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Harrisburg Fashion Week: Why Harrisburg?

Written by Rachel K. Grim

NY - Fashion Blogger 

 

Just as designer names and handbags are the perfect pair, cities and fashion go hand-in-hand.  Whether walking down a bustling avenue or indulging in your favorite city-based show, while simultaneously “people watching” its characters, it is clear the art of fashion beautifies every city.  Because cities around the world are a hub for all things new and trendy, it is no surprise major fashion-capital metropolises such as New York, Milan, Paris and London host bi-annual fashion week productions.  As fashion week encourages trends around the globe, small to midsize cities like Philadelphia, Miami and Atlanta have recently adopted fashion week events as well!

Recognized as the home of numerous up-and-coming restaurants, sports teams and night-life, Pennsylvania’s Capitol City also has a lot to offer, yet for many years lacked in fashionable opportunities.  Being the home of influential and creative minds like Ms. Tracie Carroll an outlet for fashion was acknowledged and thus Harrisburg Fashion Week was born and currently celebrates its third season. Though Harrisburg Fashion Week serves the purpose of highlighting designers, models and seasonal trends, it ultimately breathes life into the city.  Creating positions for Harrisburg area designers, makeup artists, advertisers, media-gurus, models and countless other talented city dwellers fashion week grows and strengthens both the city’s economy and loyal residents.   This year  numerous designers and countless talented models to inspire and feed your style 

 

Though Harrisburg Fashion Week may only hit the runway once a year for now, you can get your frequent fashion fix by staying up to date with the HFWblog posts!  Featuring regular selections on Harrisburg area style news, HFWblog is THE place for all things fashion.  You can also stay up to date by following HFW on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook too!

Until next time, stay trendy!

 

WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR

 

HAIR STYLISTS AND MAKEUP ARTIST

Hair stylists and makeup specialists clean up models before the photograph shoot. The hair styling team ensures each model has hair that makes her look dazzling, yet in addition guarantees every hairdo is inside the vision of the event stylist.

WARDROBE ASSISTANTS

Your fashion show needs wardrobe assistants whose role is to get ready outfits for models. They additionally ensure everything, from accessories to outfits, are properly gathered and prepared for models to hop into before walking down the runway. Ironing, steaming and fixing garments are different duties regarding wardrobe assistants.

STYLISTS

Stylists supervise wardrobe assistants and are in charge of the creative style and direction of the event. Stylists source garments and work with designers through the advancement of the event.

RUNNERS

Runners play out a wide range of obligations backstage at an occasion. Allocate out a couple of runners for every one of the individual groups, for example, hair, makeup, clothes, media. Give them mobile phones, beepers or walkie-talkies so they can speak with you, and with each other. The runners can play a very important role especially for unforeseen errand.

MEDIA MANAGEMENT

Individuals from the media need access to models and VIPs during occasion, so allocating staff to be among the media team is a very important role. In a perfect world, these people ought to have considerable experience with advertising or communications and have solid organizational abilities. Overseeing media is a quick paced role, and the media team ought to be appropriately supplied with press kit and good marketing tools.

A fashion show is usually a center point of action with models, designers, stylist, staff and care staff roaming the show.

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