South Florida Fashion Academy to Host 3rd Annual Student Fashion Runway Show & Portfolio Review in Fort Lauderdale on May 30th, 2025
DATE: May 30, 2025
TIME: 5pm to 8pm
VENUE: Rooftop YMCA of South Florida
ADDRESS: 1409 NW 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-portfolio-review-student-fashion-runway-show-tickets-1333421813539
The passionate fashion design and cosmetology students from South Florida Fashion Academy will celebrate sustainable fashion and local creatives this year at the 3rd Annual Portfolio Review & Student Fashion Runway Show in Fort Lauderdale at the new YMCA South Florida Rooftop venue (1409 NW 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311) as they present new fashion collections, creative fashion & beauty portfolios, business plans and creative fashion/beauty products that they have developed over the 2024-2025 academic year.
Local South Florida fashionistas, influencers, media members and beauty enthusiasts are encouraged to attend this year’s event and join with others to celebrate the next generation of fashion designers and beauty professionals in South Florida. “Our students have worked relentlessly over the past several months to develop brand new beauty products and fashion collections that they are incredibly proud of and excited to share with the world,” said Taj McGill, founder/director of South Florida Fashion Academy.
Newly added to this annual fashion & beauty event will include a riveting dance performance and added fashion and beauty product launches from Innovative Heights Preparatory School students. “Our parent elementary school, Innovative Heights Preparatory School, which features bright elementary school students, will also participate in this year’s fashion runway show and portfolio review– we have innovative beauty products developed and launched by kindergarten students all the way through 5th grade. They will be debuting new beauty products with pop-up shops and products available for sale,” McGill stated.
During this year’s event, SFFA will spotlight and celebrate one talented fashion design student with the Designer of The Year Award. The award will be presented with a scholarship by the academy’s Program Director/Founder, Taj McGill. “It’s inspiring to work with these young and passionate students every day. This is why I founded the academy– to help them develop their craft and provide them with the resources and tools necessary to bring their fashion design and beauty concepts to fruition. This year’s recipient for the DOTY won’t be revealed until the night of the event, but I can say the student is quite the innovative fashion creative,” said McGill.
Established in 2019, SFFA has built an outstanding Fashion Design Program for middle and high school students passionate about learning the craft and becoming emerging and successful young fashion designers and professionals. “It’s my belief that creatives shouldn’t have to wait until college to start learning fashion design– they can start in sixth grade at our academy,” McGill stated.
This year’s event is open to the public, with select tickets available for sale online starting at $30 at https://southfloridafashionacademy.com/events-and-courses. To learn more, to inquire about media passes or request influencer tickets, please email: [email protected] or call 305.582.5997.
ABOUT TAJ MCGILL
Taj McGill is the founder & executive director of the South Florida Fashion Academy (SFFA). As a dedicated fashion stylist and image consultant turned fashion educator, McGill is dedicated to birthing the next generation of fashion and beauty creative professionals and entrepreneurs in South Florida. Prior to founding and leading SFFA, McGil also worked within the fashion industry hosting numerous radio fashion shows in South Florida. She holds a B.A. degree in fashion design from the Fort Lauderdale Art Institute and is passionate about developing the next generation of inspiring fashion designers and beauticians. Learn more about Taj on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tajmcgill.
ABOUT SFFA
South Florida Fashion Academy’s mission in South Florida is to educate and inspire the next generation of fashion and beauty professionals while supporting the creative minds of students seeking a career in the arts, fashion, and beauty industries. With a focus on young Black creative grade school students, SF/FA provides students with an innovative quality education supported with world-renowned courses, highly skilled educators, industry internships offering practical real-world experience, college credits via dual-enrollment programs, rigorous and adaptable academic programs, experiential learning and ingenious partnerships that embrace inclusiveness, sustainability and a sense of community as well as help build the confidence necessary to be a world-class fashion and/or beauty professional or entrepreneur. SF/FA’s experienced instructors equally educates students in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science) as well as how to become proficient in the arts, fashion and beauty industries with a strong focus on excelling in all necessary required academic areas mandated by the state of Florida. To learn more about South Florida Fashion Academy, please visit https://www.instagram.com/southfloridafashionacademy &
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