Marketplace - Oct. 2, 2008
Milwaukee Fashion Week is canceled
Despite the on-going excitement surrounding Milwaukee's first ever Fashion Week (and our abundant coverage of the anticipated high-profile participants), founder and organizer Hillary Fry has canceled the event.
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Marketplace - Oct. 1, 2008
Madison designer shows eco-chic at Fashion Week
Jessica Catherine doesn't consider herself "just a fashion designer." As one of the up-and-coming designers who will show during Milwaukee Fashion Week on Saturday night, Jessica loves the overall creativity and artistry of designing clothing. The one distinct theme that runs through the Madison designer's clothing? Simple, quiet beauty with a sexy edge.
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Marketplace - Sept. 30, 2008
Syd Curry curates locks looks for Fashion Week
Syd Curry's hands have touched some of the most famous people in the world -- their heads, that is. Styling hair on celebs like Madonna, Daniel Day-Lewis, Catherine Zeta Jones and Charlize Theron, Curry's hairdressing experience has graced many a magazine cover and taken him all over the world. He'll be in our corner of the world during Milwaukee Fashion Week, co-teaching a workshop with best friend Billy B on hair and makeup.
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Marketplace - Sept. 24, 2008
"Sex and the City" designer Montezin in Milwaukee
Attention fashion hounds: French designer Gilles Montezin, who dressed Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda for this year's movie (and whose style savvy will surface in next year's "Confessions of a Shopaholic"), is following up his stint at New York's recent Fashion Week with a trip to the Midwest to join in the inaugural Milwaukee Fashion Week, Oct. 3-6.
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Marketplace - Sept. 23, 2008
Milwaukee Talks: Fashion Week founder Hillary Fry
Hillary Fry, owner of Solessence, a natural / organic spa products company, is the event producer of Milwaukee Fashion Week and she spoke with us about this exciting, first-time event running from Oct. 3 to 6 at various venues throughout Milwaukee. For those who want an education in all things fashionable or for those who are already well versed in Christian Laboutin and the latest "Rachel Zoe Project" episode, Milwaukee Fashion Week offers a foray into the stiletto-clad world of fashion.
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