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FAST at UCLA Runway 2023

Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA is turning sketches into struts. The organization’s annual fashion show, which will be at Pauley Pavilion on May 26, will feature collections designed by 20 students, ranging in theme from Afrofuturism to nighttime musings. But before the designers and models take the runway, read on for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of FAST at UCLA’s 2023 show.

By Maleeha Zaman/Daily Bruin

Arts

May 25, 2023 9:10 p.m.

FAST 2023: ‘Haus of Utopia’ materializes Afrofuturism in aesthetic, modern collection

Bisola Amudipe and Chizaram Iwuanyanwu are embellishing the present with the future.
For their second Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA collaboration, designers Amudipe, a third-year pre-international development studies student, and Iwuanyanwu, a fourth-year psychobiology student, have curated the collection “Haus of Utopia.” Iwuanyanwu said the line revolves around Afrofuturism, an aesthetic that explores utopian theories, the fantastical and the reclamation of African culture.

By Sanjana Chadive

Arts

May 25, 2023 9:09 p.m.

FAST 2023: Graduating designer duo combines fashion and function for post-apocalyptic society

Ella Schindler and Maxwell Manning are paying homage to the dystopian sci-fi world they love.
The annual Fashion and Student Trends runway show is set to kick off Friday at Pauley Pavilion, and designers Schindler, a fourth-year computational and systems biology student, and Manning, a fifth-year aerospace engineering student, have designed a nature-themed dystopian collection, titled “Epilogue,” that they will also model themselves.

By Harbaksh Kaur

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