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Models walk around the Lunar Gala runway, which is shaped like a diamond
Model stretches their arms forward while leaning back. They are wearing a metallic silver dress with long fitted sleeves and a gray organza shawl draped around their neck and arms
Designers receive flowers from the crowd at Lunar Gala

Lunar Gala 2026 — FABLE

Annual student-run fashion show celebrates its 30th anniversary

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ɫTV's annual , a student-run fashion show which began in 1996, returned for its 30th year in CMU's Weigand Gym on March 15. This year's theme was FABLE, "an anthology of the fantastical worlds that color our identities, stepping through imaginations, and memories across people, times, and spaces." Featuring created by CMU students, the show highlights artistry in design, modeling, production and dance performance.

This year's producers were Katherine Wang, a senior studying music(opens in new window) and business administration(opens in new window), and Yui Ishibiki, a senior studying .

by the Taiwanese Student Association’s Lunar New Year tradition of wearing new clothes, it has evolved to become a unique platform to display innovative and avant garde fashion.

Two models wearing denim suits with colorful handprint patterns lean to whisper to each other in an exaggerated post

A model is wearing a golden butterfly-wing corset, with a long flowing pale green skirt

Male model wearing a chartreuse green tunic and pants, with hot pink lace edging on the tunic's bottom and middle, as well as an indigo headscarf and gloves

Model wears a flowing blue and white striped gown while wearing mauve butterfly wings

Two models wearing flowy celestial-inspired gowns and headdresses, one in copper and one in navy blue, with a gear-laden clock back piece

Two models hold a rectangular gold frame around their faces, with one wearing a short shimmering green-silver dress with long sleeves, and the other wearing a one-shoulder midi-length gown of shimmering yellow-green fabric with a wide organza waist that tapers as it cascades down her legs

Model is wearing a white t-shirt with an embroidered red plaid star on its side, and red pants made up of a patchwork of leather, denim, embroidery, and fur, with calf-high black and red boots

A group of dancers wearing white pants and white shirts strike a coordinated pose with their arms stretching out and up

Model wearing a metallic silver asymmetrical pencil skirt, with a top made of silver wiring around her chest that has sheet shimmering metallic fabric undulating around her back. She is also wearing a thick silver shoker necklace and a silver wire headpiece

Model wearing a shimmering, draped copper-colored organza gown that tapers at her midsection contrasted with billowing sleeves

Model wearing a floor-length red dress with large organza swirls in the skirt, and a fitted red top embroidered with red and purple abstract patterns

Male model wearing a blue lace eye mask and an orange shirt with a wide sky blue collar and sky blue embroidery along the torso. This is complemented by sky blue shorts with pink lace edging along the bottom

Model wearing a flowy crop top, pants, and billowing long sleeves made of a semi-sheer white fabric with colorful embroidery on the sleeves and a colorful block pattern on the pants

Model poses while wearing a short white babydoll dress with a poofy tulle tutu at her waist. She is also wearing high heels and leg warmers stripped white, mauve, and navy

Four designers pose on the runway, one man wearing an all black suit, one woman wearing a strapless plum-colored gown, one woman wearing a fitted floor-length cherry red dress, and one woman wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress with high heels

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