‘Rock the Runway’ campus show to promote charity, fashion, environmental awareness

Fashion, charity and environmental awareness will all be showcased at Styleta’s first campus runway show.

“Rock the Runway” will begin at 7 p.m. today at the Willkie Auditorium. Dope Couture and Pitaya clothing will be featured in the show.

Styleta is a nonprofit fashion organization that focuses on recycling clothes for various initiatives. Donated clothes are sold online, and proceeds from the sales are collected and used for nonprofit causes and women’s initiatives.

Styleta also stresses the importance of recycling clothes, claiming that each piece of clothing recycled through the organization prevents it from ending up in a landfill.

“We are all things that is fashion,” said Ryan Lee, national creative director for Styleta.
Lee said today’s show is a great way to let students know that Styleta is on campus.

Although the organization has appeared in several magazines, such as Teen Vogue, Seventeen and Instyle, Styleta’s campus presence is not as strong, Lee said.

Styleta has also worked with ACW Worldwide, the casting agency that works for Fashion Week in New York City.

Senior and Director of Marketing Chris Hall is looking forward to letting students know about Styleta. He said the event will not only be fun, but it will also inform students on the organization’s mission and purpose.

“We are trying to separate ourselves as a club,” Lee said. “We want to stand out.”
In addition to high fashion clothing and a trunk show, guests can expect music from renowned DJ Wizz Kid.

“It’s definitely going to be a high fashion party atmosphere,” Hall said.