Recap: Phoenix Fashion Week’s 2016 Shop Garment at the Moxy Hotel

By: Rosa Cardenas, Blush Boutique

“Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers.  And style is what you choose.” – Lauren Hutton

Phoenix Fashion Week has done it again. This season, the Chic Moxy Hotel in Tempe played host to the 2016 Shop Garment District. On August 5th, a crowd filled with fashionistas of every kind gathered for a preview of the emerging fashion and accessories from this year’s featured designers. The event gave an opportunity to independent sales reps, bloggers, boutique owners and target customers to shop right from the Shop Garment District before and after the show.

The opening fashion show was a nod to the 2016 Olympics — since the event fell on the same date as the Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio. Phoenix Fashion Week showcased their newest collection styled in red, white and blue.

Every featured designer had the opportunity to showcase four pieces from their upcoming collections. This gave the audience a chance to see how the designer’s collections were all starting to come together. Personally, I’d say I already have my favorite designers and I’m eager to see their respective collections take shape.

For now, all that’s left is to see how these designers battle it out for the title of “Designer of the Year 2016” come October. It’ll be top models, top accessory and top fashion designers all under one roof.

Aconav Cultural designs embodied in timeless elegance.  www.aconav.com

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Amanda Casarez- gender bending classics for the avant guard professional.  www.amandacasarez.com

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Barbara Bultman- A revolutionary crossroad of style for the fearless women.  www.barbarabultman.com

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Cosmogyral- Luxury attire designed for the wanderlust in you.  www.cosmogyral.com

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Dinezhoon- A fresh depiction of heritage for the beautiful people.  www.dinezhoon.com

Facebook Photo — Dinezhoon The Beautiful People

Emily Smith Designs- www.emilysmithdesigns.org

Forgiven Love- A comfortable lifestyle brand representing a new chapter in style.  www.forgivenlove.com

Isy B- Modern dresses designed with smart fabrics for a jet-set life.  www.isybdesign.com

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Laura Tanzer- Sustainably chic, well fitting clothing, engineered for the discerning woman.  www.lauratanzerdesigns.com

lauratanzerdesigns.com

MXN- Empowering the modern activist through fashion.  www.mxnfashion.com

mxnfashion.com

Ricci JvR- Fiercely dressing the “IT” girl for all spheres of life.  www.ricciJVR.com

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When it comes to the models, they all came together to find out the winners of the Print Challenge. This challenge helps the models get one step closer to earning the title for “Model of the Year 2016” in Phoenix Fashion Week.

In this challenge, each of the top 40 models was styled by a team of stylists, including hair, make-up and local boutiques – all collaborating to create the best look for their respective model. In the end, the winners of the print challenge were Faith, Nicholas, Andreas and Cierra — congratulations!

For more information on Phoenix Fashion Week and to stay up to date with the latest details, please visit phoenixfashionweek.com

Phoenix Fashion Week

Date: October 13th – 15th

Location:

Talking Stick Resort

9800 E. Indian Bend Road

Scottsdale, AZ 85256.

This article is a contribution by Rosangelica Cardenas, owner of Blush Boutique in Phoenix. Blush Boutique offers women’s apparel, shoes and accessories in unique styles suitable for any age. You can visit their official website at www.blushboutiqueaz.com, email them at blushboutiqueaz@yahoo.com or call 602.579.8725.

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