Macon Fashion Week
A Celebration of Style, Sustainability, and Creativity
Presented by Macon Magazine | In Partnership with Wesleyan College
Read about the seven featured designers in the October/November issue of Macon Magazine, “Why Not Macon Fashion Week?“
November 2 – 8, 2025
Macon Fashion Week 2025
Macon Fashion Week is a weeklong celebration of fashion, creativity, and community. Each day centers around a different theme with daytime and evening meetups, curated programs, and runway shows.
SUNDAY 11/2: MACON SHADES OF FASHION
Location: 1410 MLK Blvd
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Host: Brandon Harris of Illegal Luxury
A stylish opener to the week and fashion presentation, hosted by Brandon Harris of Illegal Luxury.
Get dressed and join us for a relaxed and thoughtfully styled Sunday Soirée. Hear about the week, plan your days, and meet others in our fashion-forward community.
Champagne toast and hors d’oeuvres.
Tickets are $28.50 or included in VIP ticket.
Style Notes: Show off your favorite shade.
MONDAY 11/3: YOUNG DESIGNERS NIGHT
Location: Tubman Museum
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM (Red carpet at 5:00 PM)
A showcase of youth-designed fashion, styling, and entrepreneurial pop-ups by Bibb County School District students. Keynote speaker Nicola Watson, founder of Le Fashion Lab. See what aura farming is all about.
Style Notes: Red carpet ready.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – FASHION: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Virtual at 12 PM: Fashion and AI with Becky and the Bots
via Zoom
Leadership Lab | 5:30 – 7 PM
Fireside chat with Emily Allmond (Historic Macon Foundation) and Rhiannon Valaine (Wesleyan College), and an interactive session with textile artist Wini McQueen, plus Canaan Marshall (floral designer) and Susannah Maddux (Macon Magazine editor-in-chief).
Style Notes: Favorite decade or future ready.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 – RESPONSIBLE RUNWAY (SPONSORED BY GOODWILL)
Location: Leadership Lab
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Panel discussion on fast fashion and design ethics, followed by a runway presentation of Wesleyan students’ upcycled designs.
Style Notes: Thrifted, vintage, or handmade.
Meetup: 3:00 – 5:00 PM at Leadership Lab – “Cosplay / J Fashion” creative style meetup.
Evening: 7:00 PM at Fall Line Brewing Co. – Fashion Trivia Night.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 – STYLE / POWER
Location: Emerson at Plum
Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM (Doors open 5:30 PM, VIP Lounge)
Join Andrea Cooke with panelists Lakesia Toomer, Brandon Harris, Jeremy Grissom, Yurie Hayashi, Maiesha Clark, and Dr. Gloria Cissé as they discuss style elevation through color theory, therapy, and psychology. Local boutiques and retailers will demonstrate live styling transformations.
Style Notes: Show off your personal style or come in basics to be live styled.
Location: Fall Line Brewing Co. Lawn
Time: 7:30 PM
Event: “Armor and Adornment” – conversation with Tracie Revis and Christina León on Indigenous and Drag attire.
Style Notes: Adorn yourself.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 – PUT IT ON: LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS DESIGNER SHOWCASE
Location 1: Wesleyan Leadership Lab (522 Cherry Street)
Time: 5:30pm
Bright City presents Armor and Adornment Opening and Artist Talk at 6PM, featuring designers Jamie Roland-Hill and Julia Wakeford. Show features photography by Jave Bjorkman, Matt Odom, and Jessica Whitley.
Location 2: Poplar Street Park (across from NewTown Macon)
Time: 7:00 PM
MFW Signature Runway featuring collections by Ashley Monique, Diane Jackson, Isiah Miller, Jamie Bennett, Quitman Alexander, Monique Pitts-Taylor, and Jamie Rolland-Hill.
After Party: Late Nite (Upstairs VIP Lounge)
Style Notes: The main event – put it on.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – CATWALK CLOSING
Location: The Overlook on First Time: 11:00 AM
Community runway show featuring local figures styled with Dillard’s collections.
Style Notes: Saturday shopping in style.
Event: Dillard’s “Shop with a Stylist”
Location: Dillard’s
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Details: Champagne, shopping, and style consultations. Ten percent of all Saturday sales donated to MFW.
MONDAY, 12 - 3PM | Chic Culture 446 Cotton Ave.
“Completing the Look”
A fashion and beauty industry mixer.(hair/makeup/accessories/clothes, etc). Because no look is complete without the team behind it. Learn new ideas, techniques, and share!
MONDAY, 3:30PM | Sheridan Studios
Vintage Collage Creations: Macon Fashion Week Edition
Ages 8 – 12
$25 + 15% discount voucher on art purchases at the gallery that can be redeemed at any time.
🖍️ All materials included 🎨 Beginner-friendly 🕐 1.5-hour session
WEDNESDAY, 3 - 5PM | Leadership Lab
“Cosplay/J Fashion”
A creative fashion meet-up celebrating cosplay, J-style, and bold personal expression. Feel free to think outside the box and have fun!
WEDNESDAY, 7PM | Fall Line Brewing Co.
Fashion Trivia!
VIP offering: $5 Pints + Special fashion-themed cocktail
Meetups
Promotions
20% off when you spend $100 or more at Lore Gallery Thursday - Saturday during MFW
10% all week at Mossy Creek if you mention a MFW program you’ve attended or show a MFW program
10% off all week in gift shop at Visit Macon
15% off at Sorella on Wednesday, Nov. 5
10% off all week at SkinT Aesthetics
10% off fashion books at Bear's Books.
Free admission plus 10% off in the gift shop to guests wearing sports fashion/team gear at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
15% off Paint & Collage Sip & Shop at Sheridan Studios x The Vintage Thread on Thursday, Nov. 6 | 5:30 p.m.
Paint session followed by private shopping at DIY Charm Bar at The Vintage Thread. Sips all night. Discount at both businesses. Subject and lesson will be fashion oriented.
10% of sales at Dillard's donated to MFW on Saturday, Nov. 8
SUNDAY
Complimentary ticket to Day Party and champagne | 5 - 8PM
MONDAY
VIP seating area, Tubman Museum | 6 - 8PM
WEDNESDAY
Fashion Trivia at Fall Line Brewing Co. | 7PM
$5 Pints + Special fashion-themed cocktail
THURSDAY
VIP lounge area at Emerson at Plum | opens 5:30PM
FRIDAY
VIP front row runway seating, Poplar Street Park | 7-8:30PM
First Friday After Party VIP lounge | Late Nite upstairs
VIP Perks
Press
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This November, Macon commands the catwalk.
Macon Fashion Week is making its debut November 3–8, 2025, with a citywide celebration of fashion, design, and community unlike anything the region has seen before. Presented by Macon Magazine and held in partnership with Wesleyan College, this inaugural event is more than a fashion week—it’s a movement.
Throughout the week, you’ll find immersive experiences, creative workshops, inspiring panels, bold runway shows, and cross sections coming together featuring the very best of Central Georgia and beyond—from emerging student designers and seasoned makers to burgeoning tastemakers and celebrated Indigenous creators. The focus? Sustainable fashion, ethical entrepreneurship, and the undeniable style of this vibrant community.
Whether you dwell in Central Georgia or you want to join us from wherever you call home, you are welcome.
What to expect...
Runway shows
Showcasing local designers, curated boutiques, Indigenous artists, and student talent.
Workshops & Panels
Exploring sustainability, ethical fashion, entrepreneurship, and the business of creativity.
Beauty Spotlights
Celebrating Macon’s own hair stylists, nail artists, and glam professionals.
Citywide Style Activations
Come together for happy hours, coffee conversations, and style swaps.
Purchase VIP Tickets Today
VIP Ticket Perks:
- MFW VIP signature pass
- Complimentary ticket to the Sunday, Nov. 2nd Day Party
- Access to VIP viewing and seating where applicable at programs
- MFW Tote bag and T shirt
- Exclusive boutique deals and experiences
- Access to behind the scenes looks of the main runway and meet the designers
- VIP area at MFW afterparty and complimentary drink
- Opportunity to win a style session with a designer and boutique gift card
- Free ticket to your community for the Soundscape event on 11/11 at 5:30 PM at The Florrest.
Registration is closed
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Want a sneak peek?
Read about the featured designers in the October/November Arts Issue.