WHO WE ARE


We are the largest student-led Fashion show in Northern California. We are also the largest fashion organization on the UC Berkeley Campus.

FAST hosts two sister organizations at UCLA and Cal Poly SLO.

First founded in 2005, FAST at Cal celebrates its 19th anniversary this year. Hosting a total of 24 runways throughout the past 19 years, we are proud to present this year’s runway and share the legacy with you all.


OUR ETHICS


  1. We understand that the fashion world at large is selective of a very small portion of the population and encourages conforming to these standards of beauty. In FAST, we aim to fight this culture of conformity by inviting all people to join. We value and welcome the input, not just aesthetics, of people of all gender expressions, race/ethnicities, body sizes and shapes, and disabilities. This requires that FAST members are willing to listen to and accept criticism from others.
  2. We know that the fashion world is expensive and we try to make fashion accessible to everyone, including financially, by sharing resources and providing supplies and equipment whenever possible.
  3. As an entirely student-run fashion organization, we recognize that many people have not previously had experience with modeling, designing, show production, photography, etc before. We offer training in every department to ensure that no one is excluded due to a lack of experience.
  4. We recognize that our name, FAST, takes on a very different meaning in many people’s minds due to the similarity to “fast fashion”. The global fashion industry relies on the exploitation of the most impoverished people and the destruction of our environment with the goal of profit. In FAST, we aim to divest from fast fashion by sourcing our clothes for photoshoots from local second-hand shops and by providing our designers with second-hand material options.