There’s no must journey to Paris, New York or Milan when yow will discover a vogue week that includes native artists proper right here in Richmond. RVA Style Week, Oct. 5-9, showcases the expertise and potential of Richmond’s vogue and artwork communities whereas supporting native charities. Now in its 14th 12 months, the volunteer-run occasion originated from the imaginative and prescient of Virginia Commonwealth College vogue college students.
RVA Style Week kicks off on Wednesday, Oct. 5, with Inventive Suite III, a networking occasion, and a showcase of pictures by Michael Hostetler and Mx. Bex at Brun, 203 N. Lombardy St.
“A Style of Fabeaucon, ‘In This Chapter …,’ ” an academic panel detailing entrepreneurship, follows on Thursday, Oct. 6, at The Len, 15 N. seventeenth St. The panel will characteristic hosts designer and RVA Style Week Director Chanel Inexperienced Nelson and licensed magnificence skilled Brittany Johnson sharing tales with panelists. Company may also partake in a wine tasting performed by The Len.
From Oct. 7-8, the second annual RVA Sneaker Fest at Black Iris, 321 W. Broad St., permits Richmonders to purchase, promote and commerce sneakers and also will characteristic artworks that pay homage to sneaker tradition. On Friday, Oct. 7, Sneaker Fest will showcase the work of a number of artists throughout First Fridays. Sneaker Fest continues on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. at Tang & Biscuit, 3406 W. Moore St., with artwork installations, a streetwear vogue present and stay music. RVA Sneaker Fest will profit Ladies for a Change, a youth growth nonprofit for Black ladies in Central Virginia.
Self-Care Saturday Periods may even happen on Oct. 8 at Tang & Biscuit. The periods embrace a free yoga class with teacher Michelle Lee Landon of One Drop Yoga; donations to the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness will likely be accepted. A self-care workshop on pores and skin and hair care led by Sabrina Holder and brunch will comply with. Native distributors may even be promoting self-care merchandise through the occasion.
To finish this week of enjoyable and vogue, the RVA Style Week Finale Runway Present takes place on the Dominion Power Heart on Sunday, Oct. 9, that includes a number of designers and vogue kinds from up to date to avant-garde design.