Hip Hop fashion show spotlights cultural diversity
Stephen Williams
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Features
On Thursday, Feb. 18, Ambrose students were able to come and enjoy the hip hop fashion show that took place on the third floor of the Rogalski Center. The fashion show was put on by the Minority Affairs club at St. Ambrose. It was an exciting event in which students were able to get a feel for a real fashion show. The floor was set up to look like an actual runway; stage in the middle, chairs on both sides. There were different kinds of lighting, and a spotlight for the models as they walked across the stage. There was even a camera crew and numerous people in the audience taking pictures. The models would enter through the main doorway, do their walk and turn on the runway and then proceed out the door and into their next outfit. While strutting their stuff on the runway, the audience was able to listen to such hip hop artists as Ludacris.
The clothing was provided by a local Davenport store called "The Shop" that specializes in urban wear. Each model got a chance to show off one of three different outfits from "The Shop's" fall, winter, and spring collections. Attendants were also given the pleasure of having Mike Swag Harts perform his very own hip hop song for them.
The true focus of this event was to bring cultural diversity to St. Ambrose. Most people that think of private, Catholic institutions normally stereotype the students typically as preppy, formally dressed individuals. This event showed how even at a small, private college like St. Ambrose, students can bring some style and attitude with the type of clothing they can wear.
"The idea of the fashion show is to give fellow students an idea of a different culture, show diversity from the majority of students, and to show them how people are different and unique from area to area," Minority Affairs President Maurice Fulton said.
Minority Affairs puts on numerous events throughout the year with each event bringing a different type of cultural experience to the campus. In fact, last fall the club hosted a Salsa dance night on campus. There is no requirement to join the club. Anyone with cultural or ethnic background is more than welcome to join. The club meets every Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. on the second floor of the Rogalski Center, so if you are interested in being a part of the club, feel free to stop by or you can contact the club's president, Maurice Fulton, for more details. Who knows, if you join the club, maybe next year you will end up strutting your stuff in the next hip hop fashion show at St. Ambrose.
The clothing was provided by a local Davenport store called "The Shop" that specializes in urban wear. Each model got a chance to show off one of three different outfits from "The Shop's" fall, winter, and spring collections. Attendants were also given the pleasure of having Mike Swag Harts perform his very own hip hop song for them.
The true focus of this event was to bring cultural diversity to St. Ambrose. Most people that think of private, Catholic institutions normally stereotype the students typically as preppy, formally dressed individuals. This event showed how even at a small, private college like St. Ambrose, students can bring some style and attitude with the type of clothing they can wear.
"The idea of the fashion show is to give fellow students an idea of a different culture, show diversity from the majority of students, and to show them how people are different and unique from area to area," Minority Affairs President Maurice Fulton said.
Minority Affairs puts on numerous events throughout the year with each event bringing a different type of cultural experience to the campus. In fact, last fall the club hosted a Salsa dance night on campus. There is no requirement to join the club. Anyone with cultural or ethnic background is more than welcome to join. The club meets every Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. on the second floor of the Rogalski Center, so if you are interested in being a part of the club, feel free to stop by or you can contact the club's president, Maurice Fulton, for more details. Who knows, if you join the club, maybe next year you will end up strutting your stuff in the next hip hop fashion show at St. Ambrose.
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