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Fashion And Student Trends is a student-initiated, student-run nonprofit organization designed to bring the world of fashion to the University of California, Berkeley. The first branch of FAST was originally established in 2001 on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Through the collaboration of our founders, Berkeley launched its own FAST branch in 2005. Since then, the organization has grown tremendously and continues to serve the Berkeley fashion community in its 5th year of operation.

Our organization is dedicated to nurturing and fostering the talents and enthusiasm of students interested in the fashion industry, including designers, models, artists, photographers and other students seeking corporate fashion experience. Each semester, FAST members design, publicize, and host a fashion show featuring the original creations of our talented Berkeley student designers. Apart from being the only on-campus organization of its kind, FAST contributes to the greater community by collecting ticket fees and donating those proceeds to reputable charities. Past recipients include the California Alliance for Arts Education, Visual Aid, and A Miner Miracle

FAST also offers several professional events throughout the year, including sketching and sewing workshops and career information sessions with employers in the fashion industry. In the past, FAST has hosted info sessions presented by DFS Galleria (an upscale retailer owned by Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) and Academy of Art University. Members have also attended on off-campus excursions to places like the Academy of Art Spring Fashion Show and the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the de Young Museum. Events planned for the 2009-2010 school year will be just as exciting and informative for FAST members to learn more about the fashion industry.

Join us as we continue to support our fashion-oriented Cal students and promote philanthropy in the community at large.

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Name: Terra Chan
Position: Co-President and Show Director
Year & Major: Third Year, Economics & Psychology
Favorite Designe(s)r: Oscar de la Renta, Naeem Khan
Style Mantra: Vintage chic
Quote: "Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are." - Quentin Crisp

Name: Helene Truong
Position: Co-President
Year & Major: Third Year, Media Studies
Favorite Designer(s): Donna Karen and Michael Kors for clothes, Juicy Couture for accessories
Style Mantra: Comfortable sophistication
Quote: “Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not a Gucci bag or French-cut jeans -- it's an open mind.” - Gail Rubin Bereny

Name: Susie Joe
Position: Finance Director
Year & Major: Second Year, Intended Business and/or Media Studies
Favorite Designer(s): Chloe, Matthew Williamson
Style Mantra: It's all about the confidence!
Quote: “Fashion fades, style remains.” - Coco Chanel

Name: Ric Vazquez
Position: Co-Public Relations Director
Year & Major: Third Year, History & Media Studies
Favorite Designer(s): Cesare Paciotti for shoes, Lanvin and Givenchy for everything else
Style Mantra: Whimsically proportioned with spurts of refinement
Quote: “I hate layering -- this simple statement speaks soo much about my inner workings.” - Ric Vazquez

Name: Kate Crowle
Position: Co-Public Relations Director
Year & Major: Fourth Year, American Studies with an emphasis on Consumer Motivation and Behavior
Favorite Designer(s): Marc Jacobs and Madame Gres
Style Mantra: Classic with an edge
Quote: “Style is primarily a matter of instinct.” - Bill Blass

Name: Jenny Zhou
Position: Special Events Coordinator
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Name: Ramina Shahshahani
Position: Secretary
Year & Major: Second Year, Intended Media Studies & Political Science
Favorite Designer(s): Lanvin, Jean Paul Gaultier, Betsey Johnson
Style Mantra: Flirty and girly with a whimsical edge
Quote: “Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.” - Edna Woolman Chase

Name: Amanda Phimmasone
Position: Co-Publications Director
Year & Major: Fourth Year, Mass Communications Major & Public Policy Minor
Favorite Designer(s): Herve Leger, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, BCBG Max Azria, Louis Vuitton, Alice + Olivia, Abigail Lorick
Style Mantra: West Hollywood meets Orange County [the city goes to the beach!] <3
Quote: “Let's make better mistakes tomorrow.”

Name: Stephanie Li
Position: Co-Publications Director
Year & Major: Third Year, Art Practice
Favorite Designer(s): Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Vera Wang
Style Mantra: Feminine but edgy
Quote: “The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of the man she loves. But for those who haven't had the fortune of finding this happiness, I am there.” - Yves Saint Laurent