Fashion in Detroit Archives

Disclosure: I received complimentary tickets to Fashion in Detroit. All opinions expressed are my own.

I recently attended Fashion in Detroit and had a blast! I feel like the Detroit fashion scene is staging a comeback and I am so excited to be experiencing it as a blogger.

I arrived at the event just in time for the Somerset Collection runway show, which had awesome clothing from Kate Spade, LK Bennett, Anne Fontaine, Eileen Fisher, Intermix, Max Mara, St. John, Halston Heritage, and Neiman Marcus. Unfortunately, I wasn’t located in a place where I could get runway pictures, the white stage was making all the photos too bright, so I have to use the talented Scott Legato’s photos which you can get here. Here are some of my favorites from the first collection:

Next up we had the House Ikhonic, Galore Groupe, Fotoula Lambros, 4 Men, Cheryl Zemke, Bricker Tunis Furs, Lyudviga Couture, Kevin Christiana for Adam Levine Collection, Trybe, Peter Soronen, Dodge by Joe Faris, and Joe Faris Detroit.

I had no idea how much I would love Peter Soronen. I wasn’t very familiar with Soronen prior to this, but you may have seen some of his glamorous evening wear on the first lady, Michelle Obama. He is known for his corset style dresses, which are gorgeous!

I also got to spend some time catching up with Shannon Lazovski from Glamorous Moms:

When I got home, I was able to check out the gift bag, which was great!

Which looks were your favorites?

For more information on Fashion in Detroit, you can visit their website here.

Since we can’t let New York have all the fun, Detroit decided to have it’s own Fashion in Detroit event this Saturday, September 27, 2014. I went to Fashion in Detroit, once a few years back and it is really like a day at Fashion Week, so I can’t wait to attend this year’s event.

So they’ve changed it up a little bit and it is more of an evening event with runway and a fun afterparty. Here is the official schedule:

Starting at 4 p.m. there will be an interactive pop-up shop featuring local designers and vendors.

The student runway shows start at 5:30 p.m. and will feature Michael Kawa and CariLynn Anderson-Battle.

Next up, we have the Somerset Collection runway at 6:30 p.m. which will feature fashions from Kate Spade, LK Bennett, Anne Fontaine, Eileen Fisher, Intermix, Max Mara, St. John, Halston Heritage, and Neiman Marcus.

At 7:30 p.m. we have the local/national runway shows which include House Ikhonic, Galore Groupe, Fotoula Lambros, 4 Men, Cheryl Zemke, Bricker Tunis Furs, Lyudviga Couture, Kevin Christiana for Adam Levine Collection, Trybe, Peter Soronen, Dodge by Joe Faris, and Joe Faris Detroit.

Once the shows have completed, Fashion in Detroit is hosting a fabulous After Party from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. featuring DJ Boji, DJ Chrome and DJ Surab Deb.

If you are interested in getting tickets you can buy them here. Tickets to the fashion show start at $20 and tickets to the After Party start at $20. In case you are still mulling it over, know that a portion of the Fashion in Detroit proceeds will benefit the Cass Community Social Services that works across the city in areas of concentrated poverty providing programs for food, health care, housing and jobs.

If you have the bug and want to make a week of it, 220 Merrill is hosting a Fashion in Detroit Happy Hour on Thursday, September 18 from 4-6 p.m. where you will be able to meet some of the designers over cocktails and hor d’oeuvres.

Now, the most important question of this post…what should I wear?

Are you attending Fashion in Detroit? I would love to see you there!