On December 19th, 2025, 10 local designers and their merry models came to thrive! Around festive fashion and vendors they gathered to enjoy and delight, then, like Christmas magic, friendships were made under the glitter of the chandelier light!
This event was a holiday themed fashion show with a massive clothing swap that followed the show. Produced by Fizzbam Fabrications, this was a night of stunning local fashion and a great chance to get rid of your old clothes before the new year. There were so many designers, models, helpers and more involved in making this event special including our two amazing hosts, Yazmean La Patrona and Nahomy D. Medina! I also wanted to give a shout out to our sponsors who made the evening possible, Lust LUXE Cosmetics and Media by Dey.
Picture by Michael Perrine
First Show Jitters!
As my last crazy idea of 2025 I decided to plan and produce my first official fashion event under my newly founded LLC for Fizzbam Fabrications. I knew it would be a lot of work to design and produce this event but I also knew I would have a lot of people who would support and help me make it possible.
Check out the designers from the show:
- KALZONE
- Kai Bullock
- ChemicalTrip
- Allegra Ce’Olmstead
- YURI
- Dank Cowboy Customs
- Evalina Clothing
- Robbie Zanotti
- Salvaged Nostalgia
- Fizzbam Fabrications
Read more about the show
Promo Shoot at Lit Studio
I wanted to get people hyped for the show so I rented a studio for a couple hours and left an open invitation for any designer who was interested and had at least one outfit ready for the show. To my happy surprise many of them were interested and available to come with a model or two. We had makeup help from Arielle Scavron and Allegra Lopez for a few of the models as well as some hair help by Nicole Laws. We had some wonderful photographers come to get content and a few fun videos were made along the way thanks to Media by Day.
I loved seeing all the models and designers immediately making connections with the photographers and you almost didn’t know what to pay attention to when everyone began working. There were models posing in every corner of the space and different photographers and videographers moving around to get the best shot! It’s such a wild and beautiful space to be in when everyone is working together to create content that means a lot to them.
Show Day!!
I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect going into the day of the show but I was feeling hopeful for a good event! I started my day at Costco getting snacks and drinks to put backstage and then I got to work organizing and prepping for all the models and designers. Thankfully, I had some help setting up the venue the day before so there wasn’t too much to do in the morning. Another shoutout to Saint John’s Thrift Store for donating a ton of decorations that we used to make the venue look a holiday wonderland!
When the HMUAs and models started arriving it was go-time, there wasn’t a true moment of stillness until the event was over. I thought it was a really great vibe backstage, everyone seemed to be hanging out and getting along great. I loved getting to talk to the other designers about their concepts and chatting with models about the show. We even got some fun BTS videos during all the craziness and I saw a lot of others taking fun videos and pictures!
I was hoping for a big turn out at the show and I was not disappointed to see all the work we had put into advertising had paid off. I had about 75 tickets sold the night before the event so I decided to leave the ticket link up for a bit before taking it down a few hours before doors opened. I was absolutely blown away when I finally walked the runway during my collection and I finally saw the rows of people standing in front of me.
After I did my walk and was backstage I quite honestly couldn’t hold my tears back because of the overwhelming joy I felt from everyone cheering and applauding. I even dropped to the floor when my finale model came out and so perfectly slayed the runway. I am so beyond thrilled with how amazing my models did and how wonderful everyone did! I felt so grateful to see all the people who came out to support me and all those who were involved. This was my favorite crowd ever, so hyped and in awe the whole time!
