2008 Woodie Awards
Getting foxy on the catwalk
Hair and Fashion Extravaganza shows diverse clothing
By: Ashley Barlow
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: News
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The Organization for Black Unity hosted the eighth annual Hair and Fashion Extravaganza on Friday at Warriner Hall's Plachta Auditorium.
The event featured everything from streetwear to evening gowns.
"The majority of the clothes are from (the models), things they find in their closet," said OBU president and Inkster senior Sabreen Sharrief. "They have to get them approved ahead of time by the director."
Sharrief said some of the clothing came from TJ Maxx. In addition, a few student designers contributed garments.
The show's director, Ypsilanti senior Tiffany Johnson, started working on the show in October. Forty student models tried out, 28 of which were selected.
Four years of experience in modeling for several designers and shows, including Camille McKelton's Lioness model group and Laissez Faire Clothing Company, helped Johnson prepare for this year's show.
This production differed from traditional runway fashion shows, including theatrics and separating each section into acts. Themes ranged from robotic dances in bright tutus and corsets of "Robot Barbie" to slinky evening wear of "R. Kelly, Trapped in the Closet."
Crowd favorites included "Day of Love" modeling appropriate attire for Valentine's Day and "Blind Fold Me," which included lingerie and men in silk pajamas.
Southfield senior Lauren Fouche designed dresses for "Robot Barbie" and "R. Kelly, Trapped in the Closet." She said she looked through many Barbie outfits for her hot pink glamour dress and found inspiration listening to R. Kelly's music.
This was Fouche's first year designing for OBU.
"I liked following a theme," she said. "They helped combine my ideas more."
In addition to the runway show, acts also included the sounds of Michelle Brooks and rap from Felony aka Da Prince.
The event celebrated both Black History Month and Sibs Weekend.
Johnson said she was glad to see a good turnout.
"I want to thank everyone who came out," she said. "We worked very hard. This show takes a lot of time and effort."
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