Over the years, the Howard University Homecoming Fashion Show has drawn the likes of Venus and Serena Williams, actor and alum Lance Gross, and America’s Next Top Model Cycle 2 contestant Camille McDonald. The beauty of the fashion show is that the crowd itself is a fashion show completely independent of the main event.
Don’t get it twisted—the true attraction is on the stage, but the crowd is always dressed to impress. This year’s theme was Noveau Riché: Rewinding the Standard of Class, and the Howard University Homecoming Fashion Show 2012 aimed high to hold up the tradition that has made the individual event, and Howard’s Homecoming, famous.
The show began with an introductory segment set to the sounds of Cruel Summer’s opening track, the R. Kelly-assisted “To The World.” After a brief dance routine, the crowd was introduced to the group of models in a performance that aimed for the look of a Kanye West stage show. This was before the first of the evening’s several intermissions, which is typically when the party starts in the audience. However, rather than turn up, the crowd seemed to grow restless with the extended breaks. read more…
