Colorado Fashion Week 2013 a marathon for fashion lovers

Justice Kwesi Kwarteng, founder and creative director of Colorado Fashion Week, dreams of turning Colorado's fashion community into a competitive and sustainable force -- and those dreams just came one step closer.A sold-out show this past Saturday, packed with supporters, representatives of Colorado's fashion industry and the fashion faithful, provided...

By Tracie Keesee

October 7, 2013

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Justice Kwesi Kwarteng, founder and creative director of Colorado Fashion Week, dreams of turning Colorado's fashion community into a competitive and sustainable force -- and those dreams just came one step closer.A sold-out show this past Saturday, packed with supporters, representatives of Colorado's fashion industry and the fashion faithful, provided Justice with the confirmation he needed to validate both his vision and hard work for CFW 2013.

See also: 2013 Paper Fashion Show

Although the show started an hour late and ran for over two hours, the crowd was in a forgiving mood. A few of the clear CFW 2013 favorites were fashions by designer Robbi Sayuri, Pattie Parkhurst's unique jewelry designs and the reconstructed evening gown demonstrated on the runway by designer Nicholas Anthony of Casper, Wyoming.

Keep reading for photographs of Colorado Fashion Week's sold-out show.

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