{"id":2164478,"date":"2025-11-18T16:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2164478"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:05:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:05:59","slug":"fashion-friendship-and-culture-showcased-at-annual-fashion-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/fashion-friendship-and-culture-showcased-at-annual-fashion-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion, Friendship and Culture Showcased at Annual Fashion Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Marcus Smith &#8217;27, Student Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University of Scranton students from all cultures and backgrounds celebrated their heritage Friday, Nov. 14, at the annual International Fashion Show co-hosted by the United Cultures Organization (UCO) and Asia Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Under thematic blue lighting, 42 Scranton students walked the catwalk as models in Friday night\u2019s event, sporting clothes inspired by the 1980s, &#8217;90s and the 2000s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to the wide variety of clothes on display, the evening also included various regional foods during intermission, a dance performance by the University\u2019s Urban Beats Crew and a musical performance by\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Berline Louis-Jacques \u02bc27<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who sang \u201cCreep\u201d by Radiohead.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption>From left: Lauren DeSantis &#8217;26, president of The University of Scranton&#8217;s Asia Club; and Fabyan Georges &#8217;26, president of the University&#8217;s United Cultures Organization.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fabyan Georges \u02bc26<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, president of the UCO, is proud that the event dramatically highlighted what the UCO stands for as one of the largest clubs on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPeople are able to showcase cultural exchange, diversity and where they&#8217;re really from,&#8221; Georges said. &#8220;This is an event that is able to showcase that at its greatest and being able to show that the Scranton community is able to come together and showcase that we are not a school of students who are different, but students who can come together, unite and be all alike as we are all humans.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He is also proud of the effect the fashion show has on the student body as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPeople who join in are typically scared and not sure if they&#8217;re ready. Once they rip that Band-Aid off, it&#8217;s an event that is full of excitement and fun,\u201d Georges said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The final part of the show was the evening\u2019s highlight: Rep Your Flag, an opportunity for students to display their countries&#8217; flags.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"\/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students whose cultural heritage spanned 15 countries took part in the section, wearing vibrant outfits reflecting the cultures they come from.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.9\";\n\t\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source news.scranton.edu \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Marcus Smith &#8217;27, Student Correspondent University of Scranton students from all cultures and backgrounds celebrated their heritage Friday, Nov. 14, at the annual International Fashion Show co-hosted by the United Cultures Organization (UCO) and Asia Club. 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