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Operating under the umbrella organization of Black Community and Student Theater (Black C.A.S.T.), Eleganza??which takes place this coming Saturday, April 24—stands as the oldest and most established show at sixteen years old. Recently, two more fashion shows with specific ties to minority communities debuted: Identities and Project East. Under the auspices of the Asian-American Association (AAA), Identities constructed its latest runway and show in Annenberg this past Saturday, presenting its first annual Leadership in the Arts Award to acclaimed Asian-American designer Vera Wang. The more independent Project East put on its most...
Unlike the other two shows, Eleganza does not receive funding through their connection with Black C.A.S.T. “They are our formal umbrella, but we don’t really have financial ties to them,” Oladipo says. Still, Eleganza??s multicultural make-up can still attract sponsors. “For companies that are looking for diversity recruiting, they are really interested in our models so we give them resume books with profiles of all our executives and models,” she adds...
...woman who’s been involved in everything from Eleganza??s on-campus production to the scheduling of India’s fashion week, bringing two ends of the fashion industry into greater dialogue feels like a natural step. After graduation, el Habashy plans to work full time for the Web site, which will launch in late spring or early summer, for at least a year...
...This can be achieved through the simple demand that any claim to “donate all profits” must be followed with an actual donation—if need be, from the organization’s own pocket. Student groups could also follow Eleganza??s more recent example; for the past two years, organizers with a clearly different outlook from previous years have set aside a concrete donation as an event cost. Furthermore, student groups that advertise an intention to donate should also publicly announce the amount eventually given. Such policies would allow students to make...
...Alice in Wonderland”-inspired dream world the Queen of Hearts character will be in drag. The grant proposal also indicated that the set will feature elements of the gay and lesbian community such as a prominently displayed rainbow. “All of Eleganza??s audience will know we are supporting the BGLT initiative and the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus,” says Navarro, who also notes that producers hope to meet with members of BGLTSA before finalizing their choices. Despite these indications of the show’s support of sexual diversity, Eleganza...