Editing Glass Loots

During [[Spring Term 2007]] the [[Knox College]] [[Japanese Club]] hosted a fashion show called Grass Loots in [[Post Lobby]].  The show featured a fashion walk and presentation, raffle, and clothing drive (sponsored by the service organization [[Contribute]]).  Paper origami cranes and instruction sheets on how to wear a yukata were given to each attendee.

== Fashion Walk ==
[[Image:Grassloots.jpg|thumbnail|right|240px|Saori Moriizumi, Elizabeth Petrick, and Yumi Kusunoki model traditional-style Japanese clothing.]] Over 30 outfits were exhibited in a fashion walk, representing different styles and brands of Japanese clothing.  As each model walked across the runway, information on the clothing was presented so that the audience could better understand influences on design and the type of people who would wear such clothes.  Outfits were sorted into three "styles" of dress, with variation in each: Traditional, Everyday, and Street Fashion.  Music played throughout the fashion show to reflect the different styles represented.

Clothing was lent to the fashion show by Knox students and their friends.  The [[Powerpoint]] presentation was designed by [[Megan Brady]], and information and outfit commentary was given by [[Perry Shaffer]].  Several Knox students volunteered to model fashion at the show:
* [[Katherine Chi]] (Knox '07)
* [[Suzanne Leung]] (Knox '07)
* [[Andoryu Kama]] (Knox '08)
* [[Mariko Toyoji]] (Knox '08)
* [[Chika Miyazaki]] (Knox '08)
* [[Megan Brady]] (Knox '09)
* [[Po-Lin Chan]] (Knox '09)
* [[Saori Moriizumi]] (Knox '10)
* [[Akina Nagata]] (Knox '10)
* [[Yumi Kusunoki]] (Knox '10)
* [[Maaya Ikeda]] (Knox '10)
* [[Sarah Kurian]] (Knox '10)
* [[Hue Le]] (Knox '10)
* [[Aaron Lepkin]] (Post-Bac)
* [[Mayuko Miyata]] (Waseda Program Student)
* [[Shunsuke Fukaya]] (Waseda Program Student)
* [[Taka Saeki]] (Waseda Program Student)

=== Traditional Clothing ===
The traditional clothing section featured yukata, kimono, and hakama.  During the fashion walk of traditional clothing, there was also a demonstration by [[Saori Moriizumi]] and [[Yumi Kusunoki]] on how to wear a yukata; audience member [[Elizabeth Petrick]] volunteered to have the yukata put on her.

=== Everyday Clothing ===
Clothing in the everyday section included high school uniforms, business/work attire, and clothing commonly worn by college-age Japanese.

=== Street Fashion ===
Street fashion displayed clothing commonly seen in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harajuku Harajuku] district of Japan.  Clothing styles included [http://www.avantgauche.co.uk/ Gothic Lolita], rock-influenced [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_kei Visual Kei], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruits_Magazine Fruits].


== Raffle ==
Students who donated to the clothing drive were entered into a raffle for various prizes related to Japanese pop culture and fashion.  Prizes included:
* Movie DVD: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456121/ Densha Otoko]
* Music CD: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Hitoto "Bestyo"] (Artist: Yo Hitoto)
* Book: [http://www.amazon.com/Fruits-Shoichi-Aoki/dp/0714840831 Fruits] (Photo book of Japanese fashion)
* T-shirts from [http://www.engrish.com Engrish.com]
* Japanese fashion magazines
* Japanese bookmarks


== Clothing Drive ==
The clothing drive was sponsored by [[Contribute]].  All clothing collected at the fashion show was donated to service groups in the Caribbean to help homeless and impoverished people.  This event also marked [[Japanese Club]]'s first activity that involved social service.