Creatives, fashionistas and entrepreneurs gathered for the inaugural Prince George’s Fashion Week Nov. 5-6 at Metro Points Hotel in New Carrollton, Maryland.
Hosted by County Executive Aisha Braveboy, the two-day event included panel discussions, live performances, and a runway show, while highlighting local models and designers, spotlighting area vendors, and creating a space to network and build toward the future of Prince George’s fashion industry.
“What an AMAZING two days,” Erana Tyler of OWN’s Love & Marriage DC wrote on Instagram. “From the incredibly talented and creative designers to our absolutely BEAUTIFUL models who SLAYED that runway, the energy, fashion, creativity, and talent were UNMATCHED.”
Braveboy, who kicked off fashion week programming days after being re-elected in the Nov. 3 midterms, said she hopes to develop Prince George’s into a booming creative district that supports local artists, designers and entrepreneurs.
“Prince George’s County, we are some of the most talented people, but we have not, I think, really fully tapped into our potential,” she said at an election night event at Metro Points Hotel. “We’ll be here for our first ever Prince George’s County Fashion Week and it’s not about the beautiful clothes and designs and all of that. It’s really about the ingenuity. It’s really about the creativity of Prince Georgians that will be on display.”
Considering hopes for the future, the county executive offered a call to action to support goals for her next term, which starts in January.
“We want you to buy local. We can have top designers. We are the trendsetters,” Braveboy continued. “Prince Georgians, you always look good. I want y’all to look good in clothes made by Prince Georgians, OK? We have all that we need here. But we just have to grow our talent. We have to invest in our talent, and we have to provide platforms for our talent. And I plan to do that over the next four years.”
