A Liverpool hotel has hosted an event aimed at helping to promote more inclusivity in the fashion industry as well as giving young women and girls the confidence as skills they need to reach their full potential. The Adelphi in Liverpool. Located in the city centre, the establishment normally accommodates a variety of different travellers with different cultural backgrounds.
The event which was hosted by Iconic CIC who normally work with young people to help express themselves contained a variety of different sections which helped to keep the audience both entertained and educated surrounded a variety of different cultural issues which can effect people in modern day society.
Iconic CIC is a community interest company based in Liverpool, UK, dedicated to empowering individuals through fashion, dance, photography, and beauty. Their ethos centers on inclusivity, diversity, and mental health awareness. By providing life skills and creative opportunities, they aim to support those at risk or facing hidden disabilities, fostering confidence and breaking down stigmas within the fashion, beauty, and performing arts industries.
They are currently running a Festival Of Fashion Beauty and Wellness of which there was a fashion sow put on at the weekend to help raise awareness and promote inclusivity. This also creates opportunities for individuals who may have been over looked. It helps to bring together a diverse community who can operate in safe, empowering space where creativity, self-care, and wellness thrive.
The organisation provides events and training such as:
• Fashion Runway Shows featuring emerging designers like Rebel Reign, Joyit, Naomi Simone , Veronica James.
• Beauty & Makeup Masterclasses by industry experts such as Lucy Brooke of LD Makeup.
• Wellness Workshops offering Reiki, meditation, and self-care techniques. From Sam foley wellness
• Guest Speakers & Panel Talks discussing mental health and hidden disabilities awareness. By Kerri Moore
• Live Music Performances by Big Condo Records Artists Donno, Natalya, Brian Hobbs, Rhi B and Kristain Rodgerson.
• Luxury Shopping from Diva Den Juice vibe to you and more.
Their mission is to create a safe, supportive environment where people of all ages, races, and genders can develop character and self-assurance through engaging in cultural and creative projects
The event began with a number of different dance performances from children of the Jan Williams Dance School. The audience looked on with amazement as youngsters showed off their skills and proved that anyone can achieve their full potential so long as they are fully trained and try their best.
There were also speeches from key figures in the modelling industry including the CEO of Miss Supernatural in Liverpool. This was a riviting speech which was aimed to inspire and encourage young women in to believing that if there was something they were good at, they should shout about it to help raise awareness and ensure that they stand out from the crowd so they can reach their full potential.
There were also extravagant musical Performances by Big condo musicians including Brian Hobbs, ReeBee (did version of No Woman No Cry with ukulele. This helped to give a break between the seriousness of the different topics covered at the event. It also helped to ensure that the audience weren’t too overwhelmed with the hard hitting nature of what was being put before them.
Following this, their was a talk by established model Kerri Moore who helped to fill those who attended in on the struggles she had been through to reach where she is now. As the founder of the Be Seen project and an advocate/ ideal parent carer she gave details of the experiences she had been through having lived many years of her life in the care system.There were mant statistics on how the care system is operating and being run which helped to provide a shock factor and promote people in to taking action to fix the problem. This included:
70% of carers feel isolated and don’t feel seen, hence the name Be Seen – which works with unpaid carers.
There was also a lot of helpful hints and advice which were designed to ensure that people can live their lives in a much fairer way in which people can be given equal opportunities and a much fairer chance to achieve their goals. This can help to make society a fairer place to live and operate in and ensure there is little or no discrimination towards anyone due to their class, age, sex or ethnicity.
Anyone who speaks negatively in your life, cut them free for your own sanity. Create a circle of people around you who on your worst days fill you up with hope.
The final part of the event was hosted by Billy Hui, Radio Merseyside and included a fashion show with participants from all ages and backgrounds to prove that opportunities should be given to everyone. It shouldn’t matter about their cultural background or skill level as support can be given when and where needed to ensure that they reach the appropriate standard.
The event is about getting rid of these stereotypes in the fashion industry. From the designers to models to all those working backstage, everyone here is leading the way.
If you’d be interested in finding out more about the struggles different people face in the modelling industry and when there would be any more events on initiatives you could take part in, please visit:
www.limbpower.com
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