he has designs on higher education : fashion consultant richard valenza founded \'re-style l.a.\' to raise scholarship money for inner-city students

Aunt Buade\'s south
Affected by last year\'s riots, open spaces and burns are everywhere near downtown Los Angeles. out buildings.
\"You can look at the faces of people and see the struggles, the hardships and the pain,\" soft-spoken 18-year-old.
\"It\'s frustrating for me.
\"His escape path is a world of brushes, drawing pencils, and sketch pads.
\"This is a way for me to deal with environmental issues ---
\"These gangs, poverty, drugs,\" he said . \" Buyad, a senior at Crenshaw High School, has lived with his grandparents for 10 years.
\"Somewhere next, people may see my art and understand my art. A.
Not everything you see in newspapers and magazines. -
It\'s hard in many ways. it\'s hard.
I hope people can understand and help more.
\"Richard Valenza wanted to help more.
His plan is centered on sequins, runways and coversgirl models.
* In Last August, Valenza, a former New Yorker with close ties to the fashion industry, set up a non-profit organization to raise funds internally
City students interested in art, fashion and performing arts.
He declared his creation \"re-Style L. A.
So far, 18 students-
Including buyad. -
Scholarships have been promised.
Some schools--
Los Angeles Trade-
University of Southern California School of Technology, School of Fashion Design and sales and Otis School of Art and Design--
Has agreed to cooperate with ReStyle L. A.
The next step is a fashion show. -a fund-
The questioner at the wiltne Theatre on Saturday, if sold out, will raise nearly $200,000 for student scholarships.
The show will include big-name original designs such as Bob Mackie, as well as TV and film costume designers.
Plus, fashion-
Design students are working with designers to make costumes for the event. (
Scholarship recipients specializing in fine arts and performing arts will be engaged in the production of performances. )
The model team will include Niki Taylor and Beverly Johnson, as well as soap-
Opera stars and members of the Los Angeles Rams, Raiders and Kings.
Actors Kathy Bates, Edward James Olmos and singer Jody Watley have agreed to speak, and the section on role models will include Olympic medal winners --turned-
Professional boxer Oscar De La Jolla and Mayor Tom Bradley.
Fares range from $30 to $150. B. U. M.
Sporting Goods Company Equipment is sponsoring the show and advertising on 200 buses in Los Angeles.
13 Block stores in West Los Angeles and Nordstrom have prominent re-Style L. A.
Shows Nordstrom is re-sellingStyle L. A. T-shirts.
Radio 92
3 FM \"The Beat\" is on The air-
Service announcements and celebrity interviews have included donations from designers including Noma Kamali and Jani Versace. Re-Style L. A.
\"A real impact is being made;
\"I haven\'t seen anything like this before,\" said bouyard, a college counselor at Crenshaw High, Cassandra Roy.
\"People who donate always give us blessings, but it\'s not just money ---
They provide guidance.
Be aware that those who don\'t know you are concerned enough to make sure you go to school, which means a lot to these students.
It\'s overwhelming for a kid who doesn\'t have anything to suddenly get a full scholarship to college.
\"Valenza is the president of his own fashion consulting firm Whard Robe, which works with televisionand movie-
Production company, out actor, announcer (
The company put on clothes for the announcer at last year\'s Olympics and will do the same at next year\'s Winter Olympics in llehammer, Norway. )
He is in charge of daily affairs. to-
Daily operation of Re-Style L. A.
And work full time with a team of volunteers in the office behind his Studio City house.
Valenza wants to award $10,000 per student, which will be saved in the account by re-registrationStyle L. A.
He said participating schools will charge the organization and students will be reimbursed for supplies and additional fees.
* Valenza said that he had not yet worked out the details of the grant of the scholarship because the tuition fees at each school vary greatly. L. A. Trade-
Technology costs $350 a year, fashion colleges range from $11,000 to $12,000 a year, and Otis costs about $12,500 a year.
The University of Southern California, whose annual tuition is $16,200, has agreed to pay in full any fees not covered by the scholarship.
Most students are eligible for other grants, scholarships and loans, Valenza said, and each school agrees to work with students who need additional assistance.
Although the participating schools support the program, some managers are worried about the long-term scholarship. term basis.
\"We are worried.
We want them to have enough money to continue in a year\'s time, \"said Roger Warman, president of Otis, where 10 scholarship recipients plan to go in the fall.
\"We talked about it until we were hoarse. -
What if the student becomes tall after the first year? \" he asks.
\"Once the students come to Otis, we will leave them here, but whether we can provide $100,000 per year for these 10 students is a concern for me. Hopefully Re-Style L. A.
I will come back and still have a commitment to these students.
\"Bonita Matthew, director of academic services at the University of Southern California\'s School of Drama, has similar concerns, but believes the program will continue after this year.
\"I think donors will continue to support this project once people see the benefits of students,\" she said . \".
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Although he said that financial assistance from the organization may be reduced after the first year before the student gets a degree.
He hopes to expand the program by 20 students each year, and most of the scholarships will be used for the first academic year.
* Otis accepted aunt buyad for the fall semester.
\"The feeling of going to college makes you feel valuable,\" Buyard said . \" Buyard is the first person to go to his immediate family.
\"Art is something I can do in my spare time and I like it ---
I\'m willing to live if I can.
Buyard said he did not consider going to college until his art teacher and college counselor encouraged him.
He says he wants to have a positive impact on others in his position.
\"Of all my neighbors, I was the second one to go out,\" he said . \".
\"I\'m close to real little kids near me and if they see me out and if they see me successful they can see that they have a way out and they can do the same ---
This is positive.
They may not draw, but they have some talent.
Said Byard,Style L. A.
This is a step in the right direction, but there has not been much change in his town since the riots.
\"If something happens, it\'s too slow,\" he said . \"
\"Just like the fire is still burning. \"\"In Re-Style L. A.
\"People seem interested, they seem to want to help, and they are proud of us,\" said Keiisha Lytle, 17 . \" A senior at Jordan High School who will take the Otis course and want to be an architect.
\"The first time I felt that people cared ---
Many adults ignore children they think will not succeed. That\'s wrong.
They should help everyone.
\"No one praised me before,\" she said . \".
\"I had a place to go after high school, which gave me confidence ---
I know my future now.
Ticket information about the fund-Raise, please re-Style L. A. at (818)985-
0594, or Ticketmaster.