MEET THE PRODUCERS CHLOE WHITE Year: Senior CECILIA ALFARO Year: Graduate Student Major: Entrepreneurship Minor: Fashion Merchandising/Event Mgmt. What does this year’s theme mean to you? Major: Apparel Product Dev. and Merchandising Technology What does Threads Fashion ID mean to you? What does this year’s theme mean to you? “It is not only a celebration of authentic beauty, but diverse backgrounds. The world and fashion industry is ever changing, so it is important that we as a production and decent human beings get on board with this change for the better. We can’t continue to ignore the marginalization and underrepresentation within the fashion industry. Instead, we must bring those marginalized individuals to the forefront.” “The fashion industry as a whole isn’t a very inclusive or diverse industry, so creating a theme for our fashion show that celebrates diversity and inclusivity is an opportunity to combat what is normally seen in the industry. I have grown and expanded to always try to create diverse and inclusive collections. Celebrating all individuals is so important and we as producers wanted to create an event that does just that.” ALIVIA FERGUSON Year: Senior Major: Advertising Minor: Fashion Merchandising What does this year’s theme mean to you? “Empowering others to love themselves and ditch social norms of beauty is so important. It made perfect sense for us to choose this theme because it is the change we want to see in the world. We were lucky to have a platform through Threads to encourage self-love through our models, designers, and the CMU community. I truly believe that there is only one you, and that’s your super power.” 5
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