F.A.M. fashion show kicks off Homecoming Week

By: Ivoree Mles

Posted: 10/25/08

On Monday, October 20, 2008 in the Calvin and Tina Tyler Ballroom beginning at 7:00pm, the long awaited Fashion at Morgan (F.A.M.) modeling team performed for Homecoming Week. Anticipation rose high as many people waited in line for the doors to open. The amazing New York backdrop, beautiful white pillars with multicolored lights and the runway that was structured so wonderfully through the audience caused much excitement as the people entered. F.A.M. has been known to create show-stopping performances and this year they held up to this standard. To begin the show, two up and coming rappers began with an energetic and crowd pleasing performance. The rappers' background dancers were phenomenal with their unique street style. Unfortunately, the aisles were so narrow that there were some unpleasant mishaps between the dancers and front row audience members. All in all their performance kicked off the show in the right direction.
The first scene presented Speedos as the new style. The women and even some men in the audience gasped and were in awe as the male models walked with such poise and confidence in their Speedos. The female models were extremely glamorous and tasteful in their bikinis and intricate one piece bathing suits. As the show continued, the music made this fashion show into one big party. Everywhere you turned people were dancing or singing the lyrics to the great mix of music selected for each scene. This fashion show by far showed a range of styles from bathing suits to formal gowns.
During the intermission, Baltimore radio personality, Porkchop gave the crowd a few laughs with his blunt critiques of the audience members. He also featured two Morgan State guitarists who played in the live band for the show. There were also a few performances from a dynamic group of singers who are good friends of the F.A.M. Executive Board. This group definitely stole the show with their rendition of Fatty Koo's "Chills"; the audience was amazed by the lead singers amazing vocal skills. Designer, Kamristar, put a new spin on African printed dresses. Young and fresh silhouettes had the women in the audiences eager to wear the dresses presented. The remarkable messenger bags in the Fossil collection were treasured by men and women both. In the last few performances, the clothes were more dark and edgy. The audience gave a look of confusion when the stocking capped faced model walked down in one distinctive collection.
The finale of the F.A.M. fashion show featured every model in all black. A moderator introduced each model as they walked down and the crowd celebrated them all. The last model to walk was Chavon Henderson, the first female director of F.A.M. There were mixed emotions when students were asked how they felt about the show. Morgan sophomore, Joshua Wood stated, "I enjoyed the show a lot. It was fun." While a Morgan Senior stated, "I was not inspired by too many of the pieces I saw tonight. Some were great while others were just all wrong." Despite the adverse comments of the students, the F.A.M. show was a great success and many people came out to support them.