MEET THE 2015 STYLEWEEK SWIM DESIGNERS

With only 3 days left until the 2015 StyleWeek Swim I would like to introduce our incredibly talented designers!     Jess Abernethy Jessica, a Providence-based designer, creates clean, forward and wearable apparel. She was born in Connecticut and moved… Continue Reading

SIP. SHOW. SHOP. STYLEWEEK SWIM

 Kickoff this summer with StyleWeek at The Hotel Providence for StyleWeek Swim!   There are only 5 more days to purchase tickets to the sexiest resort show to takeover downtown! All are welcome to StyleWeek Swim. Buy your tickets as… Continue Reading

StyleWeek Swim 2015 Sponsors

At StyleWeek we appreciate all of our amazing sponsors and would like to thank them for their support! Please give a warm welcome to the following who help us promote our events here in Providence!   Hotel Providence This is… Continue Reading

CIRQUE… This is NOT your child’s circus

I’m pleased to announce (on the blog) StyleWeek’s FIRST fundraiser to benefit mentorship programs for student designers in Rhode Island! For those of you who are unaware, StyleWeek‘s student design competition began in 2011 as an extension of StyeWeek. After… Continue Reading

February 16, 9PM Kenneth “K-Bobby” Edgar

Closing Monday night’s shows was Kenneth “K-Bobby” Edgar from K-Bobby International.   Edgar grew up in Jamaica, in a family where his father, a typical Jamaican male of that era, was appalled that his son showed an early interest in… Continue Reading

August 29, 9PM Jonathan Joseph Peters

Closing StyleWeekNortheast Season 9 in a successful manner was designer Jonathan Joseph Peters. Peters mixes pattern, texture, silhouette and color to search for the fulcrum between avant-garde and ready to wear. He received his formal training at the University of… Continue Reading

August 29, 7PM Nick Pini

Starting off the last night of StyleWeekNortheast Season 9, (where did the week go?!), was designer Nicholas Pini. PINI, born in 2013, is the namesake womenswear label lead by designer Nick Pini. His inspiration is to celebrate the new California… Continue Reading

August 28, 7PM Shalyn Webber

Beginning Thursday night’s line up was Shalyn Webber, a Boston designer who just graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a BFA in Fashion Design in 2011. Her inspiration? The balance between nature and human interactions expressed… Continue Reading

August 27, 7PM EIGHT | United Republic Affair by Artiss Akarra

Beginning Wednesday night was designer Artiss Akarra, a 2000 graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. Since graduation he  has been an independent designer in New England for numerous US and International brands. Akarra currently designs and operates under his… Continue Reading