Let's play that classic game. When you see a word, reply with the first word that comes to mind. President? Obama. Summer? Beach. Cincinnati? "Fashion" probably wasn't the first thing you thought, was it? Nathan Hurst, 23, hopes to change that with the founding of Cincinnati Fashion Week, a celebration of fashion, artistic expression and the Queen City that took place April 19-24.
From the inside out, Miami University first-year Valeria Naymark is a 'fashionista.' Even on a rainy, overcast day in Oxford, the pre-business first-year dresses to impress: leopard ballet flats, diamond jewelry and designer jeans. And her direct experience in the New York fashion realm has given her a cross-cultural fashion intellect.