The Open Runway event is free and open to the public, said Jay Calderin, founder and executive director of Boston Fashion Week, a long-standing initiative to celebrate and showcase designers from the New England area.

He expects 30-plus designers to send between one and three of their designs down the runway. Both students and professionals were invited to participate; registration was required, but free. Calderin contacted local colleges, including the School of Fashion Design and Massachusetts College of Art and Design, to encourage new talent of all levels to show off their work.

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