Cleveland, OH
“The Runway” brings diverse and inclusive fashion to Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Style designers from internationally gathered in Cleveland on Sunday to showcase distinctive designs targeted on range and inclusion.
The Runway organizers described it as Cleveland’s first-ever excessive trend runway present geared toward increasing the style scene in northeast Ohio. It was held on the Cleveland Museum of Artwork on Sunday, June 19.
The second-annual trend present was put collectively by Style Talks. The group produces occasions targeted on creating alternatives within the trend trade for small companies and those that need to study extra about trend.
“Once I moved to Cleveland, I needed to see if there was a trend trade and see if I might discover what was in Toronto and New York and I didn’t see the identical qualities,” stated Aimon Ali, founding father of Style Talks.
Ali stated Sunday night time’s occasion was purposely held on Juneteenth to rejoice range. Ali stated it gave designers with all kinds of expertise an opportunity to showcase their designs, with fashions of all sizes and shapes hitting the runway.
“We’ve got all sorts of physique shapes on the runway. We should always have inclusivity and variety, particularly inside the trend trade. There’s no excuse for it,” Ali stated.
The Runway additionally gave space trend designers, like Angelique Wong, an opportunity to community.
“An enormous a part of my model is ensuring it’s size-inclusive,” stated Wong. “I need to create an expertise the place each girl and each man feels celebrated and appreciated. All of my clothes at present run from a small to a 5XL.”
Wong, a graduate of Kent State College, stated she caught the style bug in highschool, because of her sister.
“I really wasn’t into trend till my junior 12 months of highschool,” Wong stated. “I used to be a music pupil my total life. I performed the viola, violin, clarinet.”
Wong stated she went on to stitch all of her homecoming and promenade attire and stated the remainder is historical past.
One of many many colourful, various items featured within the present.
“The idea of this present is likely one of the most inclusive I’ve ever felt,” Wong stated concerning the alternative to participate in The Runway present.
Along with the style present, Sunday night time’s occasion additionally gave attendees a chance to buy the runway and buy one-of-a-kind clothes and niknaks from space designers.