Models clad in vibrant clothing with a slight ‘60s inspiration sashayed down the runway to a pulsing beat during the F.A.M.E. Spring Fashion Show at The Office on Friday night.
F.A.M.E. — Fashion, Arts, Music and Entertainment — seeks to bring something different to the city’s nightlife, according to Danny Breaux, second-year MBA student and founder of Wildflower Presents, who put on the show.
“The fashion shows help promote local boutiques, and they bring people together to do something different than the usual club/bar scene in Baton Rouge,” Breaux said.
One male model donning pink seersucker shorts with a blue plaid shirt danced down the runway, while a member of the audience “made it rain” by throwing dollar bills at models strutting along the catwalk.
Local boutiques Aristocracy and Tomato provided the fashions featured in the show, Breaux said.
Wildflower Presents combines all components of F.A.M.E. to provide a unique experience for the Baton Rouge community, Breaux said.
“We want to blend the elements of F.A.M.E. together to make our events accessible to different people,” Breaux said.
Many of the models showcased were University students, according to Olivia Doize, backstage manager of the affair and a textiles, merchandising and apparel senior.
“I try to recruit a lot of LSU fashion students in our fashion shows to give them a chance to network with the boutiques and other models,” Doize said.
Doize said her goal is to make the fashion shows the best they can be.
“I want it to be as close to a New York fashion show as possible,” Doize said.
The fashion shows cater to students and young professionals, according to Doize.
“It is something special that they do not do every night,” Doize said. “We provide culture to our guests.”
Doize said this has been her favorite fashion show since she has been involved.
“We never really experience a winter, so it’s exciting to get a taste of what spring styles local stores are offering,” Doize said.
Dietetics senior Ashton Martin, who attended the show, said the best part was the models’ personalities.
“It featured boutiques that I never heard of, so it was nice to see what types of styles were highlighted for the spring season,” Martin said. “I liked the different models that they had since they all had their different type of on-stage personality.”
But Martin said the time of the show wasn’t communicated effectively.
“We arrived a whole two hours early,” Martin said. “It was also short. I wished I could have seen more styles.”
 
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