Geek, preppy, jock and gothic stereotypical fashions will get a twist in a fashion show on Monday.

GLAM Modeling will be adding its own tweaks to the ideal clique fashions of school in its event “GLAM University: F.A.M.E. Fashion Show” at 7 p.m. on Monday in the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Jeremy Nowell, a junior journalism major and the president of GLAM Modeling, said the theme for the show centers around school.

“It is something everyone can relate to,” Nowell said. “We do different classes, we have multiple performances.”

Monique Hampton, a sophomore communication studies major and the fashion coordinator for GLAM Modeling, said all the fashions will be school themed.

“We chose GLAM University as a theme because it is something that everyone can basically relate too,” Hampton said. “There are a whole lot of versions to school, like theatrical and modeling. The clothes you see everyone wearing in school, it is how you can take each category and put a twist to it and make it runway material.”

Nowell said he wanted to show the fun side of classes.

“I thought it was important to take something that some people dread or find boring, and put really good interesting fun twists on it,” Nowell said.

Hampton said they will take the ideas from preppy, geek, jock and other school cliques for their show.

“We are going to add our own spark of fashion, our taste of fashion to all the outfits that you will be seeing during the show,” Hampton said.

Nowell said they got some of their inspiration from outfits on campus.

“We are taking the everyday trends that people wear to class and turn it into a fashionable runway show, or a fashion extravaganza,” Nowell said.

Ashley Barnes, a freshman biology major and a GLAM model, said it is a way to do what she loves to do while entertaining the audience

“Not only are we showing off our fashion ability, but we also entertain our audience and it is very theatrical,” Barnes said.

Nowell said they also want to show that anyone can be a model.

“With this fashion show we also like to put a counter attack against what the real fashion industry is like,” Nowell said. “Models are supposed to be tall, skinny, just size zero, but with this show we use models of all shape, sizes, race, gender and nationality. We are showing, basically, that true beauty cannot be defined.”

Barnes agreed.

“We are like an inspiration to the audience because we display different body shapes and sizes,” Barnes said.

Hampton said she also hopes to show people anyone can be model.

“You don’t need a certain talent, everyone has a model in them,” Hampton said.

Hampton said she cannot wait to see the final product.

“It is like an artist looking at his masterpiece and its finishing,” Hampton said.

Nowell agreed.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the production come to life,” Nowell said. “It’s like breathing life into scenes that we’ve been practicing for three months. We will get to see models at their best, doing what they love on the runway.”

Nowell said the audience will be coming to school, but not a typical school.

“It is supposed to be a really fun experience,” Nowell said. “We are actually going to get people to come to the one place they can’t wait to get out of, which is school; it’s kind of ironic.”

Tickets for the show are $10 before the show and $12 at the door.

Nowell said a portion of the proceeds will go to the Colleges Against Cancer foundation. The group will also be collecting canned foods at the door for the Charleston Area Churches Food Pantry.

Nowell said he hopes the audience likes the show.

“We want to take everyone who comes to an imaginary land, where they are no longer at Eastern Illinois University,” Nowell said. “I want them to really feel like they are in a classroom and these things are happening before their eyes, these scenes transform it.”

Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected]