‘The Fabric of Reality’ showcases unique fashion

The increased size of the fashion show brought upon a set of logistical challenges. Grace Moon, the publishing and layout director of RENA magazine and a senior majoring in electrical engineering, discussed the difficulties in setting up a show in a parking lot.

“We have been working for months and months — literally this entire week, we have been posted up at [Wallace’s] house,” Moon said. “Classes were not the priority. I came on campus at 3 [p.m.], a few of them came at 10 [p.m.] All of our models, their call time was 2 p.m. The show is at 9 p.m.” RENA magazine recently became an official club on campus, receiving a Student Association charter. However, to use the parking lot as a venue, the club had to pay for all of the spots in the lot. Consequently, all of the costs for running the fashion show were initially absorbed by the executive board of RENA magazine. Through a $12 cost for tickets, this cost was passed onto the spectators.

“We made this with no budget,” Moon said. “We really made this happen out of scratch.”

The tenacity of the RENA magazine was most highlighted, however, not just by the effort in organizing it, but with the star of the show — what people wore. All the outfits the models wore were handpicked by RENA, which included handmade clothing made by RENA. At the end of the fashion show, all members of the E-Board walked the catwalk, including Wallace, Franza, Moon and Justin Wang, RENA’s treasurer and a sophomore majoring in business administration. For the organizers, the hard work that the team endured was worth it, as they stretched the Fabric of Reality and created something worthy of being remembered.