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LIFESTYLES
Model wannabes brawl
Tyra Bank’s America’s Next Top
Model attracted some rather
passionate models-to-be at a New
York City audition. As contestants
stood outside the Park Central New
York hotel a riot broke out, injuring
six people. Two sought medical
attention. Organizers shut down the
audition after the incident.
SOURCE: CNN.COM
Museum opens
pirate exhibit
Any closet pirates out there will be
happy to know that the North Caro-
lina Museum of History, located in
downtown Raleigh, opened a pirate
exhibit March 6. The exhibit, titled
“Knights of the Black Flag,” showcases
weapons, clothing and “the largest
collection of artifacts ever exhibited
from... Blackbeard’s flagship Queen
Anne’s Revenge.” The exhibit aims to
educate the public about the pirate
life and to bring their exploits to life.
“Knights of the Black Flag” will be on
view until Jan. 03 2010.
SOURCE: N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY
APPLE A DAY
Doctors find
tentative allergy cure
Doctors at Duke University Medi-
cal Center and Arkansas Children’s
Hospital have found that it may be
possible to cure people with peanut
allergies. Researchers gave allergic
children tiny bits of peanut and ob-
served their response. Over several
years, five of the children’s immune
systems learned to tolerate peanuts,
and several more had reduced reac-
tions. Peanut allergy is the most life
threatening food allergy.
SOURCE: CNN.COM
Headaches linked
to temperature
A new study shows higher temper-
atures may be linked to headaches.
The research revealed that headache
complaints went up 7.5 percent for
each five degree Celsius temperature
increment. The researchers can’t say
why temperature would affect head-
aches, and some doctors are denying
that the study shows anything at all.
SOURCE: WRAL.COM
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One of Chef Daniel Taylor’s dishes for round one, “battle bacon.”
The chef prepared roasted sweet potatoes and white potatoes,
topped them with greens, a lightly fried egg and organic back
bacon.
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After the judges tasted the
dishes and Vaughn and Gantt
took the round, the real fun
began. The friends prepared
to face off in “battle cheese”
for the title of iron chef.
Wood unveiled a selection
of hard, soft, aged and green
cheeses and sent the competi-
tors to their kitchens. The
competition between the
teams was noticeable, but
their friendly rapport was
obvious. The chefs egged each
other on, and Taylor started a
small tortilla throwing fight
with Vaughn.
The chefs incorporated
apples, custard and scone
pastry into their cheese-cen-
tered dishes. And just like the
chocolate covered bacon did
for round one, Gantt’s hunks
of cheese wrapped in phyllo
did for round three.
“You win!” Wood shout-
ed into the microphone as
he saw Gantt wrap the cell
phone-sized slabs of cheddar
in shredded phyllo.
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But this time the crowd-
favored dish wasn’t enough
for a win. The judges awarded
the title “Iron Chef” to Taylor.
Winning and losing weren’t
the most important things
to the chefs or the organiz-
ers though. Wood reiterated
the community aspect of the
event.
“It was a fun time,” he said.
It was good to have students
and the community come
out.”
The Green Planet Cater-
ing team saw the contest as
a way to extend the vision of
their company, which special-
izes in using and promoting
local food and community
projects.
“We believe in support-
ing the local community,”
Vaughn said.
Even though he’d been cold
and getting rained on all day,
Wood beamed as he watched
the final round of Iron Chef
come to a close.
“I think this has been a great
success, despite the weather,”
he said. “We’ve raised aware-
ness about local businesses.”
LIFE & STYLE
TECHNICIAN
CHRISTIN HARDY /TECHNICIAN
A model strikes a pose for the fashion show, Redress, an event at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance
Festival, Saturday. The model is wear a piece from “Enchanted Frocks 2009” by designers Kristen Martinez
and Kelly Sambrick.
Designers ‘Redress’ runway
Sarah Ewald
Staff Writer
The Redress Raleigh fashion
show, part of the Hillsborough
Street Renaissance, proved that
thinking green can be couture
too. Models sashayed down the
runway, showing the 20 design-
ers’ 18 collections with inspira-
tion coming from various influ-
ences and all designs made from
recycled clothing.
