Fashion Week Cleveland 2009
The Cleveland Fashion Show
May 10, 2009 - 10:28pm
The Cleveland Fashion Show, held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, marked the end of Fashion Week Cleveland 2009. The black tie event was held at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel and featured fashion students as well as established designers. The showcased fashions were overwhelmingly well-received by the audience. Here are our highlights of the designers and their work:
Lindsey Mannilla, from the University of Cincinnati
Mannilla's set consisted of traditional pieces that used flashes of bold colors as accents.
Key piece: knee-length skirt in navy blue with a jagged white and lime-green stripe down the right side.
Nathanael Porembka, from the University of Cincinnati
Porembka's pieces ranged from daring, showing lots of skin, to more conservative, like his toga-esque draped dress, with just slivers of skin showing.
Key piece: metallic blue dress with metal, flower-like sculpture - and little else - on top.
Megan Rowley, from Kent State University
Rowley's pieces featured silhouettes that were flirty and flowy, the epitome of femininity.
Key piece: sleeveless purple, super-short dress.
Natalie Pandewicz, from Kent State University
Pandewicz's pieces were marked with large geometric sculpture shapes.
Key piece: long sleeved, flowy dress with removable cylindrical structure in front.
Anthony Sprago, from Kent State University
Sprago's collection featured contemporary and classy cocktail dresses.
Key piece: white knee-length dress with low-cut front and high collar.
Jason Tam, from Ursuline College
Tam's collection was made up of sleeveless dresses and shiny fabrics.
Key piece: black-and-white striped dress with turquoise highlight at the neck.
Amber Banks, from Ursuline College
Banks' pieces were marked by her use of animal print as an accent.
Key piece: Banks' take on the little black dress - short, strapless, and with a band of black-and-white animal print (leopard maybe?) around the waist.
Vincent Quevedo
Men in tiny bikini briefs and furry boots... need we say more? Quevedo's men left little to the imagination, but his women wore classy long dresses with chunks of color at the bottom, and skirt sets made of fabulously shiny quilted fabric.
Key piece: jewel-toned blue quilted skirt paired with a large, trapeze-esque jacket.
Jodey Gay Duhaney
Duhaney's pieces were layered, flowy and feminine: the kinds of outfits you could easily dress up for a date night or pair with jeans to go out with the girls.
Key piece: black and pink halter dress, paired with not-quite-opaque leggings.
Valerie Mayen
Mayen's collection was made up of coats that were super cute and classy, and dresses that were super short (but no less cute).
Key piece: white high-collared coat, paired with a white beret and blue gloves. We all know Cleveland sees sub-zero temperatures in the winter, but with an ensemble this adorable, you won't mind the cold!
Susan Kessler
Kessler's colorful coats and scarves were all about the details, featuring intricately quilted designs and cut-out patterns.
Key piece: long, black sleeveless hooded cape with orange detail.
Check out our photos of the entire show below:
Dr. Shingler interviewed by Cool Cleveland
May 7, 2009 - 5:13pm
Dr. Donald Shingler, creator of Fashion Week Cleveland, was interviewed in this week's edition of Cool Cleveland. Watch the interview here.
Fashion Week in the news
May 6, 2009 - 9:45am
Fashion Week highlight: Jessica Goodworth, Dariana Delgado and Chelsea Mannion
May 4, 2009 - 10:12am
Jessica Goodworth and Dariana Delgado, two of the celebrity models in the Celebrity Cleveland Style show, and Chelsea Mannion, a long-time Fashion Week Cleveland volunteer, were kind enough to sit down with me after the show to talk about the show, modeling and fashion in Cleveland:
Jessica Goodworth, an administrator at Rock the House Entertainment Group, has been working on building her modeling portfolio, so she jumped at the chance to be in the show.
"It's different from most shows because you get to smile and be yourself," she said.
She particularly liked her outfit from The Limited. "It felt so chic," she said.
Dariana Delgado is a junior at Cleveland State University. She works as a graphic designer for the newspaper "El Sol de Cleveland" and is the co-host of the Hispanic show "El Sol TV." The Celebrity Cleveland Style show marked her first time as a runway model, and she loved every minute of it, from the time the hairdressers began styling her tresses to her final pass around the runway.
"Everyone did a great job," she said. "This was my first time modeling, and I'd like to do more!"
Chelsea Mannion is a volunteer with Fashion Week Cleveland and loves being involved with the organization.
"I love how Cleveland finally has something for fashion," she said. "I think [Fashion Week] is something every big city should have."
Chelsea, Dariana and Jessica pose for a photo on the top deck of the Nautica Queen:
Celebrity Style Cleveland
May 4, 2009 - 8:44am
Celebrity Style Cleveland's Retail Showcase, presented by Beachwood Place, took place aboard the Nautica Queen on Sunday night, May 3. Personalities featured in the fashion show included:
Ryan Cavanaugh, from the Docherty Model & Talent Agency,
Dariana Y. Delgado, co-host of El Sol TV,
Erin Dorsey, from the City of Cleveland's Mayor Office,
Chris Forgy, vice president and general manager of Radio One,
George C. Fraser, chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc.,
Jessica Goodworth, from Rock the House Entertainment Group,
Maureen Kyle, reporter for WKYC Channel 3,
Tim Richards, midday DJ for WQAL 104.1 FM,
Fatina Salaheddin, publisher and president of Al Sahafa Newspaper,
Shannon Sayre, from the Docherty Model & Talent Agency,
and Jen Toohey, afternoon DJ for WQAL 104.1 FM.
The show's emcee was Melissa Mack, meteorologist for WJW Channel 8.
The celebrities wore fashions from Dillard's, The Gap, Cache, The Limited and Maxstudio, all located in Beachwood Place.
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More photos from unclothed
May 3, 2009 - 9:55am
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Local celebrity sighting: Kenny Crumpton
May 3, 2009 - 8:00am
Kenny Crumpton - of Kickin' It With Kenny fame - was spotted at unclothed: A Mixed Media Runway Event. We had the chance to speak with him, and it turns out Kenny is a big supporter of the local fashion scene. In fact, some of the models and designers featured in unclothed are scheduled to make an appearance on Kenny's segment on Tuesday morning.
"I've been a huge fan of Fashion Week Cleveland for a very long time," he said. "There's amazing fashion here in Cleveland, but not many people know about it."
Here's a photo of Kenny and Katie S. Marks, a local jewelry designer, at the event:
unclothed: A Mixed Media Runway Event
May 3, 2009 - 7:40am
unclothed: A Mixed Media Runway Event was held Saturday, May 2, at Metropolis. The raw, urban chic atmosphere of the club complemented the unique looks presented by eight designers. From ruffles to skin-tight bodysuits, logo-imprinted dresses to barely-there shorts, am enormous variety of styles was presented. Check out our photos to see some of them.
GLAM party
May 2, 2009 - 10:21am
The GLAM party was packed - such a great way to kick off Fashion Week Cleveland! Fashionistas partied until the early morning hours at La Dolce Vita in Little Italy to the beats of DJs GO and Impure.
If you were there, check out our photos - you might just be in one of them. If you weren't there, look at the photos to see what you missed!