Last Saturday, Trendsetters held the Dead Cities fashion show, hosted by TRIOs.
For those who don't know, Trendsetters is a relatively new shop located in Bayberry Square at 116 N. Range Line Road across from the Northpark Mall. It offers a variety of clothing styles including Dead Cities and a 10 percent discount to students who show their student identification.
"We really cater to college kids," said Travis Griffin, manager of Trendsetters. "We make it affordable because they can bring in their clothes that no longer fit and we buy them. Then they can reinvest in the clothing right there at the store. We carry a lot of brands that are used but that a lot of people can't buy."
Among those brands are Affliction, True Religions and Dead Cities, the brand hosted at the fashion show last Wednesday.
"Dead Cities is from my hometown of Oklahoma City," said Bahar Studeard, owner of Trendsetters. "It's an edgier look that we haven't seen anywhere in Joplin before and I believe, so far, we're the only ones in the Midwest that carries it."
Dead Cities is carried worldwide and has been displayed in music videos and magazines varying from Glamour to Punk Rock Confidential.
"My inspiration as a designer comes from all over," said Jordan Wunder, designer of the Dead Cities fashion line.
Wunder, a native of Oklahoma City, has been involved with fashion since he was 14 years old when he began making bullet shell belts and selling them at the local hippie store. Fed up with the lack of rock 'n' roll fashion in the area, Wunder began working on his own fashion line to cater to those with similar taste.
"Being in a smaller town encourages me to be creative in different ways and find inspiration from other places than designers in major fashion capitals," he said. "I'd say the overall look of Dead Cities comes from my passion of rock n' roll and from love of the crazy city of Oklahoma City."
Preparation for the show took lots of collaboration from several participants.
"I have had a very similar situation come in but it was part of the art walk and part of the festivities that were happening on those days," David Robinson, owner of TRIOs.
"This is something that's a little bit more specific because Trendsetters approached me with different ideas and I'm open to anything.
