Main Street Warsaw celebrates success of first-ever Fashion Weekend
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WARSAW — The inaugural Downtown Warsaw Fashion Weekend, presented by Toyota of Warsaw and hosted by Main Street Warsaw, took place October 3-5.
The event drew hundreds of attendees to downtown Warsaw for both free and ticketed events featuring women’s and men’s fashions from three downtown boutiques including Glam Boutique, Finley and Co. Boutique, and Male Fashions.
The weekend started with a free Friday night Sip n Shop featuring live mannequins in the boutiques, arts vendors, and musicians lining the street. A total of nine retail shops participated in the Friday evening event providing complimentary wine and cheese.
Toyota of Warsaw displayed cars and trucks at each boutique and Toyota staff answered questions for shoppers as they admired the cars.
The featured Saturday night ticketed runway show provided a capacity crowd — a one-of-a-kind experience.
Guests strolled the 50-foot red carpet in the center of North Buffalo St. walking by gleaming Toyota vehicles and energetically engaged by Wagon Wheel actors posing as paparazzi dressed in vintage attire.
As guests arrived at the end of the carpet to check in they were treated to a splash art demonstration by local artist, Marc Eckle.
Once inside The Vic, they were served a complimentary glass of champagne, engaged in socializing and a musical number by Wagon Wheel cast members Kira Lace Hawkins, Sam Engle, and Thomas Hall, teasing the audience with a preview performance of the after-party show at Anthology Whiskey Room.
The runway was electrifying as models walked the runway to high energy music and donned a different fashionable look with each of the three passes by the five models for each boutique.
Guests cheered as the models played it up for the crowd. The show concluded with a finale with all models walking down the runway one after the other and with the introduction of boutique owners Jenny Finley, Michelle Hansen and Tim Hamman, as well as Toyota of Warsaw General Manager, Emily Illingworth Kosnik to the enthusiastic appreciation of the audience.
The attendees then adjourned to Anthology Whiskey Room to mix with the models, recap the evening, enjoy spirits, and attend a cabaret performance by Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts.
Downtown Fashion Weekend ended on Sunday with a champagne shop featuring in-store
discounts and a relaxing afternoon of shopping and socializing.
“It was a great success, we are already talking about next year!” said Michelle Hansen, owner of Glam Boutique.
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