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Project East turns its sights on another industry stereotype: that Asian designers only make Asian clothing. “This is clearly generalizing and stereotyping, but I feel like when people think of an Asian designer, they assume dragons and kimonos,” says Kristin S. Kim ’09, co-founder. “That’s an inherent quality of Asian cultural fashion, but I think what Project East does is bring forth people who happen to be Asian and who are designers in mainstream America—making clothing not for an Asian audience...
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...
While ties with minority communities can help these shows raise funds, their charitable goals can become ironic obstacles to raising the money that these lavish nights require. The Undergraduate Council (UC) decided recently to make charitable fundraising events ineligible for grants...
...charitable impulse itself, however, is derived from a more optimistic sentiment among the boards of these fashion shows; altruism seems to override ineligibility for UC grants. “It’s more than just having a show and ending; we want to make a political statement and demonstrate that we can do good through fashion,” Lee says of Identities...
...companies involved anticipate this effort—to make production tools more accessible to playwrights and make plays more inviting to the general public—will be a positive one. Between peer performances, parades, and dance parties, these on- and off-campus festivals hope to offer something for everyone to engage in and appreciate...