The University of Mississippi‘s Fashion Board will be promoting its organization all week to the fashion lovers on campus.
Even at a young age, junior integrated marketing communications major Meghan Jackson was lured by the articles of luxury.
Some nights, she tiptoed into her mother’s room with glittery, brown eyes fixated on the jewels and makeup on her mother’s dresser.
“Sometimes, I would get caught and get in trouble,” Jackson said.
“But as I got older (my mother) allowed me to travel off into the fashion world and let me be my own person and find my own style.”
Jackson defines fashion as the clothes people buy and style as how people wear it. As the director of media for the University of Mississippi’s Fashion Board, she hopes to see students show off their style during the board’s Fashion Week.
The event does more than showcase the organization. Jackson believes the board’s promotion of individuality can appeal to the lovers of Ralph Lauren as well as to the simple jeans and T-shirt lovers.
“We try to encourage self expression in our organization,” Jackson said.
“Whether it’s punk, gothic, retro, whatever, be who you are.”
The kickoff event will be in Room 801 at the Jackson Avenue Center today at 7 p.m. Jackson described tonight’s event as an informal panel where students will interact with Fashion Board members and representatives from Blessed Hands Salon as they play music and games and give away tank tops created by student designers.
There will also be a $3 raffle for a $100 shopping spree to a venue of choice.
Students can unwind after class during Transformation Tuesday.
The salon will be doing hand massages, makeup and eyelashes in the Union lobby at 12:15 p.m. Jackson said the event will help students express their beauty while still looking natural.
“Instead of putting on eyelashes yourself, let a professional show you how to do it and get it to how it looks natural,” Jackson said.
The Are You D.O.P.E Instagram Challenge event will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. on the Student Union porch.
In the fashion world, D.O.P.E. stands for definition of personal expression. Students can come post their most stylish outfit to receive votes.
The fashion board will pick two winners out of the top five and give them free tickets to the fashion show on Saturday.
“This is a chance to show how you look nice. You are the definition of personal expression,” Jackson said.
On Thursday at 10 a.m. on the Union porch will be the Run and Tell That event.
The fashion board will pass out flyers to show students what they are doing in the fashion industry.
In the Union plaza on Friday at 10 a.m., the Fashion Board will commence Operation: Sole. Students can donate unwanted shoes or $1 to a nonprofit organization called Share Your Soles.
The shoes go to people in third-world countries where shoes are a luxury.
Jackson said this is a good way to impact the world while helping students do a little spring cleaning in their closets.
At 4 p.m. Saturday at the Oxford Conference Center, the board will be collaborating with Blessed Hands Salon to have Fresh Off The Runway: Fashion Mixer. Boutiques in Oxford and surrounding areas will be strutting the runway with this year’s spring trends.
Senior biology and pre-dental major Gregory Brown said that this event gives students the opportunity to show off their Rebel pride.
“Students work hard to make this event as amazing as it’s going to be,” Brown said.
“I think that as a Rebel, they need to show their support for their fellow Rebels.”
