STYLE WATCH: Fresh and Local fashion show, 9/16

Saving you from the world of copy-cat design, the Philadelphia Design Initiative, a new design organization created by Melanie Gershman and Scott Yesner, is hosting Fresh and Local fashion show to showcase the creative forces in style that are springing up locally.

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STYLE WATCH: Fresh and Local fashion show, 9/16

POSTED: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 1:00 PM

Make.Love.Not.War

As new fall runway fashions make their way onto the streets, it can be hard to create sartorial singularity. Saving you from the world of copy-cat design, the Philadelphia Design Initiative, a new local-design repping org created by Melanie Gershman and Scott Yesner, is hosting a fashion show called Fresh and Local. The runway extravaganza is meant to showcase the creative forces in style that are springing up locally, including fall collections from Katra Michener of Love Illuminati, Linda Smyth of Topstich Boutique, and Sarah Muhl's Make.Love.Not.War.

Michener’s Love Illuminati hails from Newtown, Pa. The boutique is known for its feminine-flattering silhouettes, especially when it comes to their dress line. For the Design Initiative, Michener’s work stood out as “timeless and thoughtful design … [that's] tailor-made for each figure.” In a world of high-end fashion models and Victoria Secret push-up bras, it’s refreshing that a local shop makes its mark by creating pleasing looks on various body shapes and sizes.

Topstitch Boutique has become a forerunner in stipulating the standards of Philadelphia fashion design. Smyth’s success has led her to move forward with her fashion line, leaving behind the storefront and putting her time and effort into a more extensive collection sold nationally.

Conversely, Make.Love.Not.War is creating a niche for itself in the visible market. The brainchild of model Sarah Muhl, the shop is a young yet vintage mashup. Muhl’s work is one of a kind, transforming hand-me-downs into unique boho-chic pieces. The local artisan’s work is eclectic and eco-friendly — a very fresh invention that screams Philadelphia design.

This will be the first fashion show for Gershman and Yesner, offering guests a chance to visualize the Philadelphia aesthetic while sampling strictly local designers. The festivities will begin with a cocktail hour at 32° Lounge and wrap up with a post-show reception.

Fri., Sept. 16, 7-9 p.m., free, 32° Lounge, 10 S. Second St., RSVP to Melanie Gershman at philadesigninitiative@gmail.com.

(megan.augustin@citypaper.net)

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