03/03/2026
With a full and grateful heart, I want to thank everyone who attended From Heritage to Horizon: The Next Stitch Forward runway presentation at Savage Mill.
Your presence made the evening more than a fashion show. It became something spiritual. It became a moment of honoring, remembering, and stepping forward together.
This was our first time ever presenting a Black History runway of this magnitude in this historic 1822 space. To feel the love, the respect, and the attentiveness in the room was overwhelming in the most beautiful way. Your support affirmed that stewardship matters. That history matters. That culture matters.
Thank you for showing up with open hearts.
Thank you for embracing the vision.
Thank you for helping make this inaugural moment possible.
To our models, students, families and supporters – thank you for trusting the vision and walking boldly into the future.
A heartfelt thank you to LARADIANCE WELLNESS AND SPA BOUTIQUE for graciously opening your beautiful space to support our models during transitions. Your partnership added ease, beauty, and professionalism to our production, and we are truly grateful for your presence in this moment.
I invite you to stay tuned as we continue our activities and celebrations. Black history is not confined to one month for us at Savage Mill — we are extending our activities and honoring our stories beyond February. Big kudos to our Director of Marketing, Julie Eurice!
The journey continues.
— Leona