The idea for a fashion show
featuring eco-friendly and re-
worked materials was sparked
when Mor Aframian, a senior in
textile and apparel management
and founder of MorLove, met
CHRISTIN HARDY/TECHNICIAN
Jamie Powell and Beth Stewart The fashion show Redress, was held during the Hillsborough Renais-
over the summer of 2008. Powell sance Saturday. There was a grand total of 19 collections, all of which
owns American Vintage Cloth- were created with the show’s mantra, “REcreated, REfashioned &
ing & Classics, a vintage apparel REcycled clothing.” The show’s goal was to promote “eco-friendly de-
store, and Stewart is cochair for signers” and to show “green is in all aspects of life, including fashion.”
the Triangle Emerging Green
Powell. colors to asymmetrical hemlines,
Builders.
“She’s worked very hard, and halters, and short skirts. The gar-
Stewart said the New York
I’m very proud of her,” McFar- ments would not be out of place
chapter of the Emerging Green
lane said. for a club kid who wanted to see
Builders has a fashion show, and
Ginger Wise came from Hicko- and, more importantly, to be
that she had previously contacted
ry to attend because her daughter seen.
Aframian about putting one to-
worked behind the scenes at the Accessories also made their
gether for the Triangle. Powell
show. She was particularly im- presence known throughout
got involved through a connec-
pressed with all of the creativity the show, mostly as hair adorn-
tion with the Triangle Emerging
that she saw. ments. Grasses and oversized
Green Builders and knew Stew-
“There are so many tal- leaves appeared cocked over
art.
ented students here. I see people eyebrows in the collection of
“We wanted to show accessible
that really have a future in the Allison Szatek, sophomore in
and affordable fashion, with em-
fashion industry,” Wise said. textile and apparel management.
phasis on eco-fashion,” Stewart
A few col lect ions stood Strings of hippie flowers flowed
said.
out from the crowd at the loose as locks from the collection
Stewart, Pow-
show. of Claire Stanhope and Jessica
ell and Afram-
ian spent about “We wanted to Hannah Goff, Marmor, seniors in textile and
junior in tex- apparel management and textile
eight mont hs
pla n ni ng t he show accessible tile and apparel technology respectively.
management, The clothes weren’t the only
event, which was
and affordable
showed sepa- things of notice on the runway.
to be held out-
rates that would Many models strutted their stuff
side. But when
the inclement
fashion, with be suitable for a in front of the crowd as well.
business envi- Whitney Medlin, junior in
weather made
an outdoor
emphasis on ronment. Her de- textile and apparel management,
signs were struc- modeled for Amy Gray’s collec-
event unlikely,
they spent three
eco-fashion.” tured and ar- tion. Medlin is Gray’s friend, and
Beth Stewart, organizer chitectural. The many close friends of Gray mod-
days planning
simplicity was set eled for her showing. Medlin said
for an indoor
off by including that her strut in the spotlight
fashion show, held at Aurora
details such as a ruffle around went well.
nightclub.
the neck and color-blocked “I was really nervous, but ev-
Stewart said that she was
panels. One notable piece was erybody was really supportive
speechless about the number of
an Alice-in-Wonderland-style and there was a great vibe. I just
people that attended the show,
dress that included an obi sash went for it,” Medlin said.
and that so many people came
that some had to be turned away
around the waist. Proceeds from ticket sales went
People came from an array
The collection of Kelly Sam- to the Amani Baby Cottage, an
brick and Kristen Martinez, se- orphanage in Jinja, Uganda. The
nior and junior both in textile orphanage has been MorLove’s
and apparel management, drew labor of love since the program’s
fashion show.
Emily McFarlane came from
inspiration from the 1980s and inception in summer 2006.
marine life — themes the design-
New York to see Powell’s designs.
McFarlane’s older sister had at-
ers translated into eveningwear.
The looks incorporated black
tulle, sequins and bright cool
McFarlane is also a friend of
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