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Show UVU REVIEW LIFE B3 COLUMNIST Frumpy Fashionista The struggles a nontraditional student has keeping up with the trends By Marinann Castillo Staff Writer I am so not a fashion girl. I GABI CAMBELU/UVU REVIEW UVU tosses beads and cuddles wit snakes to celebrate Mardi Gras The annual Fat Tuesday celebration at UVU had something for everyone that attended, from dancing to magic By Joseph Smith Staff Writer gsnnith1515@gnnail.com On Friday Feb. 28, UVUSA threw their annual Mardi Gras celebration. The event had many different attractions to draw people, including a hypnotist and magician, casino room, pizza, cotton candy, dance floor, Comedy Sportz and From snakes, even a red carpet where you could take pictures with a massive snake. "I like how they have different things here for everyone: comedy, pizza, candy," said Tiani Whitman. "Anyone could find something they like." The party started at 9 p.m. on Friday night and ended at 2 a.m. the next morning. In-between there was a lot to see. Some people came dressed up for Mardi Gras, some came dressed like they had just gotten out of their last class —regardless, they were there to have a good time. Even people who don't attend UVU got in on the action. Kailey Boyd and April Ballantyne, who are not students at UVU, said they learned about the party from Facebook and decided to come because they knew it would be a good time. They said they wished there were more parties like this. Two of the most popular attractions of the night were the magician and the hypnotist. Though the hypnotist shows were a little long— usually running about an hour and twenty minutes— they were always packed. Even in the Ragan Theater there was a crowd standing at the top of the stairs watching the show. The magician was equally as popular. According to Parker Jenkins, "Anyone who is not here is missing out on the Magician, that's for sure." Another very popular event offered was Comedy Sportz. Students shuffled from the long entry line to a packed house, they were often students' favorite part of the night when asked. "Comedy Sports was the best. I've never been to a comedy show before and these guys were way good. Definitely my favorite part," said Daniel Amosa. One of the biggest criticisms among the partygoers was that there could have been more people present at the event. Kailey Boyd put it simply when she said, "I just wish there were more people." Ultimately, it seemed as though the event was a success. Amidst the flurry of multi-colored shirts, ruffled dresses and lots and lots of bead necklaces, many of the partygoers had smiles on their faces. All Valerie had to say was, "I'm all about the 0-town and the get down." GABI CAMBELOUVU REVIEW hypnotism, dancing and card games, there was lots of fun for Mardi Gras. The event is held annually to celebrate the Southern holiday. have tried for years, but class is just something I missed out on when talents were being handed out. Oh, I can appreciate how it looks on others, but for some reason I find it impossible to do myself. I like to make myself feel better about it by saying I am more of a "cute" kind of person. My mother ingrained the dress code in my mind by saying things like, "You can't wear stripes and plaids together." So, when I saw a cute young co-ed coming out of one of the buildings on campus this week who was wearing a floral top and polka dot pants - in different colors no less - I thought she had either missed the memo or was at the bottom of the clean clothes pile and really needed to do laundry. Then today I saw another young woman wearing a striped skirt and plaid print sweater and I wondered, "Did I miss something?" Yup. Apparently, yet again, I am behind in the trendy department. From what my oldest daughter explained to me, the "color block" look hasn't been the style for a while. Now it is all about mixing various patterns and colors in the same outfit. I was afraid of that. I barely own any clothes I could wear in the color block era, and it is already over. Story of my life. In my day, it was all about color coordinating. In other words, you would wear a certain color shirt and then wear various matching accessories. Or pick a neutral skirt, dress it up with a print blouse, and choose earrings and a necklace in the same color palette. But not anymore. Paisley peach pants and a striped red sweater are where it is at. And don't forget the lime green earrings. Certain people can pull anything off. My best girlfriend loves funky jewelry and it works on her. If I wore some of the things she does, people would wonder what I had been drinking But she just knows how to put things together and make it work. I prefer tiny gold hoop earrings myself. Another "non-traditional" (code for old) student friend of mine wore a tweed red plaid coat the other day. On her it looked vintage and classic. On me it would have said, "Frumpy". For years now, my two daughters have been my fashion consultants. Both of my daughters-in-law are also very classy dressers. They all just know what looks good together. They can even shop on a budget and look amazing. Me? I have a neon "I shop at WalMart" sign flashing above my head. For what it is worth, don't expect to see me donning anything too wild and crazy together yet. After all, I am still trying to catch up with last year's fashions. For now, I'll just stick to my khaki pants and brown sweater. But I might have some fabulous fuchsia earrings that would look great with that. |