Club Couture Brings Fashion Art To Local Shows
Club Couture enlists fashion fans for style and creativity with DIY outfits made from clothing found in second hand stores. The group plans a May 5 fashion show at Lawrence High School featuring student creations, a Johnson County Community College fashion show trip, and future field trips. Members, many with sewing and design training, pursue art beyond class.
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Johnson County Community College
Wilson
Club Couture
Lawrence High School
High school fashion tips from students and vintage finds
Jenny Hunt and classmates discuss prom fashion strategies from bargain shopping to avoiding department stores. They favor smaller local shops and vintage finds, emphasize unique looks, and advise reworking garments for personal style while cautioning against identical department store tuxedos.
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Jenny Hunt
Simmons
Spring fashion poll at Lawrence High School
Elena Diaz and fellow students share opinions on spring style. Many favor large white purses, flats, and varied hair. Others cite jeans, A-shirts, bibs, skirts, shorts, polo shirts, and sunglasses with a leaning toward conservative, colorful, or casual outfits.
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Elena Diaz
Lawrence High School
Finding your dating pool is easier than you'd think
A guide to locating the dating pool through clubs, online communities, and social groups, advising caution online and highlighting common dating misperceptions. It also offers practical tips for teens on expressing feelings, avoiding jealousy, and understanding that not all people are the same. The piece notes Marissa Ballard, a Lawrence High School senior, and Dr. Wes Crenshaw, a family psychologist, contribute perspectives.
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MySpace
Xanga
Marissa
Wes Crenshaw
Family Therapy Institute Midwest
Marissa Ballard
Lawrence High School
Doubletake
Lworld.com
Joe Speedy
Speeding tickets story prompts caution on roads near schools
A Journal-World piece lists top town locations for speeding tickets, noting 4500+ citations in 2005 including 848 at the 2000 block of Massachusetts near Central Junior High. The writer argues slowing down, avoiding accidents, and staying out of mud near residential areas protect children and residents. Assistant city editor Joel Mathis can be reached at 832-7142.
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Journal-World
Massachusetts
Central Junior High School
Joel Mathis
Joel Nakamura to Speak at Spencer Museum Event
Kansas University design department invites illustrator Joel Nakamura for Hallmark Design Symposium Series. An award winning artist known for neo primitive folk art iconography, his works have appeared in Time US News and World Report and the Los Angeles Times. He will lecture publicly at 6 p.m. Monday at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium 1301 Miss. The event is free and open to the public.
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Kansas University Design Department
Joel Nakamura
Hallmark
Nakamura
Time
US News & World Report
The
Los Angeles Times
Spencer Museum of Art
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