Life & Style: Multimedia Belt

Syracuse Snare Quidditch Club travels to PA for festival and tournament
By Tobi Thompson
November 1, 2016 - 2:27pm
Syracuse University's quidditch team participates in the annual Brotherly Love Quidditch Cup and Harry Potter Festival.

The sound of John Williams’ compositional strings played in the air. Adults and children alike dressed in costumes of wizards, prison mates, owls, and muggles. And ten athletic teams competed against each other on PVC pipes at Chestnut Hill College on October 22. This could only amount to the annual Brotherly Love Quiddtich Cup and Harry Potter Festival.

Changing the narrative of body shaming
By Sarah Heikkinen
October 19, 2016 - 11:02pm
Young feminists are working to put an end to the stigma that surrounds body shaming in queer and minority communities in Central New York.

At the first presidential debate, Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump out on comments he made about former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado. Trump body shamed and stereotyped Machado, the first Latina to win the pageant, by calling her Miss Piggy (because she gained weight) and Miss Housekeeping (because she’s Latina). The second presidential debate was preceded by a leak of offensive comments about women Trump made during a bit he had done for Access Hollywood in 2005. “Grab her by the pu—y,” he now famously said to Billy Bush in the recording.

Halloween fashion show fractures your favorite fairytales
By Kayla Boyd
October 19, 2016 - 8:46pm
Syracuse Fall Fashion Week kicked off Halloween early with its annual Syracuse Snarl fashion show.

Neon lights flashed around a runway at the top of the curved staircase at the Landmark Theater on Thursday, Oct. 13. The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, and… Donald Trump? Those were just some of the looks that strutted down at this year’s Syracuse Snarl fashion show.

Hosted by Syracuse Fall Fashion Week, the theme was “fractured fairytales.”

The woman behind the hair
By Kayla Boyd
October 12, 2016 - 12:36pm
Local hair stylist Shannon Fleming takes on Syracuse Fashion Week, again.

When Shannon Fleming was only 11 years old, she did her mom’s hair for her wedding. Now, 27 years later, Fleming is still the go-to person for event hair – except the up-dos and color treatments aren’t just for her mom, they’re for runway models at Syracuse Fashion Week.

Dogs hit the catwalk for Syracuse Fashion Week
By Kayla Boyd
September 14, 2016 - 10:37pm
Syracuse's Fall 2016 Fashion Week kicked off on Wednesday with its first ever dog fashion show.

Syracuse Fashion Week put on its first runway show of the season on Wednesday and instead of strutting their heels and bags, the models showed off their paws and tails.

The event, “Dressed To The K-9’s,” was Syracuse’s first dog fashion show. It took place in Perseverance Park between Armory and Clinton Squares. The outdoor show was free to attend and free to enter.

Lisa Butler, executive director of Syracuse Fashion Week, said the idea for this event came from the Office of Innovation at City Hall.

Downtown welcomes latest vintage retailer
By Kayla Boyd
September 2, 2016 - 7:46pm
Two strangers became business partners when they launched Vintage Love in downtown Syracuse this summer.

From pop-up shops in flea markets to a trendy storefront, Vintage Love is the newest vintage retailer in Downtown Syracuse.

Vintage Love co-owner, Shauna Diliberto, created and ran Maeflowers Vintage, a pop-up shop of curated clothing, for 18 months. She said she was nervous to set foot into the business world so she gave the idea a trial run.

Fashions at the Mansion kicked off Syracuse Fashion Week
By Jingyu Wan
April 21, 2016 - 8:11am
Attendees enjoyed fashion, music, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails at the Fashions at the Mansions event Wednesday night.

Syracuse Fashion Week kicked off with a Fashions at the Mansion show at the Barnes-Hiscock House on Wednesday night.

Local boutiques such as The Changing Room, Frameology Optical, Style Dots, FashionFix Designs and more were present at the event. 

Local magazine holds spring bridal show
By Shumin Lai
April 11, 2016 - 10:47pm
Models wearing wedding gowns and tuxedos strut their stuff down the runway at a bridal show on Sunday.

Music, dancing and laughter travel through the halls during a nontraditional bridal show on Sunday at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool. The brides-to-be in the audience whispered to their family members about the outfits that came down the runway. As comical male models danced to the beat of the music, whispers turned into giggles.

The Trans $5,000 Pursuit of Happiness
By Julia Naftulin
April 6, 2016 - 12:45am
SU's Trans Day of Liberation is April 6, but for many transgender twenty-somethings, the high costs of surgeries and hormone therapy mean liberation comes at a high price.

On the wooden-planked porch of an Ostrom Avenue home, a small group of students blows puffs of cigarette smoke into the freezing air, their happy banter bringing the otherwise silent street to life. In the huddle of knit beanies, worn jeans and black and khaki-colored coats stands Mateo Diaz, 21, house resident and the night’s host. He emerges from a dissipating cloud — dressed in his own black beanie, flannel-lined denim jacket, black jeans and black leather combat boots — and heads down the porch’s stairs, directing party-ready guests toward the back door.

From twirling to tiaras
By Jackie Prager
March 6, 2016 - 12:44pm
Meghan Sinisi shares how being the Syracuse University Orange Girl led her to become Miss Syracuse 2016.

One of the highlights of every Syracuse University football game is the baton girl taking center field to perform, but who is the baton twirler? Meghan Sinisi, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences is Syracuse University’s Orange Girl. 

“A lot of people call it baton girl, but it’s Orange Girl,” Sinisi said.