Featured Model- JT Vancollie

 

Photography by "Yen" Alexis Yuen

Name: JT Vancollie
Year: Junior
Fun fact: Can't wait to go to LA next semester!!!
First time modeling? Nope, the Lux fashion show my freshman year was.
Why did you join Lux? Because when else can you strut in heels and say it's for a good cause?
What do you know about Tufts China Care Club? I know that the club is a bunch of overachievers who helped not one but TWO babies with the fashion show last year.  Way to go China Care!
Why should people come to Lux this year? Because we have been rehearsing how to pose and walk for months. Hardcore model boot-camp.
Others things you would like to add: Ben Stiller's got nothing on me.

 You heard what JT said, get your tickets now at Campus Center ticket booth!

April 14th, see you there!

Featured Model-Shreya Ishita

One of Lux's mission is to be a unifying force on Tufts' campus and to bring different people together for a fun and meaningful night. Lux recognizes the mix of interesting individuals on campus and today, we present our very own Shreya Ishita-Miss Teen India 2009.

 

Photography by "Yen" Alexis Yuen

Name: Shreya Ishita

Year: 2013

Fun fact: I'm secretly scared of shadows!

First time modeling? No

Why did you join Lux? I LOVE walking on the ramp. LUX gives me a chance to do what I love for a wonderful cause! 

What do you know about Tufts China Care Club? TCC is a student organization that is dedicated towards helping the orphaned and abandoned children in China. Through year round activities like speaker events, movie showings, dumpling playgroup etc TCC constantly strives to raise funds and spread awareness about the cause it supports. I think TCC  is a wonderful initiative by the students of Tufts to give the children in China a brighter future.  

Why should people come to Lux this year? By coming to LUX, you help improve a child's life. All you need to do is come enjoy the show, have a blast and help us support our cause!

In addition to the fashion show ( as if that wasn't tempting enough!) we have a variety of dance performances by different dance groups and many more fun events!You'll be foolish to miss it!

Other things you would like to add:

Enough said. See you on April 14th at Cohen ;)

 

April 14th 9pm at Cohen Auditorium. See you there!

Featured Model - Alec Schilling

Photography by "Yen" Alexis Yuen

Name: Alexandra Schilling

Year: 2012

Fun Fact: I´m a licensed bartender and real estate agent.

First time modeling? Nope!

Why did you join Lux? China Care has such a great mission, and Tufts China Care really works to bring that awareness and drive to Tufts students. Lux is a great way to get involved and to meet other people with that same passion, whom I otherwise might never have gotten to know.

What do you know about Tufts China Care Club? Lots - I wrote a piece on last year´s show and the broader mission of the club for a journalism class. The club addresses several aspects of adoption in mainland China - fundraising for life-saving surgeries for children up for adoption, support and heritage preservation for children who have been adopted and brought to the States (and a support group for their new parents), and, perhaps most importantly, raising awareness about why child abandonment is such a huge issue in the first place. 

Why should people come to Lux this year? It´s a good time, and a great cause, with fantastic people - why wouldn´t you come?!

Other things you would like to add: Make sure to audition next year and make it rain money on the babies!

Lux Model Rytis Invited Lady Gaga to Lux2011 at Her Concert!

 

Check out 1:30 of this video! Rytis you rock!

Lux Trailer Has Reached 500+ Views!

1/8 of Tufts students have seen Lux2011 Trailer in one week! Help us to spread it out. Show it to your friends and family to save a baby!

April 14th 9pm at Cohen Auditorium. See you there!

A Word from Lux Choreographer-Amy Wipfler

While you all are enjoying your mojito by the beach during spring break, our models and choreographers are working hard to bring you a one of a kind dance routine at Lux2011.

Our Choreographer and Model Manager, Amy Wipfler has been teaching our models through Youtube videos. Amy posted 24 counts of movements a day and advised models to learn the entire routine by the end of spring break. Lets hear what Amy has to say about her choreography:

"I think it's really important that models get a chance to goof off a bit or play up their roles in these dances, since their friends have come to see them in the spotlight. So, I include sections in the dances where they can be creative with it, while still creating a narrative out of the overall dance. For the swing dance, I think it's more about showing off different dances styles, aside from ones that are popular in the contemporary dance scene (classy, like a fashion show). And I like mixing up eras, so I set the swing dancing (that also has ballet elements) to a Britney Spears song, and for the two other dances mixed songs from the turn of the century with Top 40 in 2010."

