5 must-see events for fashion lovers
Don’t let fall’s arrival get you down, especially when there’s a slew of events to look forward to in September — especially for fashion lovers.
Whether you’re in the mood to shop, socialize or see a runway show, there’s something on tap to satisfy your sartorial cravings. So grab your calendars — it’s going to be a busy, yet stylish, month.
Sept. 8: Kick off the weekend with a little wine and shopping for a cause. Wine Women & Shoes returns to Fairmont Pittsburgh, Downtown, for its second year to support the Creative & Expressive Arts Therapy program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Enjoy wine tastings, a designer marketplace and a glamorous fashion show. Luxury vacation packages and silent auction items also will be up for bids. Tickets: $150 atwww.winewomenandshoes.com.
Sept. 11: As summer winds down, so are the monthly lunchtime fashion markets in Market Square. The last one of the season will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and feature fashion trucks, local designers and boutique selections. Get the scoop at downtownpittsburgh.com/fashion-market.
Sept. 8 and 22: Stroll and shop
through Forbes Digital Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the latest installment of Oakland Pop-Up Fashion Boutique presented by NexTier Bank. Designers from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh will be featured, alongside fashion vendors and digital art displays. Info at onlyinoakland.org.
Sept. 18-22: The Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corp. tried its hand at a fashion event last fall and this year has five days of them planned. Settlement Engine Fashion Week Downtown will celebrate Sept. 22: Pittsburgh style across the Steel City, Fashion Story, one of Pittsburgh’s with an emphasis on Downtown signature fall fashion retail, restaurants and events, gets a makeover culture. On Sept. 18, invited this year with a new producer. guests will gather at Social Suzanne Mauro, a House Seven for a networking veteran stylist and fashion event. For Day 2, head to event producer who teaches Market Square for a designer at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, runway show at 8 has taken the reins of p.m. A pop-up fashion market the show and enlisted a mix will take over the PPG of longtime boutiques and Place Wintergarden on Sept. new ones. Outfitting models 20, with more shopping on will be Heinz Healey’s men’s Sept. 21 during a day of store, One Brilliant Boutique, trunk shows at Downtown Roberta Weissburg retailers. The festivities conclude Leathers, urbanfitco, Rue on Sept. 22 with the inaugural Boutique, Luna Boutique KDKA-TV(opening this month in Sewickley) TechnoVation, a technology and David Lawrence panel and fashion showcase (opening Downtown at the Renaissance Pittsburgh this fall). Guests also will be Hotel. Information treated to shopping with mobile and tickets at pghfwd.com. boutiques Style Truck, Vintage Valet and Magnolia on Main.
The show benefits Partners For Quality Foundation and has raised more than $410,000 for its Allegheny Children’s Initiative, which aids children and families with behavioral challenges each year in Allegheny County. Doors open at 7 p.m. at J Verno Studio on the South Side; the fashion show is at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $ 75 eventbrite.com.