With a menage of fashion, art, music and dance, Friday night has never looked so colorful.
As part of its F.A.M.E. — Fashion, Arts, Music, Entertainment. — event series, local production company Wildflower Productions has teamed up with local boutiques and University organizations to create an art fashion battle for a charitable cause this Friday at the Varsity Theatre.
F.A.M.E. events call for the audience to be immersed in different arts at the same time. Wildflower Productions owner Danny Breaux, business administration graduate student, said the event is more than a fashion show with live painting.
The show features different art forms, ranging from paint to dance.
“A lot of culture is brought together at one time under one roof,” Breaux said.
Hemline, a University organization for textile and fashion majors, is coordinating the backstage aspect of the show, Breaux said.
“The show is a collaboration,” Breaux said. “When the fashion show starts, the two artists will begin painting on either side of the stage, and of course it’s a party, so DJ Triz-A will be deejaying the whole night.”
This is the first time the show will feature live painting on the main stage, said Devon Sells, Hemline junior fashion co-chair and apparel design sophomore.
“We are just trying to add creativity to the show,” Sells said. “We want to do something that will give us a creative edge above other shows.”
Breaux said seeing live painting is a unique experience for students.
“Watching the artist paint is just such a different type of experience,” Breaux said. “It’s definitely not something people can see everyday.”
In addition to DJ Triz-A, there will be live performances by Cangelosi Dance Project, Breaux said.
The event will also serve as a benefit for the American Cancer Society, Sells said.
“This type of show is definitely different because of the art, but also because it will benefit the American Cancer Society,” Sells said. “Events like this help our students understand how we can give back through service.”
Working an event like this prepares students for the real world, Sells said.
“We try to help with events like this because it helps our students understand how the backstage works,” Sells said. “They can take these experiences with them to any fashion show.”
For the event, Wildflower Productions will team up with fashion boutiques from around the Baton Rouge area, including Stella Boutique, Aristocracy, Loft 3h, Amies Boutique, Femme Fatale, Lola Boutique and Hemline, a boutique not affiliated with the student organization.
“I think the event has to offer LSU students a different scene,” said Angelle Delaune, owner of Amies Boutique. “It’s a bit more sophistocated with a different atmosphere and feel than a regular bar night in Tigerland.”
Participating boutiques will model their fall lines at the event.
“We are going to have all types of stuff from new trends to cocktail attire,” Delaune said.
Doing fashion shows like this is a great way to promote the company name, said Mark Warner, co-owner of Aristocracy.
“It gives the people a way to connect with the fashion,” Warner said.
Working in this event is a great opportunity for all involved, Warner said.
“The town is coming back to life, so this is the perfect time to have a fashion show,” Warner said. “The charity work is the greatest bonus, though. It separates this event from others and makes it that much more special.”
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