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Hope’s Garden Presents a Black History Inspired Fashion Show

Strength and beauty, the descriptors come to the forefront of one’s mind in the presence of the designers and models that made up the BODII BI CORII fashion show.

The event was hosted by the Beauchamp Branch of the Onondaga County Public Library Feb. 18 and presented by the designers that make up Hope’s Garden. Quieesha Burns and Precious Allen put their work on public view showing that Syracuse can produce design worthy of competition on a bigger scale.

As African-American designers in Syracuse, Burns and Allen represent hope for the advancement of fashion in our community.

A model takes the stage during the the BODI BI CORII fashion show held Feb. 18, 2012 at Beauchamp Branch Library.

“Hope is all we have when we have nothing” stated Burns, a resonating sentiment that could serve as inspiration to those young men and women in this area who may feel the pursuit of careers in fashion and design are beyond their reach.

Models from Syracuse University and Cazenovia College proudly strode across the Beauchamp stage. Each woman taking but a fleeting moment to pause and turn, revealing nuances of the creations developed by the two proud designers.

As the show came to a close, the full cast of models took the stage once more accompanied by the creative talent. Burns beamed with joy at having the opportunity to show the results of her efforts to those who came to Beauchamp Library to share in this experience.

– Story and photos by Jeremiah Howell, Community Correspondent for The Stand

Smile Again Fashion Show

Albany Campus Ambassadors partnered with Smile Again to produce a charity fashion show and Designer Quieesha Burns to benefit the survivors of the Gatumba genocide in Central Africa where over 150 people were killed in a little over an hour. The goal of this fundraiser is to return the smiles to the faces of the survivors of the genocide.

During the night of August 13, 2004, in a refugee camp in Burundi, Africa called Gatumba, hundreds of victims from the Democratic Republic of Congo were mercilessly slaughtered by armed factions. 166 were killed and 116 others were maimed and injured. Families were traumatized and almost all of those murdered and injured were of the “Banyamulenge Tribe”. Prior to the genocide, this tribe had been forced from their homes in the southern Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The conflicts are continuing today in southern Kivu where women and girls are being raped and assaulted and others are still being murdered..

How would give away $100?

Quieesha Burns knew she could increase the impact of $100 with her creativity and talents.

Burns, 21, is a Henninger graduate studying business and fashion at Cazenovia College.

What would you do with $100? Forty four students in Mercy Works' Synergy program were each given $100 to benefit someone else. Karysa Humphrey, of Auburn, talks about how she spent her money. Watch video

Burns searched the Internet for programs that provide clothing to women. She found one — Dress a Girl Around the World, a program of Hope 4 Kids International. Dress a Girl encourages people to make dresses to donate to needy girls and women.

Burns designed a dress pattern and made three dresses from it. She also made a fourth from a pattern she already had. Four Young women in the Synergy program modeled the dresses Burns had made. She spent more than the $100 on material, but felt good about the outcome, she said.

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