Lunar Gala

The Lunar Gala (LG), Carnegie Mellon University's student-produced fashion show has become a stylish showcase of talent. Now in its 20th year, the 2016 LG producers are looking back on where the show began, at the same time, is building an even larger legacy. This year's show, with its theme "Strain," has some 120 people involved, either behind the scenes, designing the clothes, modeling and dancing. Sixteen design teams have created nearly 200 different looks that will be showcased to a packed Wiegand Gymnasium on Saturday, Feb. Tickets tend to sell out, and this year's include a front-row VIP experience. Richard Chou (A 2016) and Katherine Zhao (A 2017) are the designers of a line called "Polymorphism," which includes elements that have been 3-D printed. "Each piece represents a sculptural form of data, physicalized into wearable artifacts," Chou said.