Our recent fashion show and pop-up with New York designer Stella Ishii and her label 6397 turned a cold, rainy night into something unforgettable.
On October 30, 2025, more than 250 guests from fashion insiders to longtime Creative Growth supporters filled 495 Broadway, home to Ishii’s cult-favorite showroom, The NEWS. A vibrant crowd in color and spirit explored limited-edition pieces, home goods, and wearable art before the covetable looks took to the runway, modeled by a cast of New York creatives, friends, and collaborators.
The joyful collaboration captured the attention of Harper’s Bazaar, Cultured Magazine, and Artnet — all celebrating the night’s unique blend of fashion, art, and purpose.
2025 Event Press Coverage
HARPERS BAZAAR
Raising Money for a Good Cause by Way of Fashion, Art & Joy
By Camille Freestone
"The mood was consistently buoyant, despite the evening’s somber undercurrent: Government funding for disability programs has been consistently cut under the current administration. The evening’s organizers hoped to generate awareness and resources for the cause by way of this contrastingly joyful presentation. And it delivered; on that rainy night in New York, I couldn’t stop smiling."
ARTNET
A Rousing Outsider Art Fashion Show Hits New York
By Brian Boucher
"Stylish, one-of-a-kind looks by studio artists such as Casey Byrnes, Maureen Clay, Zina Hall, Dan Miller, Lynn Pisco, Nicole Storm, and many others included paintings of smiling faces and landscapes as well as abstract decorations and patterning, which the models exhibited on the catwalk"