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Success of International Fashion
By Tina Cook, Corner Post staff

The International Fashion Show, held at Jesse Auditorium, attracted an impressive amount of people March 10, 2005. At 7 p.m., the auditorium reached near capacity. MSA/GPC and all student organizations involved provided a night of educational entertainment.

Clothing from all over the world graced the stage in Jesse. Entertainment included song and dance from the showcased countries, complemented by lightshows and slideshows of attractions to each region.

The show started with the South Asian Student Association’s display of Indian native dress and dance. Light shows and fog machines showed off the clothing’s glittering embroidery.

The Cultural Association of India followed with more native dress presented in a fashion show format. All models were paired together and danced down the stage to pose for the crowd. Women wore traditional long skirts and shoulder wraps. Men wore loose pants and knee-length long-sleeve shirts.

The Thai Student Association displayed old with new, and produced an impressive amount of clothing to display. Women wore traditional long pants with knee-length tops. Men wore long pants with a top ending mid-thigh. More modern clothing displayed women in long pencil skirts paired with waist-length jackets and short mid-shin length pants with a ruffled top.

The Japanese Student Association members displayed dyed silk kimonos through dance and completed the ensemble with fans. Samurai displayed their sword technique and skill. Their part in the show ended with a presentation of a couple to the crowd. Both men and women wore a kimono in varying dye technique, pattern and colors.

The Korean Student Association teamed up with the Korean United Methodist Church of Columbia to present traditional clothing and song. The church’s bilingual children’s choir sang two songs in Korean and ended with Jesus Loves Me in English. Their presentation ended in a display of Korean fashions, complete with children’s fashions and a full family wardrobe. Female dress consisted of multi-color empire-waist gowns. Male clothing consisted of long pants and mid-thigh length tops.

A haunting solo began the African Student Association’s presentation. Then they began to dance to music as mixed by a live DJ. Batik from all over Africa, displayed with mimed interactions between models continued to the live mixed music, ending with an entire family dressed in dashiki print cloth. The traditional African women’s wardrobe as shown on stage consisted of long mid-shin length tops printed and dyed in many colors. The men wore similar fashions, only with long pants under their long tops.

Good luck dragons danced on stage to begin the Taiwanese Student Association’s presentation. Displays included clothing highly influenced by Chinese clothing, aboriginal clothing from Taiwan’s native peoples and a Tai Kwon Do demonstration. Mandarin collars, silk and ankle-length tops adorned both men and women, paired with matching long pants. The island’s aboriginal clothing consisted of brightly colored mid-thigh length tops for men paired with long pants and knee-length dresses for women.

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