Main Line Fashion Week keeps the season going in style

Yesterday Philadelphia kicked off the Philadelphia Collection with a classily modern opening party at the Hard Rock Café at 12^th and Market streets. The Philadelphia Collection offers a wide array of 45 events and includes Philly Fashion Week, which runs from Sept. 16 until Sept. 20. But just because the Philadelphia Collection ends Sept. 23 doesn't mean you have to forgo stylish events for the rest of the season. Main Line Fashion Week assures that Philly's sartorial season lasts well into fall.

From Sept. 29 until Oct. 4, Main Line Fashion Week offers an industry panel, fashion shows and a shopping event centered on the Main Line retail scene. Featured participants include celebrity jewelry designer Ted Rossi and Beka Rendell, former Gov. Ed Rendell's art patron daughter-in-law.

Tomorrow, Main Line Fashion Week kicks off with a pre-event happy hour at Christopher's in Malvern where attendees can network and enjoy a special style preview.

As the fashion week really gets started, the aforementioned Rossi and Rendell will be two of the panelists talking to fashion students and young industry professionals hosted by stylist and fashion blogger Jessie Holeva on Sept. 29.

Oct. 1 brings the main event: the runway shows featuring Main Line boutiques and designers with models from Model Management Agency and catered by Aneu Catering. Two days later, the Main Line retail scene comes together in one place for Marketplace a shopping event.

All events are held at Immaculata University's Great Hall for $20 per event or $50 for a weeklong pass. The university's Fashion Group is adding a charitable element to the fashion fair. Throughout the week's events, you can bring new and gently used professional wear to be donated to Wings for Success, an organization dedicated to equipping women with the skills and the clothing necessary to flourish in the work world.