Fashion at a Troubled High School

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

Great story today from the NY Times: Parish Nation, a hip hop clothing line based in NYC donated their clothes and time to help troubled youth at Camden High School. For the students of this troubled high school, the fashion show was the rarest of the events, which turned their auditorium into somewhat of a runway. About 40 students were given the chance to participate in this rare event.

“Beneath it all was a more basic question, about the educational value of a fashion show. On the one hand, as one teacher put it, clothes are a bridge between street life and school life, two worlds teenagers toggle between. On the other, the fashion industry’s exclusivity and emphasis on looks might bruise feelings.”

Read the full story and watch the fashion show here.