The Patriot Activities Council hosted a fashion show with students at the Paul Mitchell School at Tyson’s Corner to showcase beauty throughout the ages. (JENNY KRASHIN/BROADSIDE)
The Patriot Activities Council teamed up with future professionals of the Paul Mitchell, the School at Tyson’s Corner to co-sponsor their end of the year, runway event — Inspiration Through the Ages — on April 13 from 7-9 p.m. in Dewberry Hall.
This year, Paul Mitchell presented their seventh annual fundraiser to raise money and awareness for charitable organizations within our local Northern Virginia and metropolitan areas.
The theme of the runway event was: “The future and past of beauty and fashion.”
“This is our third annual show at George Mason, and every year for our fundraising we like to do a fashion show that showcases our future professionals’ talents. So, we thought it would be a cool way to go back in time and show different styles and trends,” said Melissa Steinburg, public relations and marketing specialist for Paul Mitchell.
The runway show was divided into sections based on different fashion eras, such as the Regency era, Victorian era, the New Romantics, the 20th century and the Oriental era. They gradually showed the abrupt change in our world of fashion and how each era holds cultural significance to many people during that time period.
Every year, fashion trends and styles are ever-changing. They are constantly being recycled from older generations and brought back by the newer generations and are making quite the impact. “I love how this show reminds me a lot of our Mason students,” said Shannan Moore, a sophomore pre-nursing major.
Students within the Mason community are always expressing themselves by forms of personal expression.
“We really enjoy George Mason and it’s diverse campus within our community,” Steinburg said.
Paul Mitchell, the School in Tyson’s Corner is mostly known for its state-of-the-art beauty and cosmetology school and for its promising future professionals. Each person contributes to the school by adding a different outlook on style and by representing a very unique flare.
Tickets were sold for $25, and the proceeds were donated to the following 11 charitable organizations: the Magic Johnson Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, American Humane Association, Morris Animal Foundation, Food 4 Africa, No Limits, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Gary Shine Foundation, Cancer Schmancer Foundation, Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
“It’s always been a good turnout — a mix of Mason students and then a mix of friends and family and people who always come to support our school,” Steinburg said.
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