Two BSM students recently started a new fashion club. Juniors Micheala Runman and Beth Heymans have this club meet every Tuesday from 2:30-3:30. This new club has caught the interest of many students at BSM because they wonder what it is and what the meetings entail.

Many students are curious about what the members of the fashion club do, and how it makes them a part of this new community. Fashion is something that will be around forever and constantly evolving, so it is no surprise people are interested. “Beth and I wanted to start a fashion club because we know it is a high interest point of teens in high school and thought it would be a fun way to use creativity in design and teach about sustainability,” Runman said.

Heymans was interested in a different way to express creativity that BSM did not offer. “We thought that it would be a fun club and we love to shop. We also wanted to talk about sustainability and make our own designs,” Heymans said.

Similarly, Runman’s goal for this club was to open the conversations about some of the short-comings of the fashion industry and to help people become more creative. The club puts an emphasis on the importance of teaching about sustainability in the fashion industry, but they also make an effort to incorporate donating into their activities. “We do a variety of things such as make collages, design outfits, sewing, and screen printing clothes. We also teach about the benefits of thrifting and being sustainable, as well as donating clothes to Goodwill and Arc monthly,” Runman said

Heymans hopes to someday take this hobby and pursue it as an educational opportunity in the future. “I am hoping to study marketing so it might be fun in the future to combine those interests,” Heymans said.

Additionally, Runman has similar ideas about her future. “I am still considering it and researching different jobs regarding fashion that would help me become successful, but my favorite activity we do is being a personal shopper and creating outfits for people” Runman.

This new club not only opens a new creative outlet for students, but it also opens up a new realm of career opportunities for students going to college in the coming years. Also, the number of members will keep increasing as the weeks continue. “We have around 30 on the email list and we had 45 responses to our google form,” Runman said.