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8th Annual Art Walks the Runway Starts Friday

Courtesy of Melissa DeHaven, Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
An Usama Ishtay gown featured during the 2018 "Art Walks the Runway"

Southwest Florida’s premiere fashion event “Art Walks the Runway” returns to the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers for its eighth year.  The event runs May 17-19 and features local and international fashion designers along with music and dance performances, a contortionist, body art and more.  The event’s producer and host, Melissa DeHaven, gives us a preview of the event.  We’ll also meet two of the fashion industry’s leading couture designers whose collections will be featured: Usama Ishtay and Michael NGO.