Backstage Pass | Charleston Fashion Week


	Meet Reese After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a BFA in photography, Florida native Reese Moore followed her love of fashion journalism to New York, where she interned with fashion and lifestyle publication Zink magazine. read more...
	Wrap Up: 25 Fashionable Moments to remember from CFW 2009 To wrap up this year's CFW, I decided to rehash a few favorite moments. The trouble, of course, was condensing all my great memories from this year's Charleston Fashion Week into a selection of 25. read more...
	CFW Saturday: Emerging Designer Finalists 5:49 PM read more...
	CFW Saturday: Bridal Couture Show I’m not going to lie, I’m a little exhausted from last night’s fabulous after-party at Music Farm, but I have no idea what a bridal couture show is going to entail, so I arrive at the tents a little earlier than normal to scope things out. read more...
	CFW Friday Night It’s time for another night of CFW runway shows! I’m back at the tents, and the first thing I notice is how many people there are. read more...
	CFW Thursday It's my third night of CFW runway shows! I follow my routine by perusing the gathering crowd under the tent before heading backstage to check out the behind-the-scenes madness. read more...
	CFW Wednesday Night 6:01 PM It’s raining as I get to the tents—which is doing horrendous things to my hair, already—so I’m expecting there to be less people arriving early than yesterday. Apparently even the “scattered showers with a chance of frizz” weather forecast does not deter CFW fans, because people are already staking out prime seats under the tents and enjoying the bar area. Among them are Emerging Design Competition semi-finalist Swapnali Ahire with her mom picking up CFW merchandise. “I had to get a t-shirt!” she says. I ask how she felt about her show the night before, “Awesome. It was so great. I’m looking forward to seeing the finalists!” read more...
	CFW Tuesday: Emerging Design Semi-finalists 5:56 PM I walk onto Marion Square, and people are already swarming around the tents. If the energy is this high outside, just image what it’s like backstage. I decide to check it out. Stilettos, hairspray, and makeup brushes are flying! The models are in various stages of hair and makeup, and I catch up with emerging designer Shan Keith’s model Amanda Franklin and Amanda deLeon’s model Brooke Hohman as finishing touches are applied. read more...
	CFW Rehearsal in Marion Square 6:13 PM This is my first time under the tents for Charleston Fashion Week, and I’m so excited to finally get a glimpse of what everyone’s been talking about. I sneak in the back while Ayoka gives the models a pep talk sprinkled with a little tough love before they take their final practice walks down the runway. read more...
	CFW Launch Party at Shine 6:09 PM I arrive at Shine Restaurant for the official CFW kick-off party, Fashion is Art, and the soon-to-open, chic venue is already filled with a crowd that is dressed to impress. I wave to a few friends, but if I’m going to really get to check out the pieces in the Modified Dress Project, I need to do it now before even more people arrive. read more...