Monday, June 23

FAST 2023: Gabriel Discipulo returns to the runway show with subversive fashion line

Cohesion and Californian fashion collide in Gabriel Discipulo’s latest collection. The fourth-year sociology student’s creations will be returning to the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA runway Friday. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Marcus Vidaurri, Gabriel Discipulo and Robby Wong sit on a bench together. Discipulo, a fourth-year sociology student, will be bringing a new collection, titled “PCH CARFIRE” to the Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA runway Friday. (Photo by Grace Wilson. Photo illustration by Amber Lee)


FAST 2023: Student Kristi Le’s ‘Encore’ collection delivers timeless, sustainable looks

As the countdown to Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA’s annual runway ticks down, Kristi Le’s collection has all the time in the world. The first-time designer and fourth-year computational and systems biology student said her collection will walk FAST’s annual runway Friday at Pauley Pavilion while conveying a message of sustainability. Read more...

Photo: Kristi Le (left) and a model (right) pose together in white. “Encore” is Le’s first collection. (Photo by Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


FAST 2023: Mueller infuses fashion world with technology in eye-catching ‘Antenna’ collection

Cole Mueller is taking the World Wide Web to the runway. For his Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA runway debut, the third-year mechanical engineering student said his 2023 collection, “Antenna,” tells the tale of how technology changed communication over the past three decades, drawing stylistic influences from the ’90s and early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Amber Zeng, Cole Mueller and Karen Park pose in brightly colored outfits. Mueller, a third-year mechanical engineering student, will be making his Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA runway debut Friday with his collection, entitled “Antenna.” Zeng and Park will model some of Mueller’s designs. (Photo by Halinda Yu. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)


FAST 2023: Rafael Larrañaga’s collection ‘Epitaph’ honors Inglewood culture

Rafael Larrañaga’s designs are bringing Inglewood to Westwood on the FAST runway. The first-year design media arts student will showcase his first collection, entitled “Epitaph,” at the annual Fashion and Student Trends at UCLA’s 2023 runway show Friday. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Albert Acosta, Rafael Larrañaga and Leian Mulatre sit on a staircase. Larrañaga’s collection “Epitaph” is centered around Inglewood and Chicano culture. (Photo by Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Isabella Lee/Illustrations director)



Reselling secondhand styles, UCLA Vintage captures Bruin nostalgia

UCLA Vintage is back in style. Owned by twin brothers Jake and Max Santaniello, the UCLA Vintage shop curates a collection of second-hand clothing and accessories that embody the style passed down through former generations of Bruins. Read more...

Photo: Donning items from UCLA Vintage, founders Jake (left) and Max (right) Santaniello stand in front of a tree. The second-year twins started the shop because of their love for vintage clothing. (Alice Yang/Daily Bruin)


TFT hosts inaugural Asian and Pacific Islander Film Night featuring alumni’s films

A celebration of spirited culture powered the film reel in the James Bridges Theater on Monday. Bruin cinema lovers flocked to the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s inaugural Asian and Pacific Islander Film Night on Monday evening. Read more...

Photo: Asian and Pacific Islander alumni sit in a row on the James Bridges Theater stage, joined by Yiran Zhou over Zoom. The eight filmmakers presented short films at the inaugural API Film Night on Monday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)