Fashion Week Minnesota will be back in person in the fall of 2022. The focus of FWMN is to emphasize the talent, strength and creativity thriving in Minnesota’s fashion industry.
“Our goals are to always elevate the passion of the North, elevate our talent, and elevate the work that we have done and created.” We should be known for the types of designers and artists that we have here in Minnesota.
After a long time of wearing sweatpants and t-shirts, Minnesotans are ready to step out and dress up, and that is what the designers of this season’s FWMN feel like.
We want to express ourselves more fluidly through our clothing, even though we are in a Pandemic. People will be different with their style. They are going to put more of their personality into the things we see.
Think of silks, lace, and tailored clothing. A homage to the 1920s with bright colors. The fashion events taking over the Twin Cities this week will play with the correlation of classic and modern. With a focus on sustainable, inclusivity and accessibility, and the future of fashion, Lepkke believes FWMN will bring to light the power that fashion has in both creativity and realism.
We wanted to take a real look at the present day things that are happening in our world and marry that to what our community is working on within that space.
Catwalk: A Vintage Fashion Show will take place on Sunday, September 18. Rose & Bull will transport viewers back to the 1980s with looks from a number of secondhand stores. At the pop-up market after the show, there will be shoppable looks from Lobster Garden Vintage.
The power of design in promoting social and environmental change will be the focus of Into the Studio’s second annual runway show. As a fully sustainable fashion event, from the location of the show to the drinks being served, the lineup of local designers and stylists spotlights clothing and accessoriescurated by eco-stylists, sustainable brands, and locally-conscious boutiques. There is a sustainable future and fashion.
Visitors to Coalesce: 1922 will be told stories of strength and resilience through the eyes and ears of AAPI and BIPOC voices. David Chang, founder of Croig, will be co- producing the production and showcasing vintage motorcycles at the American Swedish Institute. The cocktails will be created by Slate and Stone before the fashion show.
What do fashion, tech, sustainable and inclusion have in common? A panel of experts will discuss the connection between the future and the fashion industry. The creators of the app DressDecode and the founder of LAUREL Development are located at the Rand Tower Hotel in Minneapolis.
Qe’Bella will be showcasing Luxe Streetwear’s Fashion with a Purpose, a fundraiser focused on combining timelessly avant guard pieces with the delicate and classic silhouettes shadowed in fashion history. The fashion show is a benefit for Lovely’s Sewing & Arts Collective, an arts collective dedicated to helping children learn how to sew. There are eight local fashion designers and two local jewelry designers.
Landrover Jaguar Minneapolis will host a fusion show on September 22. A new genre of fashion wear will be created with the help of 13 local brands.
Saturday is the last day of the affair and there are two FWMN events that are open to the public. The designs of local, sustainable designers and vintage looks are combined in Golden Hour. The store is located at Legacy and will open at 11 a.m. There is a runway show and pop-up event hosted by the Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute. After the show, ready-to-wear couture pieces will be available for purchase. The biggest fashion show of the fall season will be Evolve.
Vintage, sustainable, and local are some of the things that come to mind when you think of Fashion Week Minnesota. Full details of the shows can be found at fashionweekmn.com.