Indiana Fashion Week 2023 is a wrap! Some of you may know that I've been a photographer with Indiana Fashion Week since their very first event back in 2019 and I've been the Lead Photographer for the last few years now. I always love getting to combine my love of fashion with my love of photography!
Indiana Fashion Week prides itself on helping show Indiana and the world that there are so many opportunity for creatives in fashion in Indiana. They help youth designers and local designers show off and hone their skills and help other creatives see how they can be involved in the fashion world from photography to hair and makeup to marketing and so much more. All sorts of industries and creative come together to make fashion happen!
Each year, Indiana Fashion Week helps so many creatives. Keep reading for a recap of this year's Indiana Fashion Week!
Day 1: Youth Designer Challenge
Day one of INDFW23 started off with the Youth Designer Challenge. The Youth Designer Challenge helps youth start their own fashion designs. INDFW partnered with The Salvation Army for the first day and each of the youth designers received $30 to buy clothing at the store that they could then turn into their own designs.
Day 2: Youth Designer Challenge
Day two continued on with the Youth Designer Challenge. This day, INDFW partnered with Stitchworks and the youth designers got to work on turning the clothing they purchased from the previous day into their new designs. They had sewing experts and designers on hand to help guide the youth designers into making their masterpieces. These Youth Designers got to walk in The Runway Show with their new designs!
Day 3: The Fashion Mall Show
Day three of INDFW23 featured a runway show with partner The Fashion Mall at Keystone. Several stores were involved in the show and were able to showcase some of their fall and back to school fashions.
Day 4: Be Me
Day four of INDFW23 was a bit different! They partnered with the Girls Coalition to put a Be Me which is an event that empowers girls and focused on the girls finding their courage, creativity, collaboration, courage, confidence, and more! There were a few different speakers (including myself) that the girls rotated through and at the end they got to eat some yummy food and then take photos around Selfie WRLD with all their new friends!
Day 5: The Photo Shoot
Day five started out with a little photo booth for IndyGo's new purple line. They comissioned a few different pieces from some location fashion designers for the shoot. The shoot took place at one of the contstruction sites for the new line!
Day 5: The Runway Show
Day five was the culmination of INDFW23 and featured The Runway Show! IndyGo was the partner for this event and since they are opening their new purple line, the show featured all purple pieces! The show featured local designers, the youth designers, and few national designers.