The Inside Scoop: Bellevue Fashion Week

This year Bellevue Fashion Week has a solid line up of do-not-miss events so take my advice and block out your calendar now! Fashion week runs from September 29th- October 4th and will include runway fashion shows, VIP shopping nights and even a couture hair and fashion show sponsored by 7 Salon and the Zebra Club. The main event of course is the Vogue “Front Row Fashion Runway Show” produced by Vogue Magazine using fashion from The Bellevue Collection. Special guest Anne Vincent, Director of Merchandising for Vogue, will be on hand to share her insight on Fall’s Must-Have items.

Fashion Week will kick-off on September 29th with a screening of The September Issue, a documentary that focuses on Anna Wintour, the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, who is one of the most powerful women in the world of fashion and also the driving force behind the heavily edited fashions that grace the pages of Vogue. The debut will be followed by a special invite-only after party featuring a Q & A reception with The September Issue Director R. J. Cutler. To view the movie trailer, click here.

“With all of the new luxury brands choosing to open at The Bellevue Collection including Burberry, Michael Kors and Hugo Boss, plus the broad collection of haute designers featured at Nordstrom and boutiques like David Lawrence and Mercer, partnering with Vogue to present our major fashion event was a perfect match,” says Jennifer Leavitt, vice president of marketing, Kemper Development Company (KDC), owners of The Bellevue Collection. “This partnership speaks to the affluence, sophistication and fashionable sensibility of our core customers. We are ecstatic to be able to bring Vogue to the Northwest for Fashion Week at The Collection.”

Additional Fashion Week Events include:

Sept. 30th - Nordstrom Fall Fashion Show at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue to benefit the Detlef Schrempf Foundation. The evening will begin at 7pm with cocktail and hors d’oeuvres followed by the runway show at 8pm showcasing the best of contemporary and emerging designers. For tickets or more information, call the Detlef Schrempf Foundation at 206.464.0826 or click here.

Oct. 1st- Italia: Life in ‘I’ Style presented by David Lawrence and the Italian Trade Commission at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Doors open at 7:30 pm; Show starts at 8 pm. A runway show featuring the hottest men’s & women’s fashions featuring Italian brands including Versace, Armani, Zegna, DSquared2, Just Cavalli, Flavio Castellani, Frankie Morello, Viktor & Rolf, John Richmond, and others. Hair styling provided by Obadiah Salon. A VIP Party will follow the show inside the store by invitation only. Tickets are $50 in advance, $75 at the door. Ticket price includes a $25 gift certificate to David Lawrence distributed at the show and redeemable during the month of October. To buy tickets or for more information visit the store or call David Lawrence at 425.688.1669.


Oct 2nd- Sweat and Spice Spectacular with lululemon athletica at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Doors open at 7:15 pm; Show starts at 8 pm.Travel the spice route with lululemon athletica and indulge your senses. Experience savory food, listen to groovy beats, witness incredible performances, leave inspired. Hear it, taste it, breathe it, be it. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at lululemon athletica Bellevue Square.


Oct. 3rd- Front Row Fashion Presented by Vogue at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Doors open at 6pm and the show begins at 7pm. General Admission tickets are $75 and include drinks and appetizers, entrance to the show, swag bag, a $20 gift certificate to The Bellevue Collection and admittance to the VIP Shopping Night following the show. All Access Tickets are $125 and include complimentary valet parking, access to the private pre-party lounge with complimentary drinks and appetizers, entrance to the show, reserved preferred seating, exclusive All Access swag bag, a $50 gift certificate to The Bellevue Collection and admittance to the VIP Shopping Night following the show. 21+ and over. To purchase tickets click here.


Oct. 3rd- VIP Shopping Night at The Bellevue Collection, featuring a host of exclusive offers from stores throughout The Collection. The VIP shopping night will be held from 8-10pm and include decadent desserts, rich coffee, and a $20 gift certificate from The Bellevue Collection. You’ll also be privy to exclusive offers from some of The Bellevue Collection’s finest stores open late just for you. Participating stores will remain open until 10 pm. Event is $25 in advance and $35 at the door (space is limited).


Oct. 4th- Urban Blowout, cutting edge hair meets cutting edge fashion by 7 Salon and Zebraclub at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Doors open at 7pm. Put together your whole look with hair by 7 Salon and fashion from Zebraclub. More than a fashion show, it’s an event that you won’t want to miss! Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at 7 Salon locations and at Zebraclub.

100% of Front Row Fashion and VIP Shopping Night ticket sales will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue has been providing after-school and out-of-school care for the youth in our community for 56 years. For more info on Bellevue Fashion Week, click here.