It’s no surprise that a show of this caliber required careful planning and long hours of work — but what is surprising is that it was all managed by current Bentley undergraduate students. Initial plans began last summer as Febles put on a managerial hat to assemble a fashion show team.
“Communication — knowing how to speak to people — and remaining level-headed are the most important things I have learned being in this role,” says Febles. “When it comes to a team, everybody must be comfortable in their roles and know what is expected of them in order to be successful.”
Febles also drew on skills she learned in the classroom. “The best class that prepared me to be director the BUB fashion show was Interpersonal Relations, a management class focused on emotional intelligence and being able to sympathize with and understand other people. Being a part of the fashion show can get very stressful for everybody because there are so many components of the program. Being able to give people grace when they say, ‘Hey, I’m overwhelmed right now; can somebody please help me with this?’ is where my capacity to effectively communicate helped.”
Communication was around the clock for nearly eight months: group chats with designers and vendors and among the fashion show committee members; Monday morning check-ins to determine the week’s to-do list; requests for help to get tasks done.
“Those project management skills really kicked in,” Nebles says. “I had to be organized to make sure everyone and everything stayed connected.”
The BUB fashion show team, whose majors ranged from Creative Industries and Marketing to Business Economics and Management included Febles as director along with Assistant Director Anuar Bessam ’25, Marketing Director Laila Altanbour ’25, Production Director Kareem Goussous ’23, Production Assistant Madison Harris ’24, Production Assistant Gabriel Lopez ’25, Modeling Director Neyheymee Mondiere ’23 and Marketing Assistant Victoria Saintil ’25. The marketing team managed promotions, including social media posts and content creation. The production team worked on set design, audio planning and setup; communicated with an outside production company; and created a run-of-show program.
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