Category Archives: Fashion Events around town

Reduce, Reuse, Recyle…Redefine

We’ve all found ourselves staring disappointedly at our closet of (too many) clothes, exasperated by the utter lack of things to wear. Recycled couture may be the perfect solution to switch things up and refresh your style. How about a dress made of movie tickets? Or a jacket made from packing materials? The young designers featured at Trash the Runway blew me away with their innovative manipulation of such challenging fabric to create chic apparel.

Before attending the event, I was unaware the designers were only in middle school and high school. I was shocked by the bold styles and personalities of the young artists. Their excitement was contagious as they proudly strutted their stuff for the adoring crowd. When asked about their work, almost every designer commented on how long it took them or how they had to repeatedly start over because of the frustratingly unique textiles.

The contestants were critiqued based on categories such as functionality and innovation, winning titles that included crowd favorite and best overall. There was a wide variety of ensembles decorated with everything from winged accessories to Victorian-style neck pieces. However, I was most impressed by the grand prize winner’s creation. In the blur Read more!

Fierce In The City: Where Music & Fashion meet on the runway!

Denver! Get ready for one exciting show as the amazingly talented Salwa Owens brings fashion and music to the runway for the 3rd Fierce in the City! We’ve attended the past two years and are absolutely have a blast at her shows. We don’t know how this woman does it! She truly is a super woman! She’s been working her bootie off and we can’t wait to see what she’ll be presenting on the runway!!

Fierce in the City 3

It’s SHOW TIME Denver !!! FIERCE IN THE CITY, where live MUSIC and FASHION meet on the runway, is ready to bring back the high energy RUNWAY filled with some of Denver’s top fashion designers and musical talent from some of our favorite vocalists and past American Idol finalists, for an overall FIERCE NIGHT! The third FIERCE IN THE CITY event, produced by fashion designer Salwa Owens, will take place SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th at one of Denver’s hottest social venues, the newly relaunched NATIV Hotel Denver! SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!!!

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/// SPECIAL GUEST EMCEE FOR THE NIGHT ///
Denise Plante – Colorado’s beloved host of Colorado and Company on 9NEWS and on-air personality with 106.7 The Bull!

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The Gino Velardi Fashion Show

The Gino Velardi Fashion Show
By Ariadna Trillo
Photos by Poshtography

Gino Velardi; creative designer, visionary thinker, daring artist. Gino Velardi’s fashion show was a vision of sheer beauty, both figuratively and literally. The visionary, native Denverite designer, delivered an artistic view of confidence, chic sophistication, sexiness and power. 

Gino gave you the confidence to want to start any venture with boldness by introducing his show in the same manner. He did not dare start with the soft, pastel, chic colors. Instead, he made a statement to go in full force.  

The foundation of color and confidence from the very first look set the precedence for the show’s power streak. Models started coloring the runway with wears of suede red, white, and black dresses. Throughout, the first looks were decorated with grommets to give an added flair that stood to catch the eyes of the audience, but laid subtle enough to balance the simplicity of the outfit. 

These pieces of art were then followed by geometric and abstract detailing in tights, skirts and blazers – encompassing the familiar black and white mix we all know well. A mix of two base colors that could never go out of style, of … Read more!

FESTIVAL OF COLOR Fashion Show August 24th

JANTHONY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:
“FESTIVAL OF 
COLOR”  FASHION SHOW
ON FRIDAY AUGUST 24, 2018

Festival of Color is a musical fashion show immersion experience, Latin style, to be held at the Doubletree Hotel Grand Ballroom located at 3203 Quebec St. Denver, CO 80207.

Doors open at 5:30pm with grand show at 7:30pm.
Tickets are available from $15

JAnthony Productions presents a musical fashion show immersion experience with community partners, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Rivera Fashion by Juanita Cardenas, Estrella TV Denver, Que Bueno radio, Mi Pueblo Market, Land4Printing, Mango Mortgage Corp, and more.

In its fourth iteration for 2018, JAnthony and his team have been part of several fashion shows to give rise to Denver´s most talented designers, performers, and models in Colorado and beyond.

This year´s theme, A Celebration of Life – Latin Style, will bring a Spanglish twist to the show.Over 120 models, 50+ hair and makeup artists, 12 designers, 400+ family/friends/fans, 40+ performers/artists, and 20+ volunteers that make up the excitement-packed evening. Models, performers, and hosts will take to the longest runway stage for a show of this kind.

Attendees are encouraged to dress showing their Latin roots and to show their support of the rockstar talent … Read more!

Eleganza FREAK-stravaganza 2: April 1st

Eleganza FREAK-stravaganza 2
April 1st 2018 5pm-10:30pm
Vision Comics & Oddities
3958 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, Colorado 80110

Recently our intern, Maddy conducted an interview with Serana Rose, fashion designer and fashion event producer for her upcoming show happening April 1st. See what makes this designer tick, learn about her inspirations and drive and get to know this amazingly colorful and talented designer!

What sparked your love for fashion?

Growing up on a fiber farm, textiles have always been a natural medium for me. As a teenager, I wanted to wear the most fabulous clothes, so I began making them myself. With my mom’s help, I put together all of my formal dance dresses, made most of my every day clothes, and even did 2 runway shows in the HS talent show. I have costumed many people since, designed logos for band shirts and fliers, and made many circus freaks’ stage costumes. Born Ugli fashion is an attempt to pull beauty out of overlooked places and dress in an “out of the ordinary” manner. My friend once told me to “be worth looking at”, so when planning costumes, I want them to look like royalty…keeping in mind that the circus … Read more!