Fashion
Heroes in Heels fashion show: showing beauty through resilience
Photos and Story by Elizabeth Juengling Murfreesboro celebrated the community’s breast cancer survivors at the 9th annual YMCA Heroes in Heels fashion show at New Vision Baptist Church on Oct. 21, 2019. Shane McFarland, mayor of Murfreesboro, opened the event with a short prayer. Melanie Cavender, the After Breast Cancer (ABC) coordinator, followed McFarland by …
Photos: Third annual Color of the Runway Fashion Show celebrates Black History Month through fashion
Photos and Story by Amber Centinel / Contributing Writer With the arrival of Black History Month, students, faculty and family rejoiced in a night celebrating African American fashion and culture during the Color of the Runway Fashion Show at the Student Union Ballroom on Friday. The event, sponsored by the Black Student Union and NAACP, …
MTSU student opens online clothing store ‘Guilty Treasure’
Photo and story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer Natalia Cvitkovic, a sophomore at Middle Tennessee State University, dreams to open her own boutique. For now, however, an online fashion resale business will have to do. Many people have made use of online platforms like Amazon (especially after reading through Nine university reviews) to launch …
Photos: Oaklands Mansion wedding dress exhibit offers intimate look into 100 years of bridal fashion
Story and photos by Amber Cetinel / Contributing Writer Within the Oaklands Mansion Museum Shop in Murfreesboro, visitors enter the eighth Annual Wedding Dresses through the Decades Exhibit unsure of what to expect. They leave with the snapshot memories of a bride’s most unforgettable moments: her wedding day. “I have to confess that, out of …
Historic Clothing Collection: A firsthand exploration of history through fashion
Photos by Sydney Wagner / Lifestyles Editor The McWherter Learning Resources Center looks like any other building on campus. Inside its walls, it houses the MTSU Textiles, Merchandising and Design Department. After 3 p.m., its hallways, where design sketches hang, are relatively bare and quiet. However, tucked away in the corner of studio 207 are …
Photos: MTSU’S Nashville Fashion Alliance chapter puts on first fall fashion show
Photos and story by Reana Gibson / Contributing Writer On Wednesday evening, the Nashville Fashion Alliance’s student chapter at Middle Tennessee State University put on their first fashion show. The NFA chapter is the only fashion club at MTSU. The club volunteers at fashion events in Nashville, as well as help students make connections in …