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Models wearing pieces expected to be shown at the MODA Fashion Show. (Photo courtesy of Sydney McMullan)

The MODA Fashion Show will keep attendees in the loop

Cynthia Cunningham April 30, 2024
New looks, new music, and a new stage... This year's fashion team wanted to challenge their creativity.
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Fashion Department and students lend a hand during COVID-19 crisis

Amber Robinson May 1, 2020

As Palomar works to adapt to the changes and challenges of COVID-19, the Fashion Program worked to contribute their sewing skills to making much-needed masks for their community. According to Rita Campo...

Dear Survivor jewelry

Dear Survivor: Fashion generating hope

Sundae Velasco June 6, 2019

Community and Creativity with Christine Howell of Dear Survivor Christine Howell’s studio in downtown San Diego is a sight for sore eyes, but walk a block away in any direction and you are bound...

Student Madelyn Dorin shows off her new shirt from the Comet’s Closet. (Megan Lammott/The Telescope)

Palomar provides students with free clothing, no questions asked

Sammi Cox March 11, 2019

Story by Kiana Teixeira There is a hidden gem on campus that not many students know about called Comets Closet. Comets closet is a clothing bank where students can come and get free clothes that they...

Student Madelyn Dorin browses through the women’s rack at the Comet’s Closet. (Megan Lammott/The Telescope)

Palomar Fashion Department opens free clothing bank to students

Ana Acosta March 4, 2019

Story by Ashley Romero SAN MARCOS --- The Fashion and Merchandising Department opened a clothing bank for the students of Palomar in Fall 2018. The clothing bank is known as the Comet’s Closet....

Fat acceptance: an excuse for poor health

Jeremiah Tatola December 3, 2018

The obesity epidemic around the world is not only gaining weight, but traction thanks to a social justice phenomenon called “The Fat Acceptance Movement.”   Fat acceptance is a phrase used by many...

You don’t need a child to wear dad shoes

Ana Acosta December 3, 2018

Once upon a time during the Spring 2018 New York Fashion Week, the ‘ugly’ dad sneaker trend was born.   Designers such as Gucci and Balenciaga have recently popularized the dad shoe trend, and...

A drag queen holds a Dr. Seuss book with several children gather around her in a library.

Child Drag Queens are the future

Samantha Cox October 10, 2018

Some kids play sports, others pursue music, some kids do drag. Children now more than ever have the freedom to do whatever they want. Boys don’t always play sports and girls don’t always dance....

Fashions from the MODA Better Together Fashion Show and Career Expo. At the California Center For The Arts, Escondido. May 11, 2018. (MODA Better Together Fashion Show and Career Expo. At the California Center For The Arts, Escondido. May 11, 2018. (Aubree Wiedmaier/The Telescope)

MODA fashion show hits runway

Jennesh Agagas May 19, 2018

It all starts with a dream, an abundance of passion, a few sketches, mood boards, patterns, model fittings, and viola, a fashion collection is born. On May 11, the Center for the Arts in Escondido opened...

Palomar Fashion Designer Genevieve Leonard spends her days preparing mannequins, managing photo-shoots, styling models all the while working on her own designs for the upcoming Palomar MODA Fashion show on May 4, 2017. (Johnny Jones/The Telescope)

Behind the MODA runway

Anissa Ocansey May 23, 2017

Palomar’s 70th Annual MODA fashion show was in six and a half hours, and whether I had previous experience or not, my goal was to be electric. The fashion shows arena, The California Center for the...

Dress design forms stand ready on April 13, 2017 in the Palomar College Fashion Merchandising & Design department as it prepares to present the MODA 70 Years of Style Fashion Show. The event will showcase student designs and styling on May 4, 2017 at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. (Kathleen Coogan/The Telescope)

Models take stage at MODA fashion show

Telescope Staff May 22, 2017

by Sheila Izvernari Palomar College presented the MODA 70 Years of Style fashion show, May 4 at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. The Fashion Design and Merchandising students showcase...

Students inspire with Fall Fashion Trends

Shannon Miller November 28, 2016
Style trends will begin to change as fall deepens and winter approaches. Palomar students share their style choices for the coming "chilly" holiday months.
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