Lights, Camera, Fashion! For all you fashionistas out there, the place to be this last Saturday, September 29, 2012, was at the Her Campus Fashion Week event at the Estate Night Club in downtown Boston. This event was one of many other shows that took place during Boston Fashion Week. The herCampus teams at Boston College, Boston University, and Northeastern helped to put on this amazing event.
Doors opened around 6 PM, where guests were greeted and led to the main room, which held the catwalk in the center, encircled by tons of chairs for the pre-registered guests. After entering the main room, guests were able to go upstairs to receive their free “College Survival Kit” that contained the following items: a free burrito/burrito-bowl/taco gift card from Chipotle, Unreal candy bars, Svelte Protein Shakes, Luna bars, a Stevia In The Raw sugar box, NYX eye-shadow and lipstick, a HerCampus cup, special codes for discounts off of hair styling tools and extensions, a pack of tampons, pads from U by Kotex (a sponsor at the event), and a fabulous HerCampus bag!
After receiving the bags, guests were allowed to pose for the camera with the Her Campus background. Smiles could be seen everywhere, due to the variety of free items going around. Right around the corner, girls lined up, where Chipotle was handing out free chip bags along with salsa or guacamole. People were allowed to take as many as they wanted! And no one can turn down Chipotle chips! After this, the most talked about area was the Pinkberry table! Who doesn’t love free Pinkberry from one of the best places to get frozen yogurt ever! Girls had the option to choose from plain, strawberry, or chocolate yogurt, along with strawberries, granola, or chocolate chips for toppings. Although the cups were quite small, the yogurt still tasted delicious! That’s not even it, girls! Going back downstairs was a candy bar, where people could choose from all sorts of candy—gumballs, crystal candy, and many more!
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Once all of the chaotic lines of waiting to receive items were minimized, the fashion show began at 7:30. Windsor Hanger, the co-founder and President of Her Campus, came onstage to greet all of the guests in a lovely red dress. The theme of the fashion show was, “Upgrade Your Life.” The fashion show consisted of 4 sections: “In Class Wear,” “At the Gym Wear,” “On the Weekend Wear,” and “At Formal Wear.” In between each section, an all male a cappella group from Boston University, called the Dear Abbeys, performed Rihanna’s hit song “S&M,” along with a song called, “You are the Best Thing.” Also, the Rise Dance Company from Northeastern performed their style of urban hip-hop and contemporary dance routines.
In Class Wear
“In Class Wear,” consisted of many simple shirts, with or without blazers, and paired with a colored/printed pants, to make the outfit pop. Even a blazer over a dress, with a belt, flats, heels, or boots, and a printed/colorful scarf could work for this segment. For those ladies who may not be into wearing blazers, a simple knit sweater and jeans makes for a nice, effortless look! Don’t forget ladies, a purse matters! The purses varied from totes to side bags, in a variety of different colors.
At the Gym Wear
Windsor began this section by saying, “You work out harder if you look cuter!” This is so true, ladies! Without a doubt, Nikes were the shoe of choice to pair with gym attire. This segment featured many sports bras and work out pants/shorts. The Her Campus remedy for working out in a cold environment? Add a cute colorful jacket! In other advice, always try to spice up your gym clothes by adding color or different styles of sports bra/work-out shirts.
On the Weekend Wear
So many options to wear on the weekends! Most of the looks consisted of simple tops, with jeans, paired with boot heels, which could be a great outfit for going out with your best friends in the North End or even just to walk around Boston. Another option is the printed jean, paired with a black top, gold or silver accessories, and a black blazer.
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At Formals
We all know Taylor Swift loves her sparkly outfits, and now you can be just like her! A pink sparkly dress will for sure catch people’s attention at any formal event. Another dress that stood out to me at the show was a white, short, ruffled dress. At any formal event, girls want to be the, “belle of the ball.” Now they can, just by selecting either the simple yet chic or outrageous yet classy dresses that were displayed in this show.
Another amazing part of the night was that, Hannah, 12 years old, from the show “Dance Moms: Miami,” was in attendance to see the in styles for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. All in all, the Her Campus College Fashion Week show was a complete success. Girls left happy, knowing the ins and outs of the fall styles. It is safe to say that no one who attended this event will be a “fashion don’t” around campus or Boston. The next stops for Her Campus College Fashion Week will be in Ann Arbor, Raleigh, and Santa Barbara. Make sure to follow Her Campus on Facebook, Twitter, and Instragram, to get the behind the scenes from College Fashion Week!
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