Madison Reading Project announced READ(y) to Wear, a paper dress/fashion design competition supporting local literacy, will return on Wednesday, June 12, at The Sylvee.
This year’s theme is “Dress for your Adventure.” Design teams of students, businesses, artists, and local nonprofits will create and model their designs, with a nod to the reality TV show Project Runway.
The event will feature DJ Four7 Travis Beckum as attendees vote on contestants from 18 teams and bid on silent auction items. Before the show opens, there will be taste, scent, and paper stations to visit as well.
Jason Ilstrup, president of Downtown Madison Inc., and nationally honored drag queen Bianca Lynn Breeze join Madison Reading Project’s executive director Rowan Childs as emcees and commentators.
Celebrity judges include artists, designers, and community leaders from Madison and Milwaukee: Doris Williams, Micheal Veliquette, Julie VonDerVellen, Darrell “DJ” Lynn Hines II, Jeff Mack, and Joe Maldonado.
READ(y) to Wear tickets are available here. Doors open at 6 p.m.
