BFW Crab Feast Next Saturday and BFW Tickets Are On Sale

What screams Baltimore better than hot steaming crabs?

Baltimore Fashion Week knows that fashionistas and fashion forward individuals from Baltimore love crabs!, so on Saturday, June 6, 2009, Butterfly Productions & Baltimore Fashion Week will present it’s first crab feast with an open bar. The celebration is taking place at Tiffany East Catering located at 4116 East Lombard Street in Baltimore, Maryland at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $45 until June 1st, so get your tickets today or tomorrow because after June 1st tickets will be $55.

SAVE YOUR TICKET STUB FOR THE DRAWINGS FOR SPECIALLY ADDED SURPRISES - YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WE ELSE WE WILL BE UP TO.

Get your tickets online and pick them up at the Will Call Area - click here to order tickets.

Now, if you aren’t really into crabs . . .don’t worry there is more than just crabs at Baltimore Fashion Week’s crab feast.




Take a look below at the Crab Feast meal:

STEAMED CRABS
Crab Soup
Corn on the Cob
Swedish Meatballs
Macaroni & Cheese
Beef BBQ
Fried Chicken
Whipped Potatoes
Beer & Soda
Tossed Green Salad
Turkey Breast
American Cheese
Relish Dish
Cole Slaw
Imported Ham
Salami
Swiss Cheese
Potato Salad
Sheet Cake

FREE DRINKS ALL YOU CAN DRINK
Hennessy
Jack Daniels
Crown Royal
Seagram's Gin
Bacardi Rum
Smirnoff Vodka
Beer - Bud Light
Beer - Coors Light
Wine - Chablet
Wine - Rose
Wine - Burgundy
Cranberry Juice
Orange Juice
Sodas


Listen to the BFW commercial now.




*Do not forget to buy your tickets for the next Baltimore Fashion Week event, The Press Pary at Baltimore Musuem of Industry. Tickets to this event is $55 dollars before June 1st and $65 after June 1st. So, hurry up and buy your tickets now!

*Tickets for Baltimore Fashion Week are on sale now! Please go to www.baltimoresfashionweek.com to get your seat to the hottest fashion week of the summer! Ticket prices range from $20 to $55.

On the Road to Fashion Week: Designers' Meet and Greet

Baltimore Fashion Week held its second annual designer’s meeting this past weekend on Sunday, April 20, 2009! With the help of two Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) Fashion Design professors, Colleen Knox and Roland Douglas. Both Knox and Douglas offered designers hands on advice and techniques about finishing their garments both inside and out.

By the end of each designer’s mini-consultation with Sharan and the two BCCC Fashion Design professors, they all were told the day they would be able to showcase their collection during Baltimore Fashion Week, scheduled for August 10-14, 2009 at the War Memorial Building located at 101 North Gay Street.




Designer collections present included the following: jewelry, Eco-friendly, ready to wear, and this year we even have a childrens clothing designer. The list continued to grow as the designers came out to have their collection reviewed by the helpful and insightful panel. From what I could see, this year's collection for Baltimore Fashion Week 2009 will satisfy the fashionable cravings of ANY fashionista.



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ATTENTION: LAST MODEL CALL FOR BALTIMORE FASHION WEEK 2009

The Baltimore Fashion Week team is having its ABSOLUTE last and FINAL model call! They are looking for both male/female models. Female models must be at-least 5' 6" or taller. Male models must be at-least 5' 10" or taller. They are also looking for plus size curvy models. If you think you have what it takes to walk down the fashion week runways then you should come out on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 12:00 Noon SHARP!!.

TIP FROM SHARAN NIXON: Please come dressed fashionably.

This last audition will be held at the Forest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207 at 12:00 Noon SHARP!! There are NO rehearsals for fashion week, so you have one chance to shine and Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 12:00 Noon will be it.



Stay tune for more updates about the road to Baltimore Fashion Week 2009!

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Chic Pub Spot for Fashion Week

As you may already know Baltimore Fashion Week's theme this year is A Fashionista's Fairy Tale.

On August 12th, 2009, the runway theme of the day will be imaginative fairytale of Onyxi: Ruler of Darkness Covering The Horizon With Magic. Sharan Nixon and her design team decided that this would be the perfect day to mix fashionable entertainment with a delicious meal.

Tanae Nelson Harris, production associate of Baltimore's Fashion Week, discovered Lucy's Irish Pub and decided this would be the perfect place to have a post event! The Lucy's Irish Pub is located in Downtown, Baltimore directly across from the Hippodrome Theatre. Stay tuned for more updates about post celebration spots for the 2nd Annual Fashion Week of Baltimore City!






Lucy Irish Pub Photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/25114472@N03/3193788128/

Baltimore Fashion Week Still Wants Models!

It's not normal for the Forest Park Senior Center (Baltimore, MD) to have visitors on a Sunday afternoon. Its definitely not normal for the Senior Center's gym to be full of aspiring models either.

The room filled up quickly with fresh model faces and some of Baltimore's Fashion Week 2008 alumni.

Each model that arrived on time was given a blue ticket with a number, due to the huge turn out, the gymnasium was so full some models had to stand.

Sharan Nixon, Founder/CEO of Baltimore's Fashion Week (the African-American queen of Baltimore style if you ask me), welcomed the models with announcements about the upcoming fashion week. "I would love to tell you the details, but I don't want to give away too much information, stated Nixon.

Once Sharan finished her brief speech, she introduced the models to Baltimore's Fashion Week's runway coach, Robert Mercer. Mercer gave the models a brief overview of what he wanted to see and then, Nixon began to call the numbers for the first batch of cat walkers. Mercer was quick and to the point when making his decisions with either a stern "yes" or "no". After seeing so many different runway walks, Mercer only chose a few males and females to become an official BFW 2009 model.

So, you think you have what it takes to have your stilettos clicking on the runways of BFW 2009? Or, if you tried out, but want another chance to be a part of BFW 2009? Well, now is your chance Baltimore's Fashion Week will have one last audition for models on March 15th!

The model call/audition will take place again at the Forrest Park Senior Center, 4801 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21207. Same time. 3 p.m.

So, start practicing ladies and gentlemen and meet us at the gym!

HARD of SOFT -- Which One Do You Prefer?

I have been noticing that now-a-days the “IN” thing is the hardcover wallets, but the question still remains, Hard or Soft?

Remember the good old days when we used to carry the wallets that had a three part fold. There were the plastic wallets that mom used to give you when you were two (2) to teach you some sort of responsibility with the change we used to ask for after a purchase. How about the Velcro wallets that always seemed to work when we were in elementary and grade school. As we reached maturity, we would get a vinyl wallet to keep our lunch money or our “I am going to the mall with my friends after school” money. Oh oh and let us not forget the infamous wallet that we received around the holidays, now you knew you were grown when you received a true LEATHER wallet. Those were the days.

If you like the old leather-style wallets you will probably have to visit a vintage boutique or even eBay, because the only types of wallets you will find now are what I call the high-end wallets, i.e. HARDCOVER wallets that are everywhere. You will find them in FOREVER 21, XXI (the upscale version of Forever 21), Macy’s, Nordstrom’s (they have the really eclectic ones with the vintage and stand-offish styles), and BeBe, just to name a few.

If you had your choice today which wallet would you prefer, HARD or SOFT? Personally, I like the new HARD ones, they are easier to find amongst all of my fashion week stuff….lol.

Always Fashionable,
Your Website Fashionista

Oh, What Shoe Will Fit Today?

Today on the fashion scene are various types of shoes. There are so many to choose from like:

• Boots
• Open Toe
• Rock & Roll
• Metallic
• Ankle Booties
• Bowtie
• Hardware - HUH
• Sexy
• Skyscraper
  
• Strappy - Humm
• Glams
• Buckle
• Reptile - Really Now!
• Patent Leather
• Platforms
• Lace Up - You Don't Say

Well I have out of all the categories above I have 9 of the above. Does that mean that I have a shoe fetish? I say that not because I only have about 55 pairs in my closet, and personally I don't think that is enough. I believe a woman should have atleast 100 pairs of shoes in her closet, and should go shoe shopping at least every two (2) weeks. Holla back ladies!

Now colors, that is an entirely different story. Hot pink, grey, leopard print, gold print, gold floral print, white wrap a rounds, etc. Now question, if you still have in your closet the shoes that they wore in the late 90s that women used to string up the leg, you should know the "new" sexy, which is to tie the strings around your ankle with the sexiest bow you can tie on the outside of the ankle . . . hey you never thought about that did you? Don't forget the fly pair of tights or leggings that is so hot - try it and see how many head turns you receive. When they look at you that is a good thing, because they are living through your creativity.

Well its late and I have to get my fashion gear ready for tomorrow - get ready for the next blog - the first round of auditions for the models for fashion week is tomorrow.

Yours Truly,

Nixonious