Flint is home to more than 75 fashion-focused businesses whose owners strive to keep pace with ever-changing market demands. Among the most visible is Kala Wilburn, the founder of her original clothing line Fannie Lucille as well as Flint Vehicle City Fashion Week and its signature Fashion Against Violence event, which she launched to raise […]
He’s the guy everyone wants to arrive first to a party and be among the last to leave. That’s the kind of celebrity open-format DJ Peter McFray brings to Flint, whose “it” factor is rising. Heard week nights on Flint Club 93.7, McFray is a part of Flint’s growing circle of high value influencers whose mere […]
On its surface Flint seems nearly a world away from the runways of cities known for their membership in the international fashion community. Streetlights are more common than spotlights for most of the aspiring models and designers who hail from Genesee County’s largest locale. But if it’s left up to ambitious advocates like Alexis Jones, […]
Flint will be elevated as a center of urban streetwear this Saturday, July 14, as the FASHIONHUB collective showcases pieces from some of Flint’s top designers in an outdoor street fashion show at Flint’s Alley Fest. The FASHIONHUB collective show will take place at 6:30 p.m. on the Ferris Wheel’s Fashion Stage. It will exemplify the strength of […]
Forward-thinking is how many describe Kathleen “Kitty” Gazall, the featured speaker at this month’s INSPIRE Leadership Series. “Flint has its mayor, but it also has other great women like Kitty Gazall behind it,” says Phil Hagerman, president of Skypoint and co-founder of the Flint Ferris Wheel. “If there’s something good going on in Flint Kitty […]