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...resident FB BJ lady is currently dating a middle-aged goth with a Michael Flatley-esque ’do. Guess that demographic in the College is even slimmer than the closeted opportunist i-banking hopeful… Not slim enough: a slew of Harvard mamas turned away from Project East, after being explicitly told they were 2 fat 2 B hott. Weightism: the new racism for minorities… Unnaturally hairy ears didn’t stop one Harvard admin from buying a 2-for-1 ticket to bonetown for him and his proctor lady-friend. Not invited...
This weekend, tall, leggy models strutted down a glamorized version of what is usually Quad Yard. A large tent complete with runway, lights and seating reminiscent of New York Fashion Week played host to Project East, a fashion show exhibiting exclusively Asian designer names...
...Project East seeks to draw attention to Asian fashion designers who, according to the project’s mission statement, go “vastly unnoticed and underappreciated.” Combining the Harvard brand with a slew of pedestal names in fashion (the likes of Issey Miyake and Alexander Wang) the show also hoped to accomplish two other goals: to build a relationship between Harvard and the fashion industry so that aspiring undergraduates can enter careers in fashion and to raise money for the Confucius Foundation, which seeks to provide scholarships to children working in sweatshops making counterfeit designer...
...There is no doubt that the flowing silks and chiffons that came down the runway represented a project stitched together with the best of intentions. In fostering name recognition for Asian designers, Project East sought to pave the way for new lines of clothing and artistic dialogue. However, a potential complication lies somewhere deep under the layers of glitter and creative expression, on the demand side of the economic equation. The high-fashion industry is a manifestation of a global culture of consumerism that is not in particular need of reinforcement...
...course, it is somewhat unfair to reference all of these problems in relation to a simple student fashion show with ultimately good intentions. Nevertheless, in its aspirations towards the designer stratosphere, Project East calls into question some of the complications that surround the high cultural valuation of elite brands and designer labels. As the self-designated spokesperson for Asian designers, perhaps it should seek awareness of fashion consumerism’s impact on the Asian region as well. After all, it is the priority of developed and developing economies worldwide to fulfill the needs of the societies they reflect...