By Logan Schlossberg
Staff Writer
A new club for students that share a passion for fashion and a desire to help others can now be found on Costa’s campus.
President sophmore Robin Green leads the club every other Tuesday during lunch in room 223. The club is sponsored by the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising located near, downtown Los Angeles and TOMS Shoes located in Santa Monica.
With a love for helping others and for fashion, Green decided to start a club that would incorporate both.
“Starting the club means a lot to me because fashion is my life, and I also love to volunteer,” Green said. “I’m really excited to get things going with all of our upcoming events. I feel that as a club we have so much potential to change and enrich people’s lives.”
The club’s members also want to make major contributions to the community. They are planning community service ideas to help out. One project they are doing is collecting clothing for families in homeless shelters. Another is a clothing drive of prom dresses for girls who can’t afford them.
Since the club is a balance of fashion and service, it ties in fashion to all its community service projects.
“I really enjoy helping people out, and I think the idea of collecting prom dresses is really great because it incorporates both fashion and service,” sophomore Audrey Davis said.
The members of Charitable Couture Club feel it is important to interact with other companies and organizations; therefore, they have paired up with FIDM, the official sponsor of the club.
“One of my friends started the club, and I decided to join because it sounded like it would be a really fun opportunity,” sophmore Abby Salk said. “I’m most excited about getting to go on field trips to cool places and to help donate items to people who need them.”
TOMS Shoes is also involved with the Charitable Couture Club. TOMS is a footwear company that donates a free pair of shoes to Africa with every purchae made. The company plans to provide guest speakers who will come to the club and speak about the fashion world.
“I’m looking forward to getting involved with TOMS Shoes and doing fundraisers to help people in the world who don’t have shoes and clothes like we do,” sophomore Lauren Watts said. “It’s doing good things for the community, but also having fun with friends at the same time.”
To be considered an active member in the Charitable Couture Club, a student must comply with some minor standards. They must attend at least 80 percent of the meetings and participate in all community service activities. Also, any student who wants to join must maintain a 2.5 grade-point average to be a member.
“The fact that Charitable Couture Club reaches out to people that need clothes and other necessities and works with other organizations is great,” said Choi.
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