Madam Chino Creates Recycled Fashion Posted on October 11, 2014January 22, 2015 by Stephanie Staudinger When hunger strikes UW-Milwaukee students that are in the union on campus they frequent places such as Taco Bell or Burger King. When the thought of an impending test is looming, they frequent the computer lab to do some studying. If students are simply bored or need a break from classes, there is a rec […]
Earth Day and Fashion Collide Posted on May 13, 2014June 16, 2014 by Stephanie Staudinger It started off as just a single beat on a drum, but the momentum quickly picked up, and it became louder, and faster as the time began to approach noon. The Drummers of the UWM Dance Department in association with De La Buena were trying to draw a crowd to the 50 something odd seats […]
Hope as High as Heels Posted on April 21, 2014September 30, 2014 by Stephanie Staudinger Vivian Storm meticulously applies one set of fake eyelashes, and then the other. She slips into her blue sparkling dress, blonde wig, high heels, and she is ready for the night. “The hardest part of dressing in drag is all this,” she says as she gestures from her head down to her feet. “It’s transforming […]