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Albright College’s Club Vogue Volunteers at the West Reading Fashion Show
In the Community
Albright College’s Club Vogue Volunteers at the West Reading Fashion Show
by Sara Collins
The West Reading Fashion Show is an annual event which is loved by the whole community. At the West Reading Fashion Show the focus is on the boutiques in West Reading and designs from the Albright College Fashion Department. The Albright student, Amanda Castadon ‘21, featured in the fashion show the Winter of 2022 had her designs shown at New York Fashion Week. Albright College’s Club Vogue members were able to participate with their designs in the After Party Showcase, but simply volunteering also provides Club Vogue members with valuable experience.
While serving as volunteers, the members of Club Vogue did various tasks. Some helped behind the scenes by assisting the models in getting ready for the show as well as making sure they were lined up correctly. There were also opportunities to help set up parties, serve the guests, check tickets and usher them to their seats. Some members even got to model for the designers!
Zoe Satterthwaite, a senior studying fashion and business administration, is the president of Club Vogue at Albright College. She volunteered for New York Fashion Week as well as the West Reading Fashion Show in 2022. The vice president of Club Vogue is Erica Zielinski, who is also a senior and studying fashion design and merchandising. Her volunteer efforts in the West Reading Fashion Show started in 2019, and she helped again at last year’s show. She also got the chance to go to New York Fashion Week this year. Zoe Satterthwaite
Erica Zielinski
How did the opportunity to have Albright College students involved in this show come about?
Satterthwaite: “Emily Branch with West Reading Community Revitalization Foundation had reached out to the former Club Vogue president and David Tanner [the Dean for the Center of the Arts] and connected them to me; it’s already been a part of Albright College.”
Zielinski: “It has been going on for a couple years now.”
What got you interested in the general sense of volunteer work?
Satterthwaite: “Especially with fashion it gives a lot of experience, and knowledge in what goes on in a fashion show. It’s always volunteers [running fashion shows] so it helps the overall process for the runway shows on a larger scale. People that aren’t fashion students also get the opportunity so it’s unique.”
Zielinski: “West Reading is a good area for fashion, so it’s a good way to build connections overall, and take them [members of Club Vogue] further in their careers or hobbies.”
What was your favorite part of the volunteer work with the West Reading Fashion Show?
Satterthwaite: “Meeting the people who were on the VIP list. They were nice and getting to be backstage allowed everything to be seen.”
styles, and personalities along with their excitement for the show, the various interactions, working backstage and enjoying the rush.” On the 2022 show: “The different interactions and seeing what they are interested in about the show and their interests since they paid for their seats as well as why the people who are regulars decide to keep coming.”
What else should readers know about the volunteer efforts for the West Reading Fashion Show?
Satterthwaite: “It’s a nice way to be involved with the community and connect you with the overall community of West Reading.”
Zielinski: “It’s a good opportunity. There’s a range of different people, younger, older, etc. The models are so different from most fashion shows and are smiling; you get to see them have fun and their interactions. Students also get to continue that to their own modeling careers.”
The club is looking for volunteers to work the West Reading Fashion Show and other events the weekend of February 23rd, 24th and 25th, 2023. If interested, contact us at clubvogue@albright.edu. It’s a great experience as well as a great chance to network with local businesses and help the West Reading community.
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