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Student designers and models to present inaugural KU Fashion Week – The Lawrence Times
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University of Kansas student designers and models will put on the university’s inaugural fashion week, with events free and open to the public.
The Fashion Business Organization, a KU student organization, has collaborated with Alpha Couture, a local fashion brand run by two KU students who are brothers, to create KU Fashion Week.
Student organizers include FBO president and vice president, Marilyn Jewett and Evelyn O’Reilly; Alpha Couture co-founders Nana Amfo and King Amfo; and FBO events coordinator and public relations coordinator, Jack Berry and Liv Cadena, according to a news release. They all shared the same goal of showcasing the talent, creativity and diversity of fellow students interested in fashion.
“The initiative was born out of the recognition that, despite the lack of a dedicated fashion program at KU, there is a strong desire among students to engage in the fashion industry,” according to the release.
Two student events are set to begin at 8 p.m. both Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11 at Capitol Federal Hall, 1654 Naismith Drive on KU’s campus. The first is with a guest speaker, not yet determined, in the Colloquium Room. The second is a design workshop in Room 2001.
Both events are free and open to the public. No registration or tickets are required.
The main runway show will feature 40 student models representing collections by 10 student designers. It’s scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Capitol Federal Hall.
Tickets for the runway show are free, but seats are limited. Spots can be secured via a Posh webpage, posh.vip/e/kufw-main-show.
Stay up to date with the FBO on Instagram, @ku.fbo, and Alpha Couture on Instagram, @alphagang__.
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Maya Hodison (she/her), equity reporter, can be reached at mhodison@lawrencekstimes.com. Read more of her work for the Times here. Check out her staff bio here.
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