“Fashion Meets Art” Weekend: Celebrating Baltimore fashion

WEEKEND, HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS. ALL TO BENEFIT A GOOD CAUSE. IT IS ALL PART OF FASHION MEETS ART WEEKEND. AND JOINING US THIS MORNING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IS JESSICA SMITH, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AT MOTOR HOUSE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YOU’RE WELCOME. SO TELL PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS MOTOR HOUSE? MOTOR HOUSE IS AN AMAZING, AMAZING PLACE PRESENTED BY BARCO. MOTOR HOUSE IS A CREATIVE CROSSROADS ROOTED IN THE CULTURE OF BEAUTIFUL BALTIMORE. SO IT’S A PLACE, RIGHT? YES. YOU CAN GO THERE. YES. IT HAS EVERYTHING. PERFORMING ARTS VENUE. WE HAVE A THEATER SPACE, A GALLERY SPACE, A RESTAURANT, JUST ALL KINDS OF STUFF. AND THIS WEEKEND, THIS COMING WEEKEND, YOU’RE BRINGING TOGETHER ALL THE ASPECTS. YES. FASHION MEETS ART WEEKEND. AND GET READY, FASHIONISTAS. THIS IS OUR TIME. YES. SO WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN? OH MY GOODNESS. WE’VE GOT A TWO DAY EVENT. FIRST WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH AT CREATIVE COMMON THREADS VENDOR FAIR, WHERE ALL OF BALTIMORE’S MAKERS DESIGNERS ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THEIR WARES FOR SALE. AND WE JUST CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT’S REALLY, REALLY HAPPENING IN THE BALTIMORE FASHION SCENE. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, GET READY, BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, A BRUNCH, AND EVEN AND THIS IS JUST GET READY. THE REVOLUTION, RUNWAY REVOLUTION, FASHION SHOW, EVEN AN AFTER PARTY. IT’S JUST A TOTAL EVENT TO CELEBRATE ALL OF BALTIMORE’S FASHION AND REALLY JUST TO HAVE TO CELEBRATE THE ARTISTS AND MAKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, DESIGNERS THAT ARE IN BALTIMORE. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT NEW YORK AND PARIS FOR FASHION, BUT BALTIMORE IS WHERE IT’S AT, AND I JUST CAN’T WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE WHAT BALTIMORE IS WEARING. I LIKE THAT YOU SAY THAT TOO, BECAUSE IT’S LIKE BRINGING THAT FOCUS BACK TO TOWN. NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT REALLY SETS BALTIMORE APART? IS THERE ANYTHING FASHION WISE THAT SPEAKS BALTIMORE YOU SEE IT AND YOU KNOW THAT HAD TO COME FROM THE CITY. I THINK IT’S THE LOVE OF THE MAKERS. I’M SHOPPING MADE IN BALTIMORE. SHOPPING LOCALLY AND SUPPORTING ARTISTS THAT YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE STREET. I THINK THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT. YOU’RE YOU’RE SUPPORTING THE LOCAL CREATIVE ECONOMY AND MAKING SURE THAT ARTISTS ARE NOT STARVING ARTISTS. THEY ARE BEING SUPPORTED FOR THEIR ART AND THAT YOU CAN WEAR IT. I JUST LOVE THAT. AND THAT’S WHY I LOVE BARCO AND MOTOR HOUSE AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO. YOU CAN BUY LOCAL AND LOCAL AND THIS IS ALL TO BENEFIT THE ARTISTS, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN COME IN. YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FASHION. YOU JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU LIKE. SO GO IN, BUY, SUPPORT THE ARTIST YOU’RE GOING TO MEET, THE PERSON WHO MADE YOUR CLOTHES. AND I THINK THAT’S SO IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THAT CREATIVE ECONOMY OF BALTIMORE. I LOVE YOUR PASSION. YOU SEEM LIKE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU LIKE HELPING PEOPLE TOO. AND THIS IS REALLY GOING TO FIRE PEOPLE