Lux models are working so hard to produce a fantastic show. How can you miss this?
April 14th 9pm. See you there!

Hardworkers

Lux models are working hard to bring you a fantastic show on April 14th.
Mark you calenders now!

Lux models practicing their dance routines by Amy Wipfler

Lux model May Igawa practicing her swing dance moves for the show

Lux Music Director Matthew Seaton providing music backdrop for our dances

Lux models Anna Troein, Evan Lim, May Igawa, Marcell Babai, and Shreya Ishita practicing their runway walk in Lewis Hall Common Room

Photography by Xinnan Li

Featured Model-Kenny Burris

 

Photography by "Yen" Alexis Yuen

Name: Kenneth Burris
Year: 2011
Fun fact:
Did you know that you are consuming 1/10 of a calorie every time you lick a stamp?

First time modeling?
Sadly, no.

Why did you join Lux?
 This is my second year signing onto Lux. I joined Lux because I have a continued interest in helping others, and I ultimately find it rewarding to be a contributor in raising money for pediatric surgery in China.

What do you know about Tufts China Care Club?
I not only know that Tufts China Care Club maintains a magnificent mission of "saving the lives of [the] medically fragile orphaned children in China, but I also know that it is "committed to empowering young people to use their abilities and creativity to help improve the lives of children in need." This mission truly speaks volumes to me and everyone else involved. I am so happy to be a part of such a pulchritudinous cause!

Why should people come to Lux this year?
 Why SHOULDNT people come to Lux this year? (see previous responses)

Other things you would like to add:
Lux Lux Lux Lux Lux Lux Lux Lux 2011!

 

  

April 14th 2011, 9pm at Cohen Auditorium. Save the date!

Be a Part of Lux

Here is an amazing opportunity to get involved with LUX- TCC Fashion Show 2011, the ONLY annual fashion show at Tufts! As you might have heard, we have been working really hard for this show since last September and pre-production is going on very well.

Since its less than one months away from the show, we would like to invite all of you to participate in the production process. We are looking for people who are responsible and committed.

Volunteers: (must attend 2 DRESS REHEARSALS and the show)
4 Spotlight person
1 Videographer
**10 Model Dressors (6 female dressers and 4 male dressors)** VERY IMPORTANT
-Model Dressers' will each be assigned to 2 models. They will need to familiarize themselves with the clothes their models are wearing, assist them in getting in and out of these clothes during "quick-change" and making sure that our sponsored clothes are ALWAYS clean and tidy.

Leadership for Lux2012
2 Directors
Model Manager

Event Staff: (only required on the day of the show)
10 Ushers
5 Sales person for TCC's charity sale in the lobby area

Event Date: April 14th 2011
Event Time: 9pm- 1130pm

Dress Rehearsal schedule:
Monday11th, 7-11pm Cohen Auditorium
Wednesday 13th, 7:30-11pm Cohen Auditorium
(dressers should also come in on the 9th for the dress rehearsal in Sogo)

Please email: tccfashionshow2011@gmail.com by April 2nd 2011 if you are interested!

Meet Our Models!

Meet our models this year!

I know what you are thinking. Yes, they are all Jumbos! 

Our models all care about the cause of Tufts China Care Club and have their own reasons to model for Lux. Stay tuned for sharing from our featured models!

Also, don't forget to come vote for your favorite Lux models this year. Votes will be taken during intermission and the winners of Favorite Female and Male Models will be announced at the end of the show. See you there! 

Photography by "Yen" Alexis Yuen

 

Lux 2011 Trailer is Out!

Check out our new trailer made by Tufts sophomore Lorrayne Shen.

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Welcome to Lux 2011!

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This year, Lux will happen on April 14th, 2011, 9pm at Cohen Auditorium at Tufts University. Tickets will be on sale in April. Last year, Lux 2010's resounding success helped fund life changing surgeries for two orphans in China suffering from severe heart defects. This year, Lux will be even bigger and better so mark your calenders now because you don't want to miss this!


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