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Felicia, the curator of the 'Serenity' gallery exhibit, opens the My Fit Speaks fashion show by describing how she chose to transform a solo exhibit into a 29-artist collaborative around the theme of serenity, connecting it to the founding mission of Speak Your Truth and NAMI. She closes with a personal reflection on how fashion and self-expression are tied to mental health, identity, and surviving cultural trauma.
The Ethnicity Brand opens the My Fit Speaks runway with a high-fashion walk set to an original hip-hop/jazz fusion vocal performance, celebrating Black feminine power, resilience, and artistic identity under the theme 'Speak Your Truth.'
Mark of the Cheech, a DMV-based streetwear and high-fashion artist affiliated with Sacred Circle Art Studios, presents his original artistic designs on the runway during SYT's inaugural 'My Fit Speaks' fashion show. The segment features an MC introduction, audience energy, and a musical backdrop with themes of legacy, resilience, and carrying on after loss.
Shana Slay Boutique presents a handcrafted fashion runway segment at the 'My Fit Speaks' show, showcasing original painting-inspired garment designs to enthusiastic audience response. The segment features models walking the runway to crowd chants and cheers, highlighting the boutique's signature hand-painted aesthetic.
LM Designs 8 closes out their runway segment with a collection of expressive fashion pieces, including kimonos and vacation-ready boots, accompanied by an acrostic poem titled 'My Ancestors Walking' and original music composed in BandLab. The designer speaks to the multi-sensory, augmented-reality experience layered into the show, framing their work as a holistic expression of identity and energy.
BTF Clothiers sponsors a live music and runway showcase segment during the 'My Fit Speaks' fashion event at Gallery B in Bethesda. An unidentified artist performs original rap/hip-hop over a beat while models walk the runway, blending DC-rooted fashion identity with themes of purpose, hustle, and generational wealth.
The MC delivers a high-energy closing segment, calling for applause to congratulate the cast, supermodels, and designers — particularly BTF Clothiers — before giving a special acknowledgment to Felicia Reed, the gallerist and curator who made the evening possible.