(from left to right, Krista Grace Morris, Amy Wipfler, Jessica Zhang, Quentin Lott, and Joanie Wang)
Due to the somewhat chaotic nature of conducting an interview with four students and only one interviewer, quotes have been combined and mostly assigned to the general Director’s Board instead of to specific individuals. The quotes themselves are accurate however, and still reflect the perspective of the hard-working individuals behind the creation of LUX.
Over the weekend, Her Campus sat down with members of the LUX executive board to discuss plans for their upcoming fashion show this Thursday. After our interview with Executive Producer Jessica Zhang and founder Yen Alexis Yuen a month ago, we were excited to get an update on their progress. After a second meeting, and a talk with additional members of the board, we are officially convinced that this year’s show will be better than ever. The board, which includes Executive Producer Jessica Zhang, and Directors Joanie Wang, Krista Grace Morris, Director and Co-MC Quentin Lott, and model manager, advisor, and choreographer Amy Wipfler, has been working non-stop to ensure that LUX 2011 will surpass any fashion show put on at Tufts.
    The event this year will go beyond just clothing, as the models have spent the past couple of months learning complicated choreography, and a DJ and live performers have worked hard to bring an original musical component to the show. “We’re really trying to add a lot of elements,” says Jessica. The directors point out that by incorporating new aspects to the show, they are also able to include students with a variety of talents, and they are excited to add this interdisciplinary characteristic to the performance. “The networking that we do, the people that we ask to help us, it brings together students – it’s another creative outlet. It’s a way to break into a business, to bring together everybody and tap into the connections that you have around you with so many colleges in the surrounding area.” The directors emphasize the way in which LUX provides a new and different way for students to be socially active citizens. Their intention is to demonstrate that there is more than one way to affect the world, and that these new and inventive methods can provide students with a charitable outlet to their creative interests.
In fact, the LUX connections are so far reaching that the talent you see Thursday night will not be confined to Tufts Students. One of the most exciting components of the show will be the designs showcased by fashion designer and Lasell alum Gregory Hugill. Voted best up and coming designer at Boston Fashion week, his clothes have been quickly gaining popularity. The directors explain his style as classic, sleek, angular, modern, and high fashion.
          However, the directors seem to be the most excited about the models themselves. “The models are really invested in the production this year, and we’ve been asking them to fulfill more roles. They’re really passionate about the cause. We had them practice dances through youtube videos over break and they picked up full three minute dances in only two weeks,” says the group of directors. The models have also taken on the responsibility of inviting a certain number of guests to the show, as well as attending practices, mingling at LUX-hosted parties, giving interviews, and partaking in photo and video shoots. Their role in the marketing of the show has been crucial this year and it’s obvious that they are each a whole lot more than a pretty face. If you don’t believe me, you can see for yourself in their interviews on Lux’s tuftslux.blogspot.com, a new, useful addition to the show’s promotional efforts.
          And not that you need any other reason to attend this year’s fashion show, but in case you’ve been living under a rock the past couple of months, all money donated to LUX goes directly to China Care, an organization that helps give Chinese orphans the life-changing surgeries that they desperately need. The goal for this year is to raise $6,600 to pay for two surgeries – an increase from last year’s fundraising goal. One child, a five-month old boy named Run with spina bifida and a club foot, will be the recipient of this year’s donation. The second orphan has yet to be chosen.
Tickets are on sale at the Campus Center Information Booth right now, at only $8 for entrance, and $10 for entrance + 5 raffle tickets. Raffle tickets can enter you into the running for a whole Cotelac (a French clothing brand) outfit worth $500 as well as three pieces of jewelry by Jacqueline Ortega, a Boston based designer.
Don’t miss out on what will surely be the most exciting charity event of the year. For more information, check out the blog mentioned above. Otherwise, free up your Thursday night for an evening of fashion, music, and a really great cause.
Her Campus will be conducting an after-show report that will be available for viewing this Friday. Check back at the end of the week to read how the show went!
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 Photo Credits:
First Photo by Yen Alexis Yuen
Other photos by Xinnan Li