Detroit Fashion Week is a week long event that exhibits Michigan clothing designers and showcases modeling talent in the Detroit, Michigan region. In 2005, the garment industry in Detroit observed fashion week from Monday, August 8, 2005 to Saturday, August 13, 2005, with fringe events that were open of Sunday, August 14, 2005, including a trunk show. Almost all events occured at the 4731 Gallery, named for its street address at 4731 Grand River Avenue. The fourth floor of the 4731 building housed the runway events. In the first floor galleries, the rooms featured the fashion photography of Sarah Dykstra and Brian Heath and meet and greet receptions of models, designers and audiences after conclusion of shows. State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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Detroit Fashion Week in 2005 was marked with three major events. On Thurday, a Student Designer Runway show celebrated the work of stylists enrolled at Michigan colleges, including Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Western Michigan University. The following designers fielded outfits on the Thursday runway: Wayne State University Wayne State University, located in Detroit, Michigan, is adjacent to the citys Cultural Center. ... Michigan State University Michigan State University is a university in East Lansing, Michigan near the state capital of Lansing. ... Western Michigan University Western Michigan University (abbr. ... A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ...

• Leeanna Laliberte of Wayne State University
• Rosemarie Tedesco of Wayne State University
• Kelly Kaminski of Wayne State University
• Crystal Hall of Wayne State University
• Heather Hobbs of Wayne State University
• Tracy Hill-Faulkner of Wayne State University
• Alaina Ferrarelli of Wayne State University
• Chantel Cozart of Michigan State University
• Torya Richardson of Western State University

On Friday, fashion critics, retail buyers and photojournalists witnessed the creations of unsigned designers at the Independent Designer Runway Show. The following designers offered new clothing visions on the Friday runway: A critic (derived from the ancient Greek word krites meaning a judge) is a person who offers a value judgement or an interpretation. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... A negative number is a number that is less than zero, such as −3. ...

• Dana Keaton for DivaGroove
• Eugenia Paul
• Chantel Cozart
• House of Cedi
• Michel Delon
• Diamondancer
  • Diamondancer Fashions
• Detroit Remedy
• Detsitti
  • Detsitti Fashions

On Saturday, the runway presented fashion models attired in clothing, sporting jewelry and showing off coiffures to showcase the offerings of Detroit glamor retailers. The following enterprises fielded models who displayed fashion options to great effect. Jewelry (the American spelling; spelled jewellery in Commonwealth English) consists of ornamental devices worn by persons, typically made with gems and precious metals. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China. ... The original meaning of the word glamour was the act of casting a spell over someone. ...

• Luxe of Birmingham, Michigan
• Studio Couture of Southfield, Michigan
• Shapes of Royal Oak, Michigan
• Metals in Time of Royal Oak, Michigan
• Betsey Johnson of Troy, Michigan