Location Activity: Fasion For Hope

The top five things I thought I would never do in my life were wear a speedo, roller disco, dance to the Village People, become a Vikings fan, and attend a fasion show. On Saturday, October 6th, 2007, I did the unthinkable. I went to the Fasion for Hope Fasion Show.....and acutally sort of enjoyed it!

My group and I entered the Weidner Center Saturday night, and while the rest of my group was all dressed up for the occasion, I went in cargo shorts and a hoodie to make sure everyone who saw me knew I didn't want to be there, and that I wasn't one of them. When the fasion show started, the DJ started playing music and the hosts started naming the models and what they were wearing. "And hears Terry Evans sporting the classy and stylish LRG....pants...shirt...something, something, something". The models would strut their stuff, strike a pose, and then walk off the stage, and the next model would do exact same thing. The male host made it entertaining by making things up and calling everyone's shoes "pumps".

Mass Media was all over the place at the talent show. The main function of Mass Communication present was entertaining the audience. The audience was entertained by music playing, the different models, and all the different clothing being displayed.

The other function was informing the audience. The hosts were not only informing us about the different stores the clothes were from, but also about the cause for the talent show, and also about different cultures. The reason for the talent show was to raise charity for the Freedom House of Green Bay. There were also models wearing traditional Latino outfits provided by Novedades Mi Fiesta, and traditional Asian outfits owned by the models themselves.

The show closed with some of the models doing a dance with red umbrellas to the song "Umbrella" by Rhiana. (http://www.shexy.nl/lyrics/search?q=hear+umbrella+rhiana).

Even after the experience of the Fasion For Hope fasion show, I still never plan on attending another fasion show as long as I live, but if I have to, I now know that won't be the worst thing in the world.