BYU-Idaho's Apparel Entrepreneurship program has collaborated with the city of Rexburg for a '70s-themed fashion show in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Teton Dam Flood.

The show will take place on June 1 at the Romance Theater at 7 p.m. and include pieces created and designed by students as well as vintage styles from the era.

Trinity Barlow, an apparel entrepreneurship professor, said the show was the city's idea.

"The city came to us when they were creating this big commemoration of the flood," Barlow said. "They recognized that the school, BYU-Idaho now, but Ricks College then, was such an imperative part of the whole event, because that's where people came, and they fed people who had lost their homes, and they wanted to make sure the school was involved, and they had this idea for a fashion show, so they came to us, and we were excited to be part of it."

The fashion show itself has been assembled by Esther Garcia, the event's student representative and a junior majoring in apparel entrepreneurship. Garcia is using the show as part of her senior capstone project. When the city approached the program and showed the students a documentary about the dam event, she knew she wanted to help with the project.

"'I'm working with this city to put this whole thing together," Garcia said. "We had an apparel society meeting where they showed a documentary on the Teton Dam flood and announced that it was going to be the 50th anniversary of the flood happening, and they wanted to have the BYUI apparel design program collaborate to do a fashion show. ... I volunteered for it. It's part of my capstone project, and it just sounded like the most interesting thing to me. I love the 70s. I love the fashion, and I was like, I just want to be part of that and do something awesome."

Garcia said that this show will bring a different energy than the school's semesterly fashion show and she looks forward to helping the city commemorate an impactful event.

"What inspired me to be part of this event was the Teton Dam flood documentary that was made by BYU-Idaho," Garcia said. ... "It was just a really inspiring documentary to me, and that was half the reason that I felt so strongly about doing this. I was really excited about it, because it's just commemorating a huge tragedy, but also a time that was filled with so many caring people, and people just came together. It was a really big community event that was sad, but also really amazing."

The show will also include a best-dressed audience member contest with prizes that have yet to be announced. After the fashion event, the Romance will also be hosting a '70s tribute band.

Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance and $18 at the door. Tickets cover the costs of both events and can be found on the Rexburg Cultural Arts page.