Editor’s Note: Daily Titan assistant editors Andrea Holland and Demiana Ghobrial are board members of the Fullerton Fashion Association. However, they did not contribute to this article.
A runway stage decorated with candles and flowers was the centerpiece within the Titan Student Union Pavilion for student models to showcase their garments. It was an unforgettable night as the Fullerton Fashion Association’s first-ever fashion show ended the night as a clear success this past Friday.
CSUF student Cayman Jennings uplifted the atmosphere with vivacious music and near the stage on the opposite side of the room were tables filled with goods. The association provided food, drinks, mini toners from Thayer’s and merchandise from their sponsored partner Poshmark.
For the show, FFA chose “Metamorphosis” for the theme and name of the event due to the clothing pieces’ connection with nature and new transformations.
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FFA is a student-run organization that aims to promote student individuality and representation through fashion. All aspects of diversity, such as gender, ethnicity and sexuality, are all welcome in the FFA.
Isaac Rodriguez, third-year marketing major and member of the FFA’s public relations committee, said that the Los Angeles fires were the inspiration behind “Metamorphosis.”
“Especially with the fires and everything, we just wanted to celebrate Earth again and the transformation of life,” Rodriguez said. “So that was the only thing that we were thinking about, the fires, all those people losing their houses, all those poor animals.”
The models confidently strutted and walked the runway with their looks designed by the student designers. Each model had unique outfits that made the concept of individuality more prevalent during this event. A majority of the designers who put together the outfits were on the committee.
Anthony Gonzalez, first-year business entrepreneurship major and member of the FFA TikTok committee, participated in the event by being a designer. The inspiration behind his catalog was a mixture of bringing two eras into one outfit.
“I’m incorporating ‘70s fashion with new day fashion, so I’m including more of a baggy look instead of that tight look,” Gonzalez said.
The models that were the canvases of the designers’ art were local models cast by the FFA.
“We did a modeling casting call and a lot of them are local models or local talents that just wanted to come out,” Rodriguez said. “(For) some of them, it’s their first show ever, some have never even done this (and) some have been doing this.”
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Not only did the event display creative and gorgeous outfits, it also showcased art pieces by CSUF students in the Arts Inter-Club Council. Some pieces were placed on the walls and others were held up by easels for attendees to view.
Iram Huerta, first-year mechanical engineering major and treasurer of the FFA, expressed how it was such a pleasure to see the art pieces being displayed at the fashion show.
“I think it’s so cool that we’re not only just involving the designers and everything, but it’s an art show, not just a fashion show,” Huerta said. “Fashion is really a work of art and that just puts it together.”
Huerta also participated in the fashion show as a model and felt ecstatic and confident not only to have walked the runway, but also that everything played out exactly how they wanted it.
“I felt so proud of everybody, how we pulled everything together, and honestly just being on that stage gave me so much energy before and after,” Huerta said.
After this success, FFA is planning to do more fashion shows in the future to continue showcasing the community’s fashion sense. FFA represents themselves as meant for everyone, regardless of having an interest in fashion or not.
“We definitely want people to know that FFA stands for open community, no matter what type of style you have,” Gonzalez said. “We want to be known as a club that you can come to and feel very comfortable with being whatever you want to be (by) expressing yourself as you truly are.”
