Hartford Fashion Week announces this year’s designer line-up

by MIKE CHAIKEN

CTFashionMag.com

Are you ready for round 2?

This week, the local homegrown fashion event, Hartford Fashion Week, announced its lineup of designers for the second year of the runway event.

This year’s Hartford Fashion Week—which will hold runway events on Oct. 14 and 15, will feature the following designers:

  1. Theo’s of Hartford
  2. Troy Anthony
  3. Crinkled Chiffon
  4. ShirleyMarie
  5. Saints by S.J.
  6. FasChinn
  7. Zoe Ilana Grinfeld
  8. LàMoo Designs
  9. EKBallroom
  10. Matthew Reisman

In addition to the runway shows, which again will be held at Union Station in Hartford, the fashion event announced a trade show on Oct. 16 featuring local designers and artisans. There also will be a special VIP Preview Night, on a night to-be-announced.

The runway schedule as of this week’s announcement is:

Night One:

Theos of Hartford

Troy Anthony

Sarah Morookian

Shirley Marie

Saints by SJ

Night Two:

Faschinn

Zoe Grinfeld

La Moo

EKB Ballroom

Matthew Reisman

The event also is in the midst of seeking sponsors, with several tiers of support possible.

For more information, go to Hartford.Fashion on the web, call (860) 952-9602, or email

HartfordFashionWeek@gmail.com