Every spring, the Black United Body at Bentley University transforms campus with its highly anticipated annual Fashion Show: a celebration of Black creativity, culture, and style. With nearly 1,000 attendees each year, the show spotlights curated collections from Boston-based designers of color, modeled by Bentley students who dedicate months to preparation. This year’s theme, "Survival Mode," explored strength, resilience, and the power of expression. "PROFIT ENVOY" "BESSAM"

I chose to spend four months in Paris during the fall of 2024 to study at a Parisian business school, immersing myself in luxury marketing and French fashion. While there, I was fortunate enough to experience some events at Paris Fashion Week. To start off Fashion Week, I attended the L'Oreal show, which was its seventh annual fashion show, "Le Défilé," at the iconic Opéra de Paris. This event celebrated women's empowerment, inclusivity, and sisterhood, aligning with the bran

The Black United Body at Bentley University hosts an annual Fashion Show every March. Last year's show had nearly 1,000 attendees who got to witness curated collections from local to Boston people-of-color designers modeled by Bentley University students on a 60-foot runway. The models in this show go through numerous castings, weekly practices, measuring sessions, interactions with fashion designers, and much more. This year, I decided to participate again. The theme of this

The Black United Body at Bentley University hosts an annual Fashion Show every March. Last year had nearly 1,000 attendees who got to witness curated collections from local to Boston people-of-color designers modeled by Bentley University students on a 60-foot runway. The models in this show go through numerous castings, weekly practices, measuring sessions, interactions with fashion designers, and much more. I am grateful to be included in the show again this year and wanted