Models wheeled through Metcalf Hall on bicycles while others strutted across a make-shift runway as the Fashion and Retail Association drew a record crowd to its fourth fashion show at Boston University Friday.

The show, called “cutfuturestreetpaintnowfashionsewmirroryou,” featured three student designers, including College of Arts and Sciences senior Alyx Schwarz, CAS junior Carly Nix and FAB President and designer Sam Mendoza said. A portion of the profits from the show will be donated the AIDS Action Committee.

“[The words] also follow the production of the clothes,” Mendoza, a College of Communication junior, said. “You cut. You sew. You try it on. But it’s combined with all the influences of your surroundings.”

Mendoza said the charity came highly recommended by many people.

“We felt it is an organization that is doing something locally in Boston toward the global fight against AIDS,” he said.

Each designer had a distinct aesthetic and drew a unique crowd to the makeshift runway in Metcalf.

“All three of us balanced each other out really well,” Nix said after the show. “We were all doing different things.”

FAB opened their show to all BU designers, but Cue said it is difficult for student designers to find the time to make a collection.

“Since they’re student designers, it helps to get them exposure,” she said. “It’s a way for our members to get the experience of producing a fashion show.”

Nix’s line, called “foodstamp,” was the first to hit the runway. Her line consisted of T-shirts for men and women and bags, all bearing an impression of different fall fruits, including apples and carrots, and several with her signature toast imprint. Nix, a vegetarian and aspiring artist, said she created the line when she made toast shirts for friends over the summer.

Her models entered on bicycles and rode up past the runway at the beginning of the show. Others passed out fruits and vegetables used to create the line. Each fruit and vegetable bore a sticker with her line’s website, Foodstampshirts.net.

“People were surprised by [the show],” Nix said. “It was a combination of nutrition, performance arts and fashion. I used everyday people with no makeup. I wanted people to see themselves wearing my shirts.”

Schwarz showed baby doll dresses and flowing mini dresses and was well-received by many audience members.

“I really liked the details — the straps were different, they really stood out,” College of General Studies sophomore Jessica Lin said.

Mendoza, who has participated in all four shows, produced 40 looks for his fall collection, JeTom, consisting mostly of dresses of varying cuts and fits. He said he often uses vintage fabrics from his grandmother to create his looks.

“Most of [the collection] came together in the last three days, but as soon as the show is over, I start on the next one,” he said.

All the designers finance their own lines, and Mendoza and Nix sell their clothing to help pay for the collections. Mendoza sells his pieces privately and through Stil, the Newbury Street boutique where he works. Nix sells her shirts at a small business her mother owns and through email requests on her website.

FAB e-board members said they were pleased with how the audience received the show.

“Last show, we had 75 people, and this time, we have double that,” FAB Treasurer Lizzie Cheney, a School of Management junior, said.

“I think we’re at a good place,” Mendoza said. “It was a successful show.”

Mendoza said he hopes the organization will be able to have more designers in future shows and show the audience more about running a fashion show.

“It was really fun, there was free stuff and it was very interesting,” CAS senior Nicole Mangarella said. “It was something different from every Friday night.”