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Produced by Reporter - Shakima Swain, Producer - Czerina Patel, Editor - Marianne McCune

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Summary: Since she was little, Shakima has been dressing in style. She is proud of her fashion sense, but finds that as her family's finances have changed, it's been harder to keep up with the name brands she adores.
 

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Review of Fashion Obsession

Fashion Obsession takes a look at the world of a high school girl where fashion means identity. This feature is a really great story about Shakima, who is what I would a fashion snob. After listening to the piece, which explains her reasons for seeing fashion as a status symbol, I could perhaps think of her more as really obsessed with fashion and the attention it brings her.
The narration is really engaging and has plenty of genuine attitude.
It felt like she was talking to me one-on-one and not just reading a script. The piece uses interviews with her family to help give the background of her story and peer interviews to emphasize her point that clothes do matter. This piece would be a good addition to a show about fashion or teen issues.

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I love coordinating my colors, and I love dressing up, those are the factors that drew me to the piece Fashion Obsession. In this piece a young lady, talks about not only her obsession, with fashion, but the people that caused her obsession, which includes her mother and stepfather, who she interviews. There was a time in her life that she had everything she wanted, including brand name clothing. As time progressed, they had to make adjustments, because of financial difficulties. Even though she is poor, she dresses like if she has a lot of money. The piece was loaded with skillfully placed elements. The narration was excellent. The narrator sounds so natural, being playful helps to place the listener into the story. The thing that made the piece genuine was, including everyday school life, for example passing through the metal detectors and also creating a visual scenario, by getting the description of some fellow students outfits. Overall a brilliant piece, I have absolutely no complaints.

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Review of Fashion Obsession

Brilliant. The rich and nuanced way this story is told is both captivating and engaging. I hope this young lady continues to receive the guidance she needs to fulfill a promising career.

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Pretty much everything that radio rookies does is excellent. But this piece in particular got my attention because the producer, Shakima, is a radio natural. Her narration is playful and engaging - a joy to listen to. This is a fun, light-hearted, personal investigation of the economic toll of clothing addiction and the social pressure to keep up appearances. I could hear it working in a feature-y show or towards the bottom of a news program. Great for Fashion Week.

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This piece offers a completely new perspective on fashion concerns. For me, the most fascinating parts of the story have to do with the question of why. Why does fashion consume so much of the producer?s time and energy? Why do people choose to spend so much on their clothing and appearance? Personal anecdotes about the producer and her mother add depth to the story. With some additional editing for conciseness and specificity, this piece would be excellent.