Photos: 'Fashion meets poetry' in WAM program
The work of famed photographer Annie Leibovitz inspired the Friday evening event, a collaboration between the museum, Ponder This, and YBG Studios.
On Friday, July 19, the Wichita Art Museum hosted Fashion Meets Poetry, a combined spoken-word program and fashion show that also highlighted the touring exhibition "Annie Leibovitz/Work," which is on view through September 1. The program was a collaboration between the museum, Ponder This, and YBG Studios.
WAM Curator Tera Hedrick speaks to the audience about the works of photographer Annie Leibovitz at Fashion Meets Poetry. Photos by Jacinda Hall for the SHOUT
After Hedrick's introduction, spoken word artists performed original poems, from top left: Parridox, Blakkfist, Fruitful Rhema, Knowledge, and Kimberly Paige. Photos by Jacinda Hall for the SHOUT
Models walk the runway in streetwear designs by YBG Studios, from top left: Maleah Baldorf, Mack, Leslie Paredes, Cedra Curry, Axie Sanchez, De'Quan Mitchell, Deshawn Parker, and Gabe Perez. Photos by Jacinda Hall for the SHOUT
Mark Lozada, the owner and designer of YBG Studios, greets the audience before sharing a few words at the end of the show. Photos by Jacinda Hall for the SHOUT
Jacinda Hall (she/her) is a journalist born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. She is currently a senior at Wichita State studying journalism and English. She has been on staff at the Sunflower for the past two and a half years, most recently as the publication's podcast editor for the 2023-24 academic year. Outside of writing, Hall enjoys knitting, crocheting, playing video games, watching TV and listening to a good book or podcast.
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