Beyond the Runway: Georgia Alexia Benjou on Independent Fashion, Creative Vision, and Catching the Editor’s Eye

From luxury fashion houses to championing independent designers, Georgia Alexia Benjou shares her perspective on building brands with staying power, finding your creative voice, and her new podcast, Catching the Editor’s Eye.

Fashion is so much more than what we see on the runway. Behind every collection, every emerging label, and every beautiful garment is a story of creativity, determination, and the business of bringing a vision to life.

Few people understand that intersection quite like Georgia Alexia Benjou.

With a career spanning luxury merchandising in New York City for iconic fashion houses including Chanel, Dior, and Hermès, as well as serving as fashion editor for 5280 Magazine, Georgia has experienced the industry from multiple perspectives.

Now, she’s bringing that knowledge and experience to a new platform with her podcast, Catching the Editor’s Eye, where she explores the creative and commercial realities of fashion through conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries.

We caught up with Georgia to talk about her journey, the challenges facing independent designers, and why building a fashion brand requires more than beautiful designs.

Giving Independent Designers a Voice

For Georgia, launching Catching the Editor’s Eye was a natural extension of her work … Read more!

The Last Afternoon Fashion Show Takes Flight at City Park

Fashion and art take flight this week with The Last Afternoon Fashion Show, part of the Songbirds Art Exhibition presented at Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery.

On September 18 at 6 PM, the runway lands at the beautiful Denver City Park Pavilion for an evening featuring Skyeaire, with designs from Doghair, Ojovitaa, Emex-Xeen, and Vulgr.

And Denver showed UP. The fashion show is officially SOLD OUT!

We love seeing our creative community rally around independent designers, artists, and the wonderfully imaginative people who keep Denver’s fashion scene interesting.

If you didn’t snag a spot, don’t worry. We’ll be sharing photos and highlights from the show afterward, so you can still get a peek at what took flight on the runway. 📸🪽

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing The Last Afternoon to life. We can’t wait to see the looks, the people, and the magic unfold!

The Last Afternoon Fashion Show
September 18, 2026 • 6 PM
Denver City Park Pavilion
SOLD OUT

Stay tuned for post-show photos and highlights! ✨… Read more!

Wardrobe Social V2 Brings Fashion Off the Runway and Into the Crowd

WARDROBE SOCIAL V2

Friday, August 28, 2026
7:00–11:00 PM
Moodswing
3625 E. 48th Ave., Denver
21+

TICKETS HERE

What happens when fashion gets off the runway and EVERYONE gets to be part of the show?

This Friday, August 28, Wardrobe Social V2 takes over Moodswing for a night where fashion, dance, live music, personal style, and Denver’s creative community all collide.

And we are HERE FOR IT!

Wardrobe Social isn’t your traditional fashion show where you grab a seat and watch the looks go by. This is a participatory night built around individual style, movement, music, and connection. Come dressed with intention, walk the red carpet, meet other Denver creatives, hit the dance floor, and become part of the energy yourself.

The night includes a Wardrobe Walk, live four-piece band, music by DJ Foxxy Kay, an eight-dancer All-Style Dance Battle judged by the crowd, an open dance cypher, red carpet interviews and photos, plus a Best Dressed moment.

Whether you’re a designer, model, dancer, photographer, stylist, artist, fashion lover, or simply someone who loves getting dressed up and experiencing something creative, you belong in the room.

We especially love the idea behind the Wardrobe Walk: celebrating individuality, confidence, … Read more!

Street Fashion Takes the Stage at MCA Denver’s Mixed Taste

What happens when the Ludlow Mining Strike meets street fashion? We’re about to find out.

MIXED TASTE: THE LUDLOW MINING STRIKE + STREET FASHION

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
MCA Denver at the Holiday Theater
2644 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211

Purchase tickets here
Use MCAINSIDER10 for 10% off your ticket

Doors open at 6 PM
Program begins at 7 PM

Featuring the Ludlow Mining Strike, a mini fashion show featuring Equilibrium Clothing, and Brandi McMichael of Fashion Denver on Street Fashion.

On Wednesday, August 26, Fashion Denver founder Brandi McMichael is taking the stage at MCA Denver’s Mixed Taste to talk about one of our very favorite subjects: STREET FASHION! 👟🔥

And because this is Fashion Denver, we couldn’t just talk about fashion.

We had to make it walk.

Ludlow Mining Strike + Street Fashion?!

That’s the wonderfully unexpected premise behind MCA Denver’s Mixed Taste.

The long-running lecture series pairs two seemingly unrelated topics for one evening of storytelling, curiosity, and unexpected connections. This edition brings together the Ludlow Mining Strike + Street Fashion at MCA Denver’s Holiday Theater.

The evening begins with Tony Garcia, a playwright, director, and actor who serves as the Executive Artistic … Read more!

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