The 2018 Making Midwest Fest

Here it is, our 2018 MMWF schedule. (Workshops will be announced in the next 2-3 weeks) let the planning begin! July 21 8:00am – Coffee 8:30am – Workshop 1 (TBA) 9:00am – Charles Hairston 10:00am – Stephanie Sheldon 11:00am – The Game of Creativity Round 1 (More info on that soon) 12:00pm – Lunch Break […]
Product Runway 2018 – Express Your Wild Side

EXPRESS YOUR WILD SIDE at IIDA Columbus Product Runway 2018! Get ready for Product Runway 2018 – an event filled with high fashion, great music, creativity, and good company! A play off of the hit reality television series Project Runway, this event challenges the creative minds of Designers to create fabulous couture garments from the […]
Alternative Fashion Mob Celebrates Six Years of Alternative Fashion Week

Alternative Fashion Mob, a collection of fashion designers and industry professionals, will kick off the sixth annual Alternative Fashion Week on March 10 with inclusive fashion-centric programming through the 25th. As with every year, Alternative Fashion Mob says its goal is to showcase “beauty in all shapes, sizes, and looks” with the week’s events. The […]
Meet the Designers of This Year’s Highball Halloween

The sixth annual Highball Halloween takes place this Friday and Saturday, and there’s a lot that’s new this year. But one of the msot popular returning features is the couture costume design fashion show, and this year’s designers have their own video featurettes. Check them out below to learn more about designers Annie Weihrauch, Erica […]
20th Century Design Market opens tonight at the Columbus Museum of Art

Lovers of mid-century modern style, get excited! The 20th Century Design Market opens tonight at the Columbus Museum of Art and has a full weekend of events planned, plus fantastic shopping opportunities. If you’d like to get an exclusive preview of the furniture marketplace, plan to attend the Preview Cocktail party tonight from 6-8pm. You’ll […]
Project Runway Contestant in Columbus for HighBall
To date, Althea Harper is probably best known as the tall, blonde “Project Runway” contestant with a fondness for Brigitte Bardot and ‘30s glamour. But with season six behind her, the 25-year-old Dayton native is steadily building her brand, and lending her talents and discerning eye to Columbus’s second annual HighBall Halloween. Once “Project Runway” […]