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‘Black Gala’ excellence: BSU fashion show returns + photo gallery

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ALANA WINGATE Staff Writer With fresh lineups, bolder themes, cultural expression and heritage, the yearly fashion show organized by Fredonia’s Black Student Union (BSU) made its memorable return. This year’s fashion show titled, “Black Gala,” was held on March 25 in the Steele Hall Fieldhouse at 6 p.m.  The focus......
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NYC Native Henry Wang talks street-style fashion

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DAKOTA RICHTER Community Engagement Coordinator  WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor Fredonia student Henry Wang grew up shopping at Macy’s with his mother. His mom would pick out outfits for him, cultivating his passion for fashion in the process.  “My mom has always been my main and biggest supporter,” Wang......
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Kelly Nyguen embraces Vietnamese heritage through fashion

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DAKOTA RICHTER  Special to The Leader WILL KARR Life & Arts Editor  Creativity and one’s ability to express themselves is something that every little kid is normally allowed to do. However, growing up, SUNY Fredonia junior animation student Kelly Nyguen felt like she had to repress her cultural heritage.  “I......
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Biology Student Dakota Garcia struts across gender boundaries and New York Fashion Week runway

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WILL KARR  Life & Arts Editor  As a young child, Fredonia student Dakota Garcia would parade around his house in his dad’s work boots and overalls, and his mom’s high heels and dresses. His parents provided him and his siblings with the liberty and agency to openly express themselves, breaking......
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Meet Yuwan Viros: Fashion trendsetter by day, iconic drag queen by night

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ALYSSA BUMP Editor in Chief  SUNY Fredonia is quite a small campus. With only 3,000 or so students on campus, some are destined to stand out among the rest. One of those students is Yuwan Viros, a senior public relations and theatre arts major, with a concentration in costume design.......
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Bringing vibrance to SUNY Fredonia: BSU Fashion Show preview

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LYDIA TURCIOS Art Director There’s clothes flying, accessories everywhere, body oil being passed around and the distant sound of speakers punching with cheering as the backdrop. The air is saturated with excitement and trepidation punctuated by the step of heels and sneakers on stage — we’re looking at a peek......

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