Roanoke Fashion Week® is taking another exciting step beyond the Star City as members of the RFW family head to Philly Fashion Week this September.
Following an incredible seventh year of Roanoke Fashion Week®, Katelyn Law Server, designer and owner of Wickedly Stitched by Kate, earned the opportunity to showcase her designs at Philly Fashion Week after being named the winning designer of RFW 7.
Joining Katelyn on this exciting journey are three Roanoke Fashion Week® models — Jason Hairston, Talisha Otey, and Morgan Schottelkorb — who will take their talents from the Roanoke runway to the Philadelphia fashion scene.
The group will participate in Philly Fashion Week on Friday, September 18, 2026, marking another milestone for Roanoke Fashion Week® and demonstrating how opportunities created locally can open doors on larger fashion platforms.
For Roanoke Fashion Week®, this moment represents much more than another runway. It reflects the platform’s continuing mission to create opportunities, build confidence, celebrate inclusivity, and provide emerging designers and models with pathways to the next level of the fashion industry.
“This is what Roanoke Fashion Week® has always been about — creating a platform where people can be seen, grow, and have opportunities that extend beyond our own runway,” said Erica Jenkins,Owner/Executive Director/ Producer of Roanoke Fashion Week®. “To see Katelyn and the models who were part of RFW 7 now heading to Philly Fashion Week makes me incredibly proud. We want our participants to know that Roanoke can be the beginning of their journey, not the end of it.”
From Roanoke to Philadelphia, this journey is proof that talent from the Star City has the ability to reach bigger stages and new audiences.
Roanoke Fashion Week® isn’t just creating fashion moments — we’re creating opportunities that travel beyond the runway.
