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- In a period when there seems to be so much bad news about Baltimore, fashion designer Bishme Cromartie represents the best of the city.
- Fashion designer Bishme Cromartie uses his role as a contestant on Project Runway to promote Baltimore.
- A day before Baltimore-based Under Armour is set to release quarterly earnings, one analyst says the brand is lacking in fashion, design and innovation.
- Baltimore-based fashion designer Bishme Cromartie embraced his hometown roots on "Project Runway" to the delight of the judges. Now, he's inspired to continue showcasing his upbringing through his clothes.
- The Baltimore Sun’s readers and staff scoured the region for the best places to shop and enjoy life, from antiques to yoga studios. Here’s who came out on top in 2019.
- The Carroll Hospital Auxiliary Fashion Show, to be held April 12 at Martins Westminster, is still evolving after 59 years, adding an after party to this year's festivities and fundraising for the hospital's new family birthplace facility.
- Christian Siriano hopes he can take his real-life career experiences and inspire the new crop of competitors this season on “Project Runway” when he returns in the mentor role made famous by Tim Gunn.
- A "tuxedo gown" designed by Maryland native Christian Siriano and worn by actor Billy Porter created a stir at the 91st Academy Awards Sunday evening.
- Get ready for a very Maryland-centric Project Runway when the reality show’s 17 season premieres March 14 on Bravo. Annapolis-native and fashion designer Christian Siriano returns to the show this year in the role of mentor—previously held by Tim Gunn.
- A variety of colors and textures were highlighted before a graffitied brick facade as 14 Carroll County teens showed off their handmade clothing Friday night for “Fashion Avenue,” the Carroll County Career and Technology Center 2019 fashion show.
- Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis Museum celebration honors Kwanzaa, a seven-day observance for African Americans centered around seven principles such as Umoja (unity) and Imani (faith).
- Fashion world veteran and cosmetic entrepreneur Lindsay Ebbin brought his makeup artistry to Carroll Hospital Wednesday evening. Sales of the Make Up Factory cosmetics line from the hospital gift shop go to benefit renovation of the Family Birthplace.
- Fila, the once hot sports brand of the 1990s with a Sparks-based US headquarters, is seeing a revival thanks to its retro appeal and the bulky sneaker trend. The now Korean-owned company with a growing Balimore presence has even signed a new deal with its former NBA star endorser, Grant Hill.
- When flashy fashion designer Stevie Boi isn’t jet-setting around the world building his brand, he is relaxing and recharging at home in Havre de Grace.
- Maeion Bryant’s rise as a celebrity makeup artist started as a model in her native Seattle in the early 1980s, but now she works in Ellicott City.
- Gisele "Gigi" Soto's Cima Talent Management group in Columbia represents roughly 150 actors and models.
- Get to know Sandra Takyi and the Columbia-based fashion designer's brand Ohemaa Couture.
- Meet the Baltimore area’s leading voices in business, activism, research and more.
- From "Beetlejuice" to the New York Film Festival, these are the fall events arts lovers
- The rise of fast fashion, cheap yet fashionable clothing that people wear and discard, has helped fuel a sustainable-apparel movement that's beginning to be embraced by retailers and shoppers.
- Wendi Winters spent a dozen years writing her way into the Capital Gazette newsroom.
- From best consignment store to best activewear, Baltimore Sun staffers make their top picks in the lifestyle and shopping category.
- The fashion and grievance industries are abuzz about Gucci’s show at Milan Fashion Week last month because Gucci sent a few white models with turbans down the runway. As lifelong Sikhs, we approve. The move may help diffuse harmful associations with the turban post 9/11.
- The tables were set with linens and music wafted through the dining hall. A collection of china tea cups surrounded a runway, where attendees were treated to a glamorous live fashion show, all of it to support the nonprofit, Rita’s Closet.
- Anne Arundel County natives David Hart and Christian Siriano have become big-name designers with bridal and formal wear lines. Each has dressed celebrities, and they’ve developed a friendship and working relationship; Hart designed the suits for Siriano’s wedding in 2016.
- Carroll County Career and Technology Center students will strut their stuff this week at the school’s annual fashion show.
- Liris Crosse, the Randallstown native who made history this season of “Project Runway” by being one of the first plus-sized models to compete on the show, has won the modeling portion of the competition.
- Shibani Shinde Patil has been selling jewelry professionally for the past year and has already had her designs featured in Vogue and Elle UK.
- For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here are some products, sales and events to benefit awareness and research.
- Program at BWI Airport aims to help entrepreneur grow into airport retailers.
- Secondhand shopping is all the rage these days – and Howard County fashion lovers are getting in on the action.
- Parisian brand called Baltimore-Paris pays homage to Baltimore with its overalls clothing line.
- Christian Siriano describes his spring collection as a "psychedelic hallucination of what's inside my fantasy greenhouse."
- The designs of Blairé León, Allure Bound, Bokeum Jeon, and Mack Smith walk the Graffiti Alley runway in a local fashion showcase presented by GRL PWR with...
- Dubbed the "Naomi Campbell of plus," Randallstown native Liris Crosse will appear as a model on this season's "Project Runway."
- New York Fashion Week (Men's) picks up where the women's clothing industry left off, with designers like Maryland's David Hart and Stevie Boi addressing social issues through their collections.
- With new designs, bold colors, sassy slogans and a dose of star power, one-piece swimwear is your best bet this season.
- At the end of most workdays, Courtney Jackson, chief security officer for a government contractor, steps away from the high-pressure world of cybersecurity and
- I’ll level with you: This year’s Music Issue is a rip-off of the New York Times’ feature “25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going,” a very neat thing that...
- CJKollective women's boutique and fashion truck in Bel Air offers customers "glam-on-the-go" at affordable prices. The owner, Courtney Jackson, is a Navy
- Hours before the opening ceremonies of the Towsontown Spring Festival each year, Michael DiCarlo can be found prepping his beef.
- A flash of bright silver beckons visitors to the warehouse at 9010 Maier Road in North Laurel.
- At historic Savage Mill on April 30, local women supporting the breast cancer community will celebrate "100 Hons & Elvis" for the third year running, just in time to rock the golden wedding anniversary of Elvis and Priscilla Presley while raising money for the nonprofit, For 3 Sisters.
- For the past 30 years, Pascal 67, has been a go-to for Baltimore businessmen looking to make the right impression at work. In May, he's closing up his Light Street shop and retiring.
- Baltimore advertising and marketing firm Warschawski has become agency of record for Xcel Brands Inc., owner of Isaac Mizrahi, Judith Ripka, H Halston, and other brands, and will handle corporate public relations
- Five Minutes With Betsy Brooks Wendell, owner of Octavia Boutique in Cross Keys
- Nestled in Natty Boh Tower and tucked behind a series of walkways and entrances
- Old feels new as Adidas makes American comeback. The German brand has found new life in the United States by associating with pop culture.
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- Annapolis native Christian Siriano was one of the New York Fashion Week designers to use his show as a political statement.