I am still reminiscing about the zestful and lively experience I got to share with my Fashion Denver fam at Artopia last Saturday. The event took place at City  Hall Denver (the night club, not the city hall where politics and other government-like stuff happens), and if you’ve ever been there you know it’s super easy to stay entertained and maybe sometimes get a little lost because of the venues three stories. But one of the aspects I loved about Artopia, was how well the setting of the event fit all that it had to offer. Three levels of art, fashion, and culture made for a perfect night for visual pleasure.

The Whiteout Fashion show portion of the evening featured eight designers; AnnaFesta Denver Bespoke, YOCISCO, Leon Designs, Equillibrium, Elyse Rainbolt, Gino Velardi, Mona Lucero and D’Lola Couture. Makeup was beautifully done by Vanity Dollz and hairstyling provided by El Salon.

AnnaFesta brought some serious energy to the show. The vibrant colors of her designs, the giant glowing balls her models carried, mixed with their awesome dance moves made me want to hop up on stage and shake what my mama gave me too. AnnaFesta is known for designing for plus

While I may have been a little distracted during YOCISCO’s slot by the…large men…we thought this designer truly captured the theme and concept of the show: the art of fashion. I’ve never seen fashion designer basically design on the runway and this is exactly what Gab did. If you don’t already know YOCISCO is a sexy men’s underwear line here in Denver. At the show, he painted on his models bums and it made for some awesome “art of fashion”.

Gino Velardi brought his signature style to Whiteout, high class and
serious sass! His designs featured an assortment of shiny golds, bold browns, and fur.

Denver Bespoke’s designs honestly made me wish I could wear suits. AJ takes the average suit, works his magic and transforms a typical vintage look into something exclusive and very unique.

Elyse Rainbolt brought me back to my 90’s days. I loved the color, faces, and just pure fun of her designs. And congrats to Elyse for being the Westword Whiteout 2016 designer contest winner! Our team thought Elyse Rainbolt and her designs also captured the “art of fashion” theme of the night very nicely.

 

 

When the day comes for me to say “I do” I know exactly the gal I’m

going to for my wedding dress. Deedee Vicory creator of D’Lola Couture not only brought the white to the Whiteout fashion show but displayed untraditional yet jaw-dropping gowns.

 

 

Leon Design had some seriously fierce looks. From sexy black lace head to toe, to en elegant all white dress with print on the back and sticks stemming from the models wrists and hair reminding me of a lion fish.

Mona Lucero featured chromatic, and vivid dresses. Her collection just looked like it would be so fun to wear on a summer day or on vacation. On of my favorite pieces from the evening, was her red dotted gown that tied at the waste, which also came in black!I also really loved the pink and blue wrap around dresses with print on the front.

Equillibrium was the only designer to feature both a male and female collection. From cameo, to plaid, to leather, even denim I admired Deb’s diversity of sophisticated street fashion.

A huge congratulations to this years master-mind winners! Jeromie Dorrance and Mar Williams! For more information on the designers/hair and or makeup from Whiteout, check out our past interviews with these amazing people featured on this site. As always, stay tuned for all things fun, fashion, and f**ing awesome happening in Denver AND info on our next market!