{"id":300967,"date":"2026-07-20T19:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300967\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:25:24","slug":"queens-center-hosts-launch-of-inaugural-fashion-week-queens-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/300967\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Center hosts launch of inaugural Fashion Week Queens \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community leaders, designers, cultural partners, local elected officials, sponsors and more gathered at the Queens Center for a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Queens Borough President\u2019s Office to kick off the event, which was organized by the BK Style Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cFashion Week Queens promises to be a wonderful way of celebrating all that makes the World\u2019s Borough unique, which is our diversity and our community,\u201d Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said. \u201cWe welcome all who want to be a part of our community to make it better, whether it\u2019s through fashion or any other form of art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fashion Week Queens is dedicated to celebrating the borough\u2019s rich\u00a0diversity, creativity and community spirit.
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\n<\/p>\n

The week-long celebration aims to provide a platform in which fashion, culture, business and community converge to celebrate the unique identity of Queens and inspire future generations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Fashion Week Queens continued with a runway showcase on Saturday, July 18, at Queens Borough Hall. This showcase featured collections from six to seven designers.<\/p>\n

The works shown off represented the creativity, innovation and cultural influences of Queens, reflecting its status as one of the world\u2019s most dynamic fashion communities.
\n\"\"<\/a>Model on hand for the opening celebration of Fashion Week Queens. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\n<\/p>\n

Through this celebration, fashion and creative expression are being used to unite neighborhoods, cultures, businesses, artists and community organizations.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cOur vision is to create a platform that truly reflects Queens\u2014its diversity, resilience, entrepreneurial spirit and creative excellence,\u201d Fashion Week Queens Co-founder Rick Davy said. \u201cThis is about recognizing the people, cultures and communities that have shaped Queens and creating opportunities for emerging talent to be seen, celebrated and connected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fashion Week Queens co-founders Rick Davy (left) and Jack Mapira (right). Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cFashion Week Queens is an opportunity to build something lasting for the borough,\u201d Fashion Week Queens Co-founder Jack Mapira said. \u201cThrough collaboration, inclusion and community engagement, we can establish a platform that showcases Queens to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(Left to right) Michael Carlier and Phil Ballman of the Queens Borough President\u2019s Office, Queens Center Senior Marketing Manager Dawn Simon and Fashion Week Queens Co-Founders Jack Mapira and Rick Davy. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community leaders, designers, cultural partners, local elected officials, sponsors and more gathered at the Queens Center for a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1242,114197,9,24,63,122,25665,124,123],"class_list":["post-300967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-fashion","tag-fashion-week-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-center","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}