Folks from throughout Columbia confirmed off their type on the Lowry Mall on the College of Missouri campus for the COMO des Garçons style present on Saturday.
The outside present was organized by the Virginia Ave clothes line and the Mannequin three.zero group. Organizers say the aim of the free occasion was to showcase Columbia expertise and style.
Andrew Whitaker, proprietor of Virginia Ave and artistic director of COMO des Garçons, is from Columbia and based Virginia Ave in 2018. He stated offering style alternatives for the folks of Columbia has meant lots to him since his childhood.
“It's one thing I've actually cared about since I used to be just a little child,” Whitaker stated. “We by no means actually had a style scene right here, and I really feel prefer it's my duty to point out it.”
Whitaker stated that additionally means offering alternatives for promising and aspiring fashions and artists to showcase their abilities.
In keeping with Whitaker, just a few dozen fashions have been chosen for the present and greater than 200 seats have been distributed and reserved for the viewers.
Whitaker stated in the end it's about staying native and empowering native folks.
“I needed to remain right here as a result of my mission was to make Columbia nice,” Whitaker stated. “To not go someplace else and grow to be nice and pay it ahead; I wish to make this place nice and thrive right here.”
The present was scheduled to final from three to 7 p.m.