The Asian-American Student Association is trying to sendAsian-Awareness Month out with style.
The group's Saturday fashion show, one of the last events of themonth, featured outfits from 10 different countries, includingTaiwan, the Philipines, Indonesia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
"I hope that the audience gained a different perspective ofAsian culture, even though most really have to live with Asians toreally know and understand their culture," Cedric Burton, a modelfrom the Asian-American Student Association, said.
"I think the overall show went well. To be honest with you, atfirst I was a little worried, but everything really came together,"said Carly Mayers, member of the Asian American StudentAssociation.
The show started off with models displaying the Asiantraditional wear, had a brief intermission with a break and Indiandancing and then concluded with the contemporary wear.
"We wanted to introduce clothes from different countries withdifferent looks," Wei Wei Lei, who was in charge of the traditionalwear segment, said.
The traditional wear segment showed clothing items such asfestive dresses from China and the kimono from Japan. A variety ofhats, shoes and even bells from Taiwan were on display. Thecontemporary portion was more prevailing with the models' actionsbeing choreographed and the attire much more revealing. Thecontemporary wear showed several school outfits and the merging ofblack and white to demonstrate purity and evil.
Music from Asia was played during the show. American/Urban musicand Asian rap were two specific kinds.
"I think music has a huge effect on fashion shows," Bryan North,the DJ at the show, said. "People are looking at somethingstunning, and they need to get the full effect."
When asked what the best part of the show was, Burton gave asmall smile.
"The best part of the show was being able to escort all theladies down the runway," he said.
Members of the Asian-American Student Association want others toknow that anyone can join, and the association isn't just forAsian-Americans.
"The models were of every different kind of race," Mayers said."They were not just Asians, which is to show that anyone can jointhe association. We have grown quite a bit lately with our numbersrising from five members up to 25. We just want the Asian-Americanstudent association to be recognized."
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