Artwear: The SOS 2025 Fashion Show

Crystal Ballroom • 55 Davis Square (Somerville Theatre building)
Friday May 2, 2025 • Doors open 6 pm, show begins at 7 pm

The term Artwear refers to clothing and other wearables designed as conceptual or fine art. Artwear operates outside of the boundaries normally presented in fashion to favor an approach that prioritizes style and vision.

In past years, SOS has provided the public with a fashion show titled Beyond the Pattern to kick off open studios weekend. This show made it possible for textile artists to be included in open studios in a way that was more conducive to their art form than a studio opening or a gallery. In 2024, SOS produced the first fashion show since the pandemic with a rebranding of Artwear.

This year, the SOS fashion show will once again be held at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square on Friday, May 2nd 2025. The Crystal Ballroom is directly above the Somerville Theatre. Doors open at 6pm for cocktail hour with the show beginning at 7pm; seating is first come, first served. The venue will have a full bar and runway seating. The event is free for the public to view original textile art by Somerville artists! 

To participate in the 2025 fashion show, fill out this form

Final Open House Meetup for Participants

We will have a nonchalant walk-in open house time slot, to address any last minute designer needs, on Monday, April 28^th from 6:30-7:30pm, at Café Zing at 25 White St inside the Porter Square Shopping Center.