Down the Nostalgia Rabbit Hole
Celebrating Two Years of Roam Boulder’s First Ever Fashion Show
This past weekend, Roam Boulder hosted its latest annual fashion show, Ringmaster. As I watched another group of talented students and creatives bring a brand-new vision to life, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pride — and a heavy wave of nostalgia.
It’s hard to believe that two years ago today, we launched Runway: Rabbit Hole, Roam Boulder’s very first fashion show — and the first fashion show I ever creatively directed. It took a village of incredible people, but the vision started with a simple idea: fashion deserves a seat at the table. And more importantly, there needed to be a space that blended student creativity with the real-world fashion industry in a way that felt collaborative, exciting, and meaningful.
Runway was founded with the goal of representing a diverse compilation of voices — an event meant not just to showcase beautiful clothes, but to start a conversation about fashion, art, community, and identity. We wanted to create something that engaged students, local designers, small businesses, and the wider Boulder and Denver community. I truly believed (and still believe of course) that fashion is a powerful way to connect people and ideas.
And somehow — through a lot of work, a lot of late nights, and a lot of heart — we made it happen.
Runway: Rabbit Hole featured four incredible designers:
Uncensored Projects
Strawberry Mountain
The Ritz
Osborne Weng
It wasn’t just a show. It was a collaboration. A celebration. A risk that paid off.
As the founder and event chair, I led everything from creative direction to marketing to event operations — from setting the budget and securing the venue to promoting the event and building the team. It was one of the most rewarding (and educational) experiences of my life. Through Runway, I gained hands-on experience in event planning, marketing, team management, and creative leadership — lessons that continue to guide me today.
But even beyond the skills, Runway: Rabbit Hole will always be important to me because of what it represented:
Dreams, action, and community.
And that’s why I believe so strongly in celebrating anniversaries like this one.
Even if they feel small to others.
Even if the world keeps spinning and new projects keep coming.
When you pour your heart into something — when you build something from the ground up and watch it not only succeed but continue to grow without you — that’s incredible. That deserves to be recognized.
Founding Runway showed me what happens when you trust your vision, gather the right people, and refuse to let an opportunity slip by. Two years later, the fact that Roam Boulder’s Runway shows are still happening — still sparking dialogue, still giving students a stage, still growing — feels like the best full-circle moment I could have asked for.
So here’s to Runway: Rabbit Hole AND Ringmaster.
Here’s to the risks that turn into milestones.
Here’s to the projects that remind you of everything you’re capable of.
And here’s to celebrating every anniversary that matters to you — no matter how big or small.
Because if it matters to you, that’s reason enough. You got this. <3
XO,
𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