2017: 50 Shades of Slay (Dallas)

Production: 3rd Fall/Winter Production

On November 10, 2017, we produced our 3rd annual show and birthed “50 Shades of Slay”. We continued the trend for our “Fall into Formation” show by producing our show on the Friday to kick off Veteran’s Day weekend. We chose the name “50 Shades of Slay” because our shows showcase the different layers of Slay Magazine. The name “50 Shades of Slay” is not to be mistaken with the well-known name of “50 Shades of Grey”. There is nothing provocative about our shows and all of our shows are family-friendly since our first designer is a kid designer that is a designer of kid’s fashion. The uniqueness of this show is that we provided both digital and print copies (for purchase) to the attendees.

On August 20, 2017, we held our first in-person casting call for models, designers, glam team, and performers. At our casting call, we had over 200 attendees ready to SLAY for our show.

During this show, we provided a platform for over 10 high fashion designers, 50 models, over 5 entertainers performers to musicians, and over 14 business owners with over 300 in attendance. The uniqueness of this show was our beauty introduction. We introduced our love for hair with a miniature cut party performance by none other than Honey George Hair. Our attendees, models, glam team, and vendors SLAYed in Dallas from a variety of states such as New York, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Michigan, and more to SLAY with Slay Magazine. Our special guest list and models consisted of WNBA cheerleaders, professional athletes, well-known musicians, well-known actors, scouting agencies, and more. This show raised the expectations that were set from our previous shows and raised the expectation for the future Slay Magazine shows. We were up for another SLAYtastic challenge. Our Facebook event page had a weekly analytics of over 12,000 views.

A portion of the proceeds were donated to Heroes Sports and The Pink Berets.