Funnies, Fashions, and Festivities

The Student Government Association hosted the Centennial Homecoming Comedy and Fashion show on October 29, at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The show was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., but actually started at 8:10. Relieving the crowd of a late start comedian Steve Brown rescued the audience of any tension once he took the stage. Brown has been performing at SU for five years, and based on the warm reception from the audience his jokes have not gotten old. Brown opened the show by touching on one of the most controversial subjects on campus at the moment: the current status of the Greeks. He called each organization out by name, and was greeted by an audience of silence each time, except small noise from the few graduates tat were present.
The fashion portion of the event began after Brown’s first set, with a collection titled “Climax Clothing”. The stark contrast between black and white appeared to be the focus of the collection, and was portrayed on light, flowing materials on confident models. The models walked to the popular song “Fashion Killer” by artist ASAP Rocky. The second collection was “Tryst Girl Studio”, set to Nicki Minaj’ latest smash hit, “Anaconda”. This line also focused on contrast, but between the fabrics of lace and leather rather than color.
During the break between models on the catwalk, Brown took the stage and introduced comedian Sean Larkins, a Detroit, IL native who made jokes about the struggles of college life. Karlous Miller, a comedian best known for his current role on the popular television comedy show “Wild n’ Out” also spoke about college, as well as growing up in the south and relationship problems.
Designers Artesha Murray and Johnice Kennedy contributed to the show with their designs. Murray is a graduating senior, majoring in Apparel Merchandising and Textiles. Kennedy is an SU alumni, class of 2012, who owns her own boutique (Xclusions Boutique). While the store is online for the moment, Kennedy plans to have a storefront in Cortana Mall, opening on November 7 of this year. Kennedy and Murray met at SU, and shared a mutual “passion for fashion” as Murray put it.
Kennedy’s inspirations for fashion comes from her desire to help young women build confidence. “I utilize clothing to cover some of the things women go through physically, and try and make it as flawless as possible.” said Kennedy.
The night for them, however, was about giving back to the school that brought them so far. “We just want to be a part of something,” said Kennedy, “especially with Southern’s centennial year, we just want to be a part of that history.” finished Kennedy.