RICHMOND FASHION WEEK 2021 RETURNS

SAHARA SRIRAMAN Spectrum Editor

MODELS WEARING BRIGHT FLORAL patterns, mesh and feather sleeves and sequined tuxedos, paraded down the runway. These are just a few pieces designed by a variety of local designers, businesses and shops from the Richmond area that are featured in the fall 2021 show for Richmond Fashion Week.

The 13th annual RVAFW, which took place from Oct. 4-10, featured events throughout the week that included a twoday RVA Sneaker Fest event and a dinner served by Les Crepes, a local restaurant in Carytown, during a local boutique fashion show. Event organizers then topped off the week with a finale runway show.

Jimmy Budd, the executive producer of RVAFW, stated that this year’s fashion week was special because the Richmond community came together to celebrate arts and fashion.

“I think this year has been so unique because it has tested how resilient we can all be during this pandemic and how to persevere through these challenging times,” Budd stated.

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The diversity, equity and inclusion recommendation will be researched next fall by the Fraternity and Sorority Life staff and the offices of Multicultural Student Affairs and Institutional Equity, Effectiveness, and Success, according to the internal report. Expansion of the recruitment process will be deferred to the Fraternity and Sorority Life director, per the internal report.

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Stories of the week national: Three U.S. economists, David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens, won the Nobel Prize in economics for research on labor economics. international: Over 600,000 people have died of COVID-19 in Brazil; this is the second highest worldwide number, falling only behind the U.S.