Local makeup artist brings runway experience back to Regina while supporting business community [Video]

A local makeup artist and business owner is bringing the runway experience back to Regina this weekend five years after the end of Saskatchewan Fashion Week.

Sara Lindsay, who has been a makeup artist for the past 24 years, was the makeup director for every Saskatchewan Fashion Week until its final show in 2019.

In April of this year, she and her business partner Jaime Boldt opened a store called BLAK Apparel, which features all black clothing and accessories. She then took the opportunity to plan a runway show with clothing from the store.

“It’s kind of late for a grand opening, but I just didn’t want to do it in the summer in a black clothing store, so we’ve kind of got our bearings and got organized so now we thought this was the time, and with it, there being no fashion events ever, I thought I’d use my makeup background and …