The Penn Fashion Collective will be holding their annual fall fashion show this upcoming Saturday. This year, the club will be celebrating their 10th anniversary with the theme The Golden Birthday! Come see the most model-esque people on campus strut their stuff at 7 PM on November 23 at the Penn Museum.
In preparation for The Golden Birthday, this week’s Campus Cuties section will feature models from the upcoming fashion show. These three beautiful ladies gave us some insight into the life of the Penn model elite!
Bonnie Arbittier, CAS ’14
Major: Fine Arts (and French Minor)
Relationship Status: Undisclosed ;)
Emma Lingjie Wang, GSE ’14
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development
Relationship Status: Available
Andrea Shen, Wharton ’16
Major: Marketing, Management, and OPIM
Relationship Status: This is where I make a joke about being an asexual cat lady.
Previous modeling experience?
Emma: Arranged and [was] part of fashion show in high school; Fashion Culture Competitions in college; Streetsnaps.
Bonnie: I’ve been in two of the Penn fashion shows! Other than that, being a photographer. [I] much prefer taking photographs of people than having them taken of me!
Andrea: I’ve modeled professionally, doing runway shows, promotional events, and print work.
How do you maintain your “model-esque” figure?
Emma: Keep an item really tight in [my] wardrobe to remind myself and I pay attention to stomach and thighs while walking.
Bonnie: Truthfully? My roommate eats all my candy.
Andrea: I live on oatmeal and salmon. And Joe’s Café.
Who is your fashion icon?
Emma: Victoria Beckham. She has the attitude and the cutest daughter in the world!!
Bonnie: Cara Delevigne all the way. And Alexa Chung. And Lana Del Rey.
Andrea: Kate Middleton
What’s the most time-consuming aspect of your life at Penn?
Emma: Honestly can I say reading papers?
Bonnie: Sitting in Capo and staring at everyone out the window, recording moments of everyday life through photos, and watching movies. There’s a lot of studying involved, too (that’s for my dad).
Andrea: Ballroom (Shout out to PLBD!)
What’s the best pick-up line?
Emma: Life is not in a gift box, yet it is still a gift.
Bonnie: All the cheesy ones actually work on me.
Andrea: I just wanted to tell you—you’re really beautiful. (Use it, boys.)
Who’s your celebrity crush?
Emma: Definitely Yi Jianlian!
Bonnie: Lana Del Rey. If I have to pick a boy, Logan Marshall-Green.
Andrea: Matt Bomer
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Emma: Independent, optimistic, fighting
Bonnie: Quirky, warm, and happy
Andrea: In the words of a friend, “Sassy, classy, and out of your league.”
Describe your ideal date in 3 words.
Emma: Silence can talk.
Bonnie: Out there and memorable.
Andrea: Tall, funny, and someone who can keep up with me.
Who would play your gorgeous self in a movie?
Emma: Emma Watson. Is that even possible?
Bonnie: I’ve been told my personality is like Zooey Deschanel a bit, but that I also kind of resemble Clemence Poesy? So a combination of the two?
Andrea: Emma Stone
What’s your go-to post-show indulgence?
Bonnie: Now that I’m 21, I can actually say pumpkin beer.
Andrea: Goldfish