After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the VIM Fashion Show was back and bigger than ever before, held at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts on March 23 and featuring the work of 10 Michigan State University student designers. 

Hosted by VIM Magazine, MSU’s student-run fashion, beauty and lifestyle publication, the event showcased handmade designs and was open to all Michigan State University students across all class years and majors, giving them the opportunity to have their work modeled on stage in front of a live audience.

“I would describe my collection as chic, avant-garde, and luxurious,” said Skyla Mangum, a senior apparel and textile design major whose work was featured in the show. “My inspiration was taken from prom for girls who want to be different. I am really tired of seeing prom girls in basic styles and silhouettes, so I decided to spruce it up.”

Mangum started designing her pieces on paper two months before the show, then took about three weeks to find and pick her fabric. 

“I’m always so nervous to be in the limelight,” she said, “but it really is an amazing feeling to know somebody can wear what you create.”

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