Middletown Fashion Art and Festival Week is happening in Middletown, United States on 20 April 2023. This is a week of fashion vending and high-end runway showcases. There would be designers from across the country. There would be local designers from Middletown as well. It is going to be a grand spectacle of art, fashion, entertainment and much more.

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There will be showcases like visual art, thrifty fashion, and high fashion runways. There will be model party and fashion party. There will be branding event. There will be an event called ‘Meet and Greet’. There will be networking with fashion professionals. There will be best dress runway competition. The event is hosted by The Influencer Corner.

Middletown fashion art and festival week last year 2022

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In the Middletown fashion week last year, there was a trend of adorning yourself with trash. This trend is called ‘trashion’. This is an unusual fashion made from unusual materials. It was a monthly event which started from 5 till 8 pm on Main Street. Models walked the runway with dresses made out of snack wrappers, drinking straws, and other packets. These were basically items that can’t be recycled. It is a reinvention of things and is also sustainable. This is based on the idea of looking at discarded things in a new way. There should be a clean earth to live on and sustainability is really important. We can’t be fully environment-friendly. This was the second year of this event. There were events like ballet, tap, and live music

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performances. There were gallery openings, fire dancing, clothing items, chalk art, and much more. There were events like open mic also. And teens performing at Youth Art Collective.

This event was like a reminder to people about how nice the Middletown is. Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet hosted an event by Connecticut Tap Collaborative. This is located at the Church of the Holy Trinity. This event was both with and without music. There will also be a participatory small event where those with tap experience will participate in Shim Sham. Shim Sham is a traditional choreography among tap dancers.

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This whole event was a large gathering that celebrates art and culture of Middletown. There was also Ethereal Arts, a mystical event which sold hand-painted clothing, mini canvas painting, stickers, magnets, and coloured pencil drawings. SJ’s Handmade sold things like gemstones, crystals, necklaces, rings, and many more things. These had a floral motif in them. LMB sold matted and framed art, wall art, table top things, canvas totes and accessories and many other things. Sarotonin Flow is a fire dancer and performance artist who showed his high-energy performance in the week. Yoga teacher, Amy Staskelunas hosted a yoga class at Holy Trinity Church. She is a proponent of Baptiste style.

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Middletown fashion week is an important element in giving Middletown an opportunity to showcase their talent to the Southwest Ohio region. Middletown is making improvements in many areas. This event could not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to covid. But it took place in 2022 as things have normalised now. People who have a passion for art and community became a part of this event. Art, culture, and heritage play a key role in making a community. In 2022, an important element was sustainability. This event was organized to promote art, culture, and heritage. It was an interactive experience and celebration of art. There were culinary arts also. Fashion art was also there that included boutiques. There were live musical performances. The genres were jazz, country, and classical. There was a 3D chalk muralist.

There was an open house at Historical Society. There was a photography and digital art competition. So, there were many things there. There were bohemian discussions and poetry there. This event was altogether a celebration of art and community, the relationship of art and community. There was a plethora of talent and creativity. The energy of the people was great.

So, events like these are really vital to celebrate art and heritage. They bring together people. Art and heritage are something cannot be forgotten and should not be forgotten in today’s technological world. We have to respect art.

There was this concept of trashion that really was the central element of the Middletown Art event last year. It made the use of those items that cannot be recycled into an outfit. This is something unusual but interesting. There was also the concept of sustainability aligned with it. Sustainability is something that cannot be ignored. We should have a clean planet to live and the future of our planet should be sustainable. All in all, the Middletown Art Festival last year was great and this year also it is going to be shining bright.

By Bhawna

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