Quentin Harvard leaned against a table backstage, showing no outward trace of nerves as he awaited his runway debut. Yet the moment carried extra weight: He was preparing to walk alongside his older brother, Chance Loomis, a fashion student at Kent State University.
Loomis’ looks for the evening included an acid-wash button-down shirt accompanied by fake blood and droplets of sweat dripping down his chest and near double black, baggy jeans positioned around his waist. Harvard, meanwhile, wore custom reconstructed flared jeans that featured a belt looped through and draping in the front. Bright yellow patches stating “MORE EXPERIMENTAL SEASON 1” rested near the ankle hem line. Bottoms were paired with a short-sleeved shirt that revealed its own message: “Do MORE, Be MORE. MØRE.”
Ava Bennett, a senior who is in the business career pathway at East Community Learning Center, captured videography and escorted guests to their seats, adding another marketing and hospitality experience to the portfolio of experiences she hopes one day will help her own a restaurant…