You heard us right. Get your fashionista on, snap a few photos and you could end up with 1,000 clams.

Deadline for Crossroad’s photo competition is May 31. A panel of their judges will pick the pictures, but there is a completely useless and unnecessary rating system if the public is so inclined. The top four will get some monetary love:

1st Place: $1000.00 Cash + Publication of Photograph with credits as part of a CTC ad campaign + 24” x 36″ poster of your winning entry + a winners photo book

2nd Place: $300.00 Cash + Likely publication of photograph with credits as part of a CTC ad campaign + 24” x 36″ poster of your winning entry + a winners photo book

3rd Place: $150.00 Cash + Possible publication of photograph with credits as part of a CTC ad campaign + 11” x 17″ poster of your winning entry + a winners photo book

Honorable Mentions: $50.00 Cash + Possible publication of photograph with credits as part of a CTC ad campaign + a winners photo book

And remember, when in doubt, pose with pain! Preferably menstrual pain–it’s much more high fashion, ladies.

Photo Contest: 16th Annual [Crossroads Trading Co.]
via Pixel Vision
Tyra Tip #4: Pose With Pain [YouTube]

We came across the chalked advert for Chiq’s first meeting only because of its tagline: “UCB’s 1st Health, beauty + lifestyle magazine” (sic). Not exactly fashion, but we know BARE covers beauty too.

But that’s not our gripe. The proof is in the spelling. “Chiq,” with a q? Does that mean it’s pronounced “chic” or “chick”? Or is it supposed to be a confusing amalgamation of both? In case, we’re pretty sure that anyone who would honestly refer to herself as a “chick” is surely not chic.

Image Source: onlinewoman under Creative Commons
Chiq Magazine [Website]

There, we were warmly greeted by BARE Magazine’s founder and editor-in-chief, Doreen Bloch, who ushered us into the private party room, where we were warmly greeted by gourmet pizza, salad, dessert and these truly addictive fried olives. Seriously, we’re not even just saying the food was good because it was free. It really was tasty. Though–to be fair–it was also free.

Anyway, the evening passed pleasantly. Photos were taken. The new issue of BARE was ogled. Fashionably dressed people schmoozed and networked. We commiserated with our fellow student publishers from Squelch (Ohmigod, Squelch!) and the BARE blog.

We talked to Ms. Bloch about how she got her brainchild off the ground as a mere freshman, and how she somehow managed to convince downtown Bar and Restaurant to advertise in the magazine and throw her and about 50 other people a very classy party. (One word: Haas.) We were impressed.

Then, tragedy struck, swiftly, like a burglar in the night. First, a routine trip to the restroom went horribly awry when one extremely inept clogger smashed her finger a stall door crack. (Please, don’t ask. It really hurt.) Then, as the Clog was still licking its ladies’ room-inflicted wounds, a certain other clogger lost the raffle–did we mention the raffles?–for a week’s worth of garlic rolls from Tomatina, despite having something like a one-in-three chance at winning. Ah, ’twas a cruel trick of fate, indeed.

The night ended on a high note, though, as we overcame adversity and departed, copies of the latest issue of BARE in hand.

Oh, and the magazine itself? A little heavy-handed with the issue’s fashion in politics theme, but pretty polished, nonetheless, given the small staff entirely comprised of students. So, definite props to Doreen Bloch and the rest of the BARE crew. Putting together a whole fashion mag sounds like a shit-ton of work, if you ask us. You can find out where to get your copy of BARE Magazine’s latest issue here.

Image Source: Nathan Yan, Courtesy of BARE Magazine, Jill Cowan
BARE Magazine [Blog]

Sometimes it pays to be a blogger, like when you get invited to parties you didn’t even know were happening. BARE magazine, UC Berkeley’s fashion publication, will host a VIP launch party this Thursday at 8 p.m. at Downtown Bar and Restaurant.

Later this week, one of our bloggers will grace the event, but in the meantime you can think of ways of impersonating us and crashing the party. Expect a wrap-up around the weekend.

BARE also has a quasi-Sartorialistic blog (shows you what we know of Berkeley blogs). We’re not sure we dig the what-I-wore-to-work-today posts, but we’re looking forward to pics of chic students–if BARE can find ‘em.

BARE Magazine Blog [Web Site]

“Project Runway” ended its season this past Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean your fashion interests have to be put on pause. Today Doe Library opens up its exhibit exploring the history of fads and duds at UC Berkeley.

Titled “From Plugs to Bling: A Century of Cal Student Fashion,” the exhibit contains a total of 12 display cases and about 100 items. Some of the items–such as the battered plugs–are almost 100 years old.

Head over to the library if you’re feeling like rubbing elbows with Robert Gordon Sproul’s hat, which bears the words “Oski Wow Wow Whiskey Wee Wee,” among other doodads. Maybe you’ll even get some of that university presidential magic yourself … and all for free.

A century of Cal student fashion to be displayed [NewsCenter]
History of Cal student fashions on display [Chron]