack of student interest. Sometimes classes only have four students in them.
Many students are sad about the loss.
“It’s such a good program. There are a lot of dedicated students,” said Mina Nau, who had clothes in the show.
However, the Theta Nu Zi sorority is thinking of continuing the tradition.
For now, Nau hopes her experience in USU’s apparel and textiles will help her have her own label someday.
“I’m going to come back in the future and there’s going to be a Mina Nau building [at USU],” Nau said.
One of her designs caught the attention of many at the show. Her outfit for 3-year-old Aliyah Banks brought oohs and ahs as she danced around the stage in her denim shirt and skirt.
Whether a designer or a model for the fashion show, students had fun.
“Lots of little girls dream of being fashion models,” said Lacey Mitchell, a senior in accounting. “This was my one small chance to shine.”
There were also male models in the show.
“The fashion show rules,” Peter Phippen, a junior in Asian studies, said.
This was his second year in the show and he said he liked this year’s show a lot better.
“This year was a lot more like a real fashion show,” he said.
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USU students model styles designed by USU fashion students during the Spring Fashion show Friday. (Photo by Jennifer Wheatley)