From "City of Steel" to "City of Style" If your gonna do it, you might as well do it right.
This seems to be the underlying message of the behind the scenes working and planning for Pittsburgh's premiere fashion week. This fall, Pittsburgh will join the ranks of other fashionable cities that host annual celebrations of fashion when the very first Pittsburgh Fashion Week commences on Sept 27th, 2010. And unlike most other fashion weeks hosted by cities of similar size of Pittsburgh (that typically have abridged 3-4 day events), our own Fashion Week 2010 will be a full seven days of fashion shows and fashion related events and also includes a variety of cultural and social events. Read More from Pittsburgh Fashion magazine
Pittsburgh Fashion Week to give designers chance to shine in '10 From Steel City to ... Style City?
Pittsburgh will join the ranks of New York, Dallas and Miami when fashionistas gather to debut Pittsburgh Fashion Week, set for Sept. 27 through Oct. 3.
"This event will show that Pittsburgh is a region of style as well as steel," said Miyoshi Anderson, executive director and founder of Pittsburgh Fashion Week, at a Friday news conference. "Pittsburgh is a wonderful sports town, has a great cultural presence, and has been recognized as the most livable city," said Anderson, a Pittsburgh native with a successful modeling career. Read More from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pittsburgh Fashion Week to be next fallWho needs New York? Pittsburgh will have its own fashion week in 2010.
At a news conference Nov. 20 at Joseph Orlando men's store Downtown, model Miyoshi Anderson announced that the first Pittsburgh Fashion Week would be held from Sept. 27 through Oct. 3 at the Sen. John Heinz History Center, William Penn Hotel and other locations across the city. Read More from Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Fashion Week to debut in 2010 Miyoshi Anderson, a Pittsburgh fashion model with a national presence, announced the creation of Pittsburgh Fashion Week at a noon news conference at Joseph Orlando men’s store, Downtown.
She was joined by a number of local fashion insiders, including store owners Joseph Orlando Sr., Joseph Orlando Jr., and Christi Orlando Marchi; Cora Deloia, owner of Spoiled Chics the Boutique in Sewickley; Diana Misetic, fashion designer and owner of Little Black Dress in Shadyside; milliner Janis Burley Wilson of Janis B. et al; Emilio, owner of Izzazu International Salon in Wexford and Downtown; fashion designer and makeup artist Adrian Cooper; graphic artist and logo and website designer Hilary Klein; fashion photographer Mary Beth Kratsas; Maria Palermo, representing Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Darlene Harris; PFW executive assistant Angie Williams; and PFW assistant director and marketing manager LaMont Jones, editor of TheStyleArbiter.com and former fashion editor for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Read More from Pittsburgh Courier
