The Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC) at Wilkes University holds an annual Spring Fashion Show to promote diversity and raise money for charity. This year's show features 13 segments with themes like "Fresh and Forward Seasonal Sensations" and "Fierce Style." It will showcase student and local community fashions while raising awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. The event supports MSC's mission of building self-confidence and effective communication through fashion. Local businesses have also donated a raffle prize to help with fundraising.

1. WILKES UNIVERSITY’S THE 2011 WILKES UNIVERSITY MSC
MULTICULTURAL STUDENT ANNUAL SPRING FASHION SHOW
COALITION (MSC) CLUB President, Shadae Gates
Show Coordinator, Matthew Vital
The Multicultural Student Coalition (MSC) Club was MSC Advisor, Georgia Costales
designed as club for everyone and anyone who wants to
participate and actively learn about what diversity truly is at
Wilkes University.
PROGRAM LINE-UP
1. Fresh and Forward Seasonal
SHOW PROGRAM OVERVIEW Sensations
“This is what I think is modern. It's like wearing a
Thank you for joining us in our annual Spring Fashion
couture jacket with a pair of jeans.” ~Karl Lagerfeld
Show. This show is a culmination of both Wilkes University
students and local community efforts to expose the public to 2. The Bold, Bright, & Prepped Out
the vast and modern fashion world. “The new creativity, the new story, the new feeling.”
~Domenico Dolce
"Fashion is much more collaborative than one might think. 3. The Sweetest Thing to Dye For
You have to have an idea and vision and you have to "Fashion's fade, style is eternal." ~Yves Saint Laurent
communicate that vision to a team of people and you have 4. Chic & Modern City Streets
to create an environment that allows those people to give "The difference between style and fashion is quality"
the best that they can give." ~Tom Ford ~Giorgio Armani
5. Business Sense
Our show is about having fun, building a positive self- "Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to
image, learning to communicate effectively with others; change that." ~John Galliano
self-acceptance, positive thinking, and increasing self- 6. Everyday's a Runway
confidence. These are just some of the foundational “The mirrors reflect a sense of displacement in today's
cornerstones the MSC Fashion Show programs enables one fashion, a lack of clear vision.”
to experience. ~Miuccia Prada
"It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody :: Intermission ::
would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life.
You have to take it.” ~Donatella Versace 7. Fashion for a Cause
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is
Through the support of the Wilkes University faculty, in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we
staff, students, and community, our show allows everyone live, what is happening.” ~Coco Chanel
to work together to contribute their collaborative efforts to 8. Diamonds in the Rough
promote awareness of not only diversity, but also the "Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like
different diseases, epidemics, and cancers that are affecting everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.”
today’s society. ~Vivienne Westwood
9. A Fashion Affair
With the aid of some of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton small "I love beauty. It’s not my fault.' ~Valentino Garavani
business apparel stores and boutiques, they have generously 10. Fierce Style
donated a gift contribution to be raffled-off in hopes to help "A woman is never sexier than when she is
MSC raise money for The American Cancer Society’s comfortable in her clothes. ~Vera Wang"
Relay For Life event. This event gives everyone in
11. Military Edge
communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives
“It's all a game, with new rules every season.”
of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones
~Stefano Gabbana
lost, and fight back against the disease.
12. Into the Wild & Midnight After
"I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market Party
“It's not like evening wear, […] It's just kind of 'easy
fashion is very modern […] It's a new era in fashion –
wear.' It's more like take one incredibly stunning thing
there are no rules. It's all about the individual and and put it with a pair of jeans.” ~Stella McCartney
personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic 13. Blackout
labels, and up-and-coming designers all together." "That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't
~Alexander McQueen be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you
decide what you are, what you want to express by the
way you dress and the way to live." ~Gianni Versace

2. MSC WOULD LIKE TO THANK…
Our guest audience, who have attended and made
our show an amazing turnout!
And a thank you to our models, crew, and
volunteers! Not to mention to our amazing
clothing vendors!
All your time & energy to our program has made
the Spring 2011 Fashion Show a pinnacle of
success. It is the support of volunteers like you
that allow MSC to work towards building a better
future for our community.
“Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're
worthless, but because they're priceless.”
Apparel, Accessories, Décor, & Dining Services
greatly provided by: