There’s more to the fashion industry to than runways and glossy photos. From noon to 1:30 p.m. April 18 at Ferris Wheel, 615 South Saginaw St., Flint designers and clothing retailers can attend a fashion business workshop. The event will be hosted by Kala Wilburn, founder of Fannie Lucille clothing and Vehicle City Fashion Week, who will share her insider knowledge […]
In Kala Wilburn’s world fashion isn’t just about flowing garments and colorful fabrics. The intricate industry behind memorable runway show highlights and glamorous galas is at the heart of Wilburn’s ongoing efforts and professional advocacy. As a major goal of next month’s annual Vehicle City Fashion Week, she’ll feature designers with whom she can collaborate, […]
Flint is emerging as a city where great ideas come to life as entrepreneurs and large companies open new businesses, share their inspiration with others and add to the city’s growth. That’s helping change the perception of a city that has been challenged by the water crisis and the economic fallout caused by a shrinking […]
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 […]
The energy was hard to describe. The networking was at fever pitch and the camaraderie so thick, it could be cut with a knife. No, it wasn’t the a summit of world leaders, but of local ones, gathered at the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church for the GoGetHER Conference, the first of its kind in […]
Kala Wilburn is joining TheHUB Flint staff supporting our social media and community outreach. Wilburn is the founder of apparel company Fannie Lucille. She also created Vehicle City Fashion Week, the first fashion week in Genesee County, and founded her own non-profit, Fashion Against Violence. She graduated with a bachelor of applied arts degree in […]
From her small studio in downtown Flint, Kala Wilburn slowly is creating a fashion movement through her custom handbag and apparel company, Fannie Lucille. Transitioning from creating custom special occasion designs for each customer, she is building and manufacturing a fashion line featuring statement pieces for women on the go, such as jackets, wraps and […]