West Eighteenth Street Fashion Show, Kansas City

CALL FOR DESIGNERS FOR NEXT YEAR’S RUNWAY EVENT IS OPEN!

The Kansas City Crossroad’s 9th Annual West 18th Street Fashion Show will return on Saturday, June 13th, 2009.

The annual event is looking for cutting-edge artists and designers to be a part of KC’s runway tradition.

To apply:

*At least 3 photographs of previous garment/clothing design work (not on CD)
*Resume
*Artist’s Statement
*Registration Fee: $25 (cash or check made payable to “18th St. Fashion Show”)

Please mail or hand-deliver the above information to:

9th Annual Call for Artists
c/o birdies
116 W. 18th St.
K.C., MO 64108

To be considered, all registration materials must be received by 7.00pm on Saturday, March 7th.

Please email any questions to 18thstreetfashionshow@gmail.com.

Please note, no materials will be returned.

Last year’s eight annual West 18th Street Fashion Show, Summer at Sea, featured eighteen collections showcasing the best in cutting-edge fashion design. Each year, this event draws a record-breaking crowd and coveted press. The West 18th Street Fashion Show has been featured in Women’s Wear Daily (New York), My Midwest (Midwest Airlines’ In-Flight Magazine), KC Star, Verge Magazine, Present Magazine, Urban Times, Ink and The Pitch, among others. Also, the event organizer- the 18th Street boutique merchant birdies- has been covered locally in such further publications as KC Magazine, KC Living and Spaces, as well as nationally in Elle Magazine, Country Living, USA Today, Midwest Living, BUST and Nylon.