March 2023 | Vol. 33 Iss. 03
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HERRIMAN RESIDENT’S GOWNS FEATURED AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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ver since she was little, Sarah Navarre loved to play dress-up. She was constantly getting into her mom’s closet, trying on her high heels and loved the feel of different fabrics. Now, all that practice is paying off. Navarre, a resident of Herriman, just returned from New York Fashion Week after having her gowns on the runway at New York City’s Gotham Hall. The local designer, photographer and owner of VanderRose was featured in a two-day show with 55 designers and 1,000 models. The show was organized by hiTechMODA, a top production company in New York. “New York Fashion Week was incredible,” Navarre said. “I’m thinking, ‘Did that just happen for real?’ The venue was this incredible old bank converted into an events venue called Gotham Hall. The whole ceiling is this round stained glass with a massive chandelier. It was spectacular.” As a photographer, Navarre couldn’t find gowns to fit what she was imagining in her photo shoots, so she began creating her own. Her photography is whimsical, playful and features her custom-made gowns that caught the attention of organizers at New York Fashion Week. Her show was a tribute to Persephone, Greek goddess of spring and queen of the underworld. People who talked to her after the show said it was different compared to other shows because Navarre gave her models permission to walk in a way that was beautiful, strong and powerful, instead of the usual robotic run- Herriman photographer and designer, Sarah Navarre (center) participated in New York Fashion Week where her gowns were featured at New way walk. She told her models to own the moment and that York City’s Gotham Hall. Her nephew and design assistant, Tiernan Palmer (left), and her partner and logistical manager, Mike Wolf (right), Continued page 4
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