Photo: Matt Boggs | The Sentinel
Anna Streetman, Staff Writer
The Xtreme Modeling Team put on its first fashion show here at Kennesaw State University on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The show took place in the university rooms in the Carmichael Student Center and was complete with a professional fashion runway, lighting effects, music and photographers.
The show was called “The Storm”. It started out with a “Guess Who?” game with famous models and two volunteers from the audience competed to win a gift card to H&M. The show had seven different scenes, each with its own theme and music.
The first scene, Dawn, was dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Models wore shades of pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The final scene, XMT Pride, featured all the models wearing clothing that were green, red, or yellow, XMT’s theme colors, while they strutted their stuff to “Bad” by David Guetta. Several different designers contributed clothing for the models to wear, including Live by Liv and Kultured
The Storm had an intermission with two special events. The first event was called “Rip the Runway.” In the event, volunteers were selected from the crowd to give an impromptu strut down the runway. There was also a musical event from a local artist called Suave VxuG, who described himself as a “rapper/songwriter.” XMT says that in addition to promoting self-confidence, it aims to promote leadership films and other forms of self-development. Its mission is to “empower and inspire KSU students.”
Ryan Calhoun, one of the models for the show, said that the XMT modeling team is “like a family” to her. “They will critique you, uplift you, and care so much about you,” Calhoun said. “I am so proud to be a part of this organization and we are so greatful for all of the people that came out and supported our show and team.”
Calhoun loves to model and loves to feed off the audience’s energy. She said that before the show, some of the models were nervous, so they all did a crazy dance to shake off the nerves. She said they all worked very hard and rehearsed for hours to make sure everything went well.
Maya, the Creative Director for XMT, says that the most rewarding part of the show is seeing the models transform. “It’s such a nurturing environment for growth. People come in shy and timid and blossom right before our eyes! It’s more than just ‘rippin the runway.’ It’s growing confidence at its finest.”
XMT will be hosting another event in Jan. 2015 called “Fierce Vision.”
