Springfield's first-ever fashion week highlights local designers

It looks like Mason Square is getting a serious makeover.

The first-ever Springfield Fashion week launched in the city featuring distinct pieces from local designers at Tower Square and a pop-up shop in the Mason Square area called Proven.

Joshua Croke, a MassDevelopment fellow, helped kickstart an initiative to get local fashion designers and creative's together to promote their clothes, art and jewelry.

"The Springfield Creative Cities Collective had recently awarded a grant to Jaron Norwood, who had an idea to create the first Springfield Fashion Week," Croke said. "And a bunch of us started coming and showing up at meetings to plan what has become a 12 plus event week for Springfield's first Fashion Week."

Jennifer Godin, a marketing director, also helped organize fashion week in the city.

"There has been a pretty big movement in the area to grow a creative economy, and we're trying to do things that will help achieve that goal," Godin.

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