Lunar Gala 2025 — ELYSIUM - News - Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University's annual Lunar Gala(opens in new window) fashion show returned March 22 in CMU's Wiegand Gym. This year's theme of ELYSIUM aims to highlight that "paradise is not a place, it is an act of becoming."

Run entirely by CMU students, the show aims to create a memorable and breathtaking experience that showcases innovative and avant garde artistry through design, modeling, production and dance performance.

This year's producers were Katherine Wang, a junior studying music production(opens in new window) and business(opens in new window), and Jeffrey Zhang, a senior studying information systems(opens in new window) and economics(opens in new window).

Dancers dressed in white hold their arms outstretched to the side, turning to face the audience

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Woman stands holding out a flared skirt that is made up of multiple purple, pink, and wine-colored layers. The skirt is paired with a pink bra and a chartreuse green vest overtop.

A woman stands with her arms outstretched to the side, wearing a pleated skirt, wrap bra top, and head covering - all made of the same brown brocade material. The head covering has strategically placed jewels dripping down over her hair, face, and arms.

Woman stands with her hands on her hips, with one shoulder forward. She is wearing a strapless floor-length plum purple gown with delicate fuchsia piping along the bust. She is also wearing a necklace of three silver flowers.

Two women stand next to each other, touching their outstretched arms. The one on the left is wearing a crop top and skirt made of knitted black fabric that has draped strings down her arms and legs. The woman on the right is wearing a similar outfit of distressed knits but in white, along with a white head covering tied with a bow under her chin.

Woman poses with one shoulder forward while wearing a navy blue one-shoulder dress with delicate ruching towards the right side of her waist. In contrast with the deep blue of her dress, she has pearls woven into her long dark hair that frames her face.

Woman poses with one hand on her hip and the other bent at the elbow pointing up. She is wearing a dramatic burgundy strapless corset-top dress with several gold necklaces layered around her neck.

A woman wearing a delicate sparkly crown stands while leaning back slightly and holding her hands in a fluttering motion near her face. She is wearing a multicolored dress with a pattern of thin lines shaped in an abstract pattern made up of purple, yellow, red, green, and beige. She is also wearing a dark denim vest over the top part of the dress.

Closeup of a woman's face, wearing white face makeup with dramatic red spots of blush on her cheeks and red lipstick. She gazes into the camera, contrasting her dark hair with gold hoop earrings and a burgundy hand fan that is pressed just against her face.

A woman walks forward while wearing a short one-shoulder dress made of white tulle fabric. The dress has more white fluffy tulle extending up her shoulder, down one sleeve, and in an elegant and dramatic train behind her.