Community Corner
Fashion Week Coming To Bellevue Sept. 25-29.
Snap up your tickets to feast on fall fashion while you benefit local non-profits.
Fashion Week arrives next month and offers something for every Bellevue fashionista including the guys, aspiring designers, beauty mavens, soccer fans and readers of Vogue. “Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection is truly a reflection of the increased interest and inspiration that fashion plays in the Northwest consumer," says Jennifer Leavitt, Vice President of Marketing at Kemper Development Company.
Ticket sales from the Kemper Freeman family’s eighth annual Fashion Week at The Bellevue Collection shows and events benefit three local non-profit organizations, Detlef Schrempf Foundation, Bellevue LifeSpring and The Moyer Foundation. Ticket purchase information for all Fashion Week events can be found online.
Highlights of the week include:
Wednesday, September 25th: The Bellevue Collection will support eleven local independent fashion designers’ careers at the second annual Independent Designer Runway Show by providing the fashion week venue, production team, and mentorship resources at no cost to the designers. That night, one designer will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize from the Kemper Freeman family and The Bellevue Collection. VIP Tickets, $75 and General Admission, $50.
Thursday, September 26th: GQ and Nordstrom style experts will present a runway show spotlighting the best of the Men’s Shop collections, featuring local celebrity guest models. VIP Tickets $175, Patron Tickets $100 and General Admission $100.
Friday, September 27th: Posh Party Beauty & Trend Show is a stylish evening of fall’s must-have trends and a Macy’s Beauty report by Benefit Cosmetics and Smashbox Cosmetics, with special guest international soccer star Eddie Johnson. Tickets are $50.
Saturday, September 28th: Cara Crowley of Vogue will present the fall trends straight from the pages of the magazine to the runway, offering insight on fall trends. Event open to guests age 21 and older. All access tickets available for $175 and General Admission tickets for $100.
Sunday, September 29th: SEVEN Salon will ignite the runway with alluring cuts and dramatic colors ranging from the classic to the avant-garde at MEMOIR presented by SEVEN Salon. Front row VIP tickets are $105, General Admission tickets are $85.