Local fashion organization MNfashion has put the brakes indefinitely, announcing today that they would not be producing its signature events the Shows nor Voltage this spring.
According to the statement issued by MNfashion marketing director Katie Schutrop: 'Due to our quick growth as a non-profit organization run by all volunteers, MNfashion has come to a point where we have outgrown our current business practice. It is now important that we take a closer look at day-to-day operations so as to continue to serve retailers, emerging designers and established designers in the best way possible.'
If the signs were there, they came in the form of a truncated version of Voltage last spring, having been announced only two months in advance after a year-long hiatus following the departure of Voltage founder and producer Anna Lee (also the founder of MNfashion) in 2011. The organization came into the hands of a series of different executive directors in the years following including Emily Blanche, Amy Overson and current director Tara Murphy. But a strong showing of some of the Twin Cities' best designers last fall's Shows, including Christopher Straub, Lindsey Hopkins, Samantha Rei, Lisa Hackwith and Caroline Hayden, gave hope for MNfashion to continue its legacy.
As for whether Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week itself will still take place this February, it apparently will be up to independent designers, shops and producers to make the week happen on their own.
[Photo by Rhea Pappas/MNfashion]
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