Upcycling fashion designer Imani Batts is making waves in Pittsburgh and beