Vashon Verité

Dova Silks on the runway

If you read today’s Beachcomber, you know that one of the biggest sustainable fashion shows to ever hit the Northwest is happening on our fair isle, and it is comprised of Island artists, designers, musicians, dessert-makers, and models.

Some may not realize Elizabeth Klob, behind the bridal and special occasion shop Cicada, located in downtown Seattle, is an Islander. Her fashions, as well as the talent from her UMO associate, aerialist Martha Enson, weave perfectly into the culture of what promises to be a whimsical show.

As designers prepare, Dova Silks’ working studio seems something like an ant farm in time lapse, making a masterpiece come together through a series comings and goings.  Artists are dashing through with fabrics and accessories in tow. Models are darting in and out for fittings. Scissors are slicing, machines are revving, the work tables are swathed with color schemes.  All the while, the phones will not stop ringning.

Suspended nymphs, stilted models, fantasy or one-of-a-kind apparel and accessories (most of which is from renewable resources, or is just plain renewed), an outrageous set design from Jack Strubbe and a donation to the Vashon-Maury Community Foodbank should put this event on your calendar for Oct. 17–and there’s still enough time afterward to go hang out at the Red Bike!