Life & Style

Dogs hit the catwalk for Syracuse Fashion Week
By Kayla Boyd
September 14, 2016 - 10:37pm
Syracuse's Fall 2016 Fashion Week kicked off on Wednesday with its first ever dog fashion show.

Syracuse Fashion Week put on its first runway show of the season on Wednesday and instead of strutting their heels and bags, the models showed off their paws and tails.

The event, “Dressed To The K-9’s,” was Syracuse’s first dog fashion show. It took place in Perseverance Park between Armory and Clinton Squares. The outdoor show was free to attend and free to enter.

Lisa Butler, executive director of Syracuse Fashion Week, said the idea for this event came from the Office of Innovation at City Hall.

Downtown welcomes latest vintage retailer
By Kayla Boyd
September 2, 2016 - 7:46pm
Two strangers became business partners when they launched Vintage Love in downtown Syracuse this summer.

From pop-up shops in flea markets to a trendy storefront, Vintage Love is the newest vintage retailer in Downtown Syracuse.

Vintage Love co-owner, Shauna Diliberto, created and ran Maeflowers Vintage, a pop-up shop of curated clothing, for 18 months. She said she was nervous to set foot into the business world so she gave the idea a trial run.

Syracuse Fashion Week Gala brings a lavish evening for locals
By Mary Anderson
April 26, 2016 - 8:15pm
An interactive runway experience dazzled the crowd at the Syracuse Fashion Week Gala.

Pushing theatrics to the brink, the Syracuse Fashion Week Gala at The Landmark Theatre on Friday night was a cross-section of styles both on and off the runway.

Syracuse Fashion Week founder and theater maven Lisa Marie Butler gave designers and boutiques the freedom to make their time on the runway an interactive performance for the audience.

Models reclaim the runway during a fashion show
By NewsHouse Staff
April 25, 2016 - 9:54pm
Ladies strutted their stuff for a fashion show at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on Sunday.

Models diagnosed with cancer hit the catwalk at Reclamation Runway for Syracuse Fashion Week on Sunday at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.

The idea was that models reclaimed the runway in clothes that made them feel good about themselves after they've gone through surgeries or treatments.  

Locals celebrate Earth Day with a music and arts festival
By Hannah Carande
April 25, 2016 - 8:05pm
A sustainability-themed music and arts festival brought people together to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday.

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Events are held worldwide in order to show support for environmental awareness and protection. This holiday is important to our community and our world, as the global temperature continues to rise and species continue to go extinct.

Syracuse residents raised awareness with Earthfest, a sustainability-themed music and arts festival celebrating Earth Day in Thornden Park Amphitheater on Sunday.

Fashions at the Mansion kicked off Syracuse Fashion Week
By Jingyu Wan
April 21, 2016 - 8:11am
Attendees enjoyed fashion, music, hors d'oeuvres and cocktails at the Fashions at the Mansions event Wednesday night.

Syracuse Fashion Week kicked off with a Fashions at the Mansion show at the Barnes-Hiscock House on Wednesday night.

Local boutiques such as The Changing Room, Frameology Optical, Style Dots, FashionFix Designs and more were present at the event. 

The Essence of Art fashion show presents how art meets fashion
By Zhan Lin
April 18, 2016 - 1:25pm
The dark downtown night welcomed a sparkling fashion show on Saturday.

More than 200 people gathered to see the chemistry between fashion and art at LSK Modeling and Events Company’s Essence of Art fashion show Saturday night at The Vault.

Local magazine holds spring bridal show
By Shumin Lai
April 11, 2016 - 10:47pm
Models wearing wedding gowns and tuxedos strut their stuff down the runway at a bridal show on Sunday.

Music, dancing and laughter travel through the halls during a nontraditional bridal show on Sunday at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool. The brides-to-be in the audience whispered to their family members about the outfits that came down the runway. As comical male models danced to the beat of the music, whispers turned into giggles.

The Trans $5,000 Pursuit of Happiness
By Julia Naftulin
April 6, 2016 - 12:45am
SU's Trans Day of Liberation is April 6, but for many transgender twenty-somethings, the high costs of surgeries and hormone therapy mean liberation comes at a high price.

On the wooden-planked porch of an Ostrom Avenue home, a small group of students blows puffs of cigarette smoke into the freezing air, their happy banter bringing the otherwise silent street to life. In the huddle of knit beanies, worn jeans and black and khaki-colored coats stands Mateo Diaz, 21, house resident and the night’s host. He emerges from a dissipating cloud — dressed in his own black beanie, flannel-lined denim jacket, black jeans and black leather combat boots — and heads down the porch’s stairs, directing party-ready guests toward the back door.

Sunday brunch and fashion show event raises ovarian cancer awareness
By Shumin Lai
April 4, 2016 - 6:10pm
Locals gathered for a bite to eat, some light shopping and a fashion show Sunday morning to help raise awareness for ovarian cancer.

A handful of people decked out in teal (the color associated with ovarian cancer awareness) gathered for the sixth annual Breakfast at Tiffany’s Fashion Show and Brunch at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center on Sunday.

More than 315 people attended the event, including cancer survivors, supporters and volunteers. The event aimed to raise funds for cancer research and raise public and educational awareness on ovarian and breast cancer.