Just in time for the spring fashion season, the fifth annual RVA Fashion Week will introduce 10 up-and-coming designers to the local scene on May 3. The designer showcase at Manchester's Plant Zero includes a runway show and a performance by Richmond-based model and singer Ameera. 7 p.m. $25 to $40. rvafashionweek.com .
Kamala Bhagat transcends creative confines with a fashion line inspired by the reggae music that came out of Kingston, Jamaica, in the late '70s. The 25-year-old's Caribbean-influenced street-style line works vintage patterns into modern designs.
Virginia Commonwealth University rising junior Amanda Campbell (left), 20, hand-dyed cotton and silk chiffon for a collection she calls Self Destruction. "It's about how we're all our own worst enemy," she says. James Williams (right), 21, who goes by the designer name RONG, created the clothes he will show at RVA Fashion Week, his first fashion line, based on sketches done during middle school. "In the world of art, there is no right or wrong," Williams says of his moniker.
