Friday, July 4

FAST at UCLA Runway 2022

Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA’s 2022 runway show is sharing the stitches and stories of students. On May 27, the annual event will take place at Pauley Pavilion and will be the organization’s first in-person show since 2019 and biggest production to date. Read more...


Concert review: Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s sonic, visual variety engages audience in long set

With colors galore, Rainbow Kitten Surprise delivered a visual and vocal feast. The alternative indie rock group emerged onstage at the House of Blues Anaheim on Tuesday night with rainbow lights glowing above and below. Read more...

Photo: Rainbow Kitten Surprise members play their respective instruments spread across a teal and indigo-lit stage. On Tuesday, the group brought elaborate visuals and alt-rock instrumentals to the House of Blues Anaheim. (Vivian Xu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alumnus’s show celebrates Auntie Sewing Squad’s work to ease effects of COVID-19

Kristina Wong is sewing change into the world. The alumnus wrote and acted in “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,” the solo show for which she is the first Asian American woman to be named a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Read more...

Photo: Created in 2020, Kristina Wong’s one-woman play “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord” reflects Wong’s experience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Joan Marcus)


FAST 2022: Designer duo conveys message of unity in Nigerian wedding-inspired collection

This post was updated May 25 at 7:04 p.m. There is no greater symbol of unity than a wedding. Honoring this sentiment, third-year psychobiology student Chizaram Iwuanyanwu said she and second-year pre-business economics student Bisola Amudipe modeled their 2022 Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA collection – which will be displayed Friday – after the traditional wedding attire of Nigerian tribes. Read more...

Photo: Third-year psychobiology student Chizaram Iwuanyanwu (left) and second-year economics student Bisola Amudipe (right) pose in front of a wood wall in vibrant outfits. Amudipe said the pair’s collection for the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA spring runway show is based on traditional Nigerian wedding attire and conveys a message of unity within the divided country. (Courtesy of Chizaram Iwuanyanwu)



FAST 2022: Zab Penaloza seeks to uplift others with hyperfeminine, sustainable clothing line

This post was updated May 25 at 10:21 p.m. Asymmetry meets hyperfemininity in Zab Penaloza’s new line. Driven by the lack of affordable clothing pieces that balance sensuality with geometry, second-year architectural studies student Zab Penaloza said they opted to make them themself, debuting the collection at this year’s Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA spring runway show Friday. Read more...

Photo: Second-year architectural studies student Zab Penaloza (left) stands next to third-year biochemistry student Emily Lu (right). Penaloza said their collection for the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA spring runway will showcase sustainably made pieces with hyperfeminine silhouettes. (Ariana Fadel/Daily Bruin staff)


FAST 2022: Ashley Chen experiments with fluidity of style in zodiac sign designs

This post was updated May 25 at 10:19 p.m.. Ashley Chen is putting the sign in design. The second-year economics and philosophy student will debut several original designs focused on the zodiac signs of the Western astrological calendar during Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA’s annual runway show. Read more...

Photo: Second-year economics and philosophy student Ashley Chen (left) and third-year psychology student Leah Williams-Mohammed (right) pose against blue lockers, wearing Chen’s designs. Chen’s collection for the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA spring runway show is based on the zodiac signs, which she said she enjoys because of their universal nature. (Nina Morasky/Daily Bruin)