Fashion plays a huge role in how high school students express themselves. From casual sweats and t-shirts with sports teams to Y2K statement pieces and layered jewelry, each outfit tells a story about individuality, culture, and self-expression.
At Clover Hill, a group of seniors in Fashion Club is emphasizing just that. Through discussions of trends, decades, and runway influences, they are building a space where both creative expression and community action are encouraged as they prepare for a spring fashion show and ongoing clothing drive.
Seniors Kayla Varner and Abby Frias established the club in hopes of getting both fashion-interested and artistic students alike involved to create a fun, comfortable, and exciting school community.
“We get to have our creative freedom with everything we do,” Varner said.
Being in fashion club has even taught Varner more about fashion and how she chooses to incorporate it into her style.
“It’s made me experiment more with my personal style and just trying things with some of the lessons we would do. [The members of the club] would try and dress like Vivian Westwood or Tom Ford, so we incorporate that into what we wear every day,” Varner said.
Varner is looking forward to upcoming events within the club.
“We’re working towards making a fashion show where we want to make it [have] formal themes. Just working on decorating and doing a clothing drive to get clothing for that as well,” Varner said.
Frias believes that it is important for there to be a fashion club at school, as there are many fashion-interested students.
“It allows for people to have an artistic outlet, because not everyone is into performing arts or painting and drawing,” Varner said.
Frias believes that it is important for there to be a fashion club at school, as there are many fashion-interested students.
“It allows for people to have an artistic outlet, because not everyone is into performing arts or painting and drawing,” Varner said.
Frias also emphasized the importance of growing a community within the club so it can continue on after their time at Clover Hill is over.
“As vice president, I think I just want to make sure that the environment is welcoming and that a lot of people feel comfortable, comfortable enough to continue the club. Because we’re all seniors, we hope to get a lot of people that are willing to branch out and find more people to come,” Frias said.
From now until the fashion show and the end of the year, the current fashion club members hope to establish a long-lasting community where students can express themselves through fashion and art.
