Word: eleganza
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...addition to theater, Johnson has been executive producer for Eleganza, fundraising over $60,000 for the show and even donating $10,000 from her own pocket. Working on the show fueled her interest in fashion even more, and Johnson is currently working on establishing her own fashion line. “It’s called Bonheur, like my middle name,” explains Johnson. “But my friend said I have to change it because it sounds like bone her…but I want it to be clothing for the sexy professional female worker...
...Revolution under Kelly Cutrone—look out for her in the office where Whitney Port pretends to work on MTV’s The City.Quincy House’s Cara M. Lonergan ’10 is the president of Vestis Council, has photographed for Eleganza, Freeze College Magazine, and The Harvard Voice as well as interned for designer Kara Ross.Michael R. Polino ’11 is the DJ and set designer for Project East. The Lowell resident says he groomed his style growing up in the Baltimore club scene. Fifteen Minutes (FM): Fill in the blank. White...
...article also may have misleadingly characterized the nature of the controversy surrounding an Eleganza scene that was criticized as racy...
...Nicholas J. Navarro '10, an executive producer of last year's Eleganza fashion show who has been criticized in the past for working on racy fashion scenes, said that he feels conflicted about the new line. "As a student on financial aid, I care about expanding the financial aid system at Harvard," he said. "But at the same time, as a Latino, I came into Harvard my freshman year with preconceptions about Harvard being a culture of wealthy Caucasians, and the product line comes at the cost of reinforcing those stereotypes...
...Alexandra N. Alves '11, from Cape Verde, another executive producer of last year's Eleganza, said that, while she appreciated the boost to financial aid, the clothing line could alienate many students. "The clothing line could cause a whole lot of pressure on a whole lot of minority students at Harvard," she said. "lt's confusing that Harvard is saying 'this is who we are' through this clothing line when it's not like that in real life. There's a disconnect there...