Philadelphia Fashion Week – Earthly Beauties Eco & Local Night

Move over New York! Philadelphia Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow with an Local & Eco-themed night. This year’s show features 29 designers from 9 countries and other theme nights include Student night (Thurs), Streetwear (Fri), and Contemporary Couture (Sat).  In addition to seeing awesome fashions, you can also expect live music, DJs & dance performances.

Philadelphia Fashion Week is making another eco-first: CMK Entertainment created the 1st mobile application (PhlFshnWk) for a major, national fashion event. Stay tuned about designer times down the runway, designer bios, artists’ performances & sponsoring boutiques with your iPhone, iPad or iTouch! This environmentally-conscious & user-friendly app for Philadelphia Fashion Week App can be found here on iTunes. Creating this app has cut about 75% of the printed material for the event – PFW is expecting 1000 people per night and only created 1000 programs total for the week. (Nice work!)

Wednesday’s Local & Eco theme is looking promising already! Local tastes include:

• Arcadia Boutique
• Bus Stop Boutiques
• Carmelita Couture
• ZivileArt
• Ivy Glass Ecouture
• Nicole Rae Styer
• Feral Childe
• 3 by Three
• D’Agostino Fashion Textile Design

Doors for Earthly Beauties open at 6 & Runway show starts at 8 PM at 23rd Street Armory. You can get tickets here starting at $35.

Philadelphia Fashion week is Wednesday through Saturday, 6-10 PM daily at the 23rd Street Armory.  Find out more at www.philadelphiafashionweek.org.

Can’t get enough Fashion? Check out our Philly Green Events Calendar.

Posted by Julie

Photo Courtesy of Arcadia Boutique – Sneak Peak of Earthly Beauties

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Julie Hancher is the co-founder and Executive Director of Green Philly, an independent media organization making sustainability accessible, affordable and actionable. Since launching Green Philly in 2008, she has grown it from a passion project into a leading voice for local climate storytelling, pairing impactful journalism with community events and experiences. Julie is a frequent speaker on climate, media innovation and the future of local journalism, and is the creator of SustainPHL and EcoFair. Outside of Green Philly, you can find her hiking, biking, traveling, or exploring Philadelphia. View all posts by Julie Hancher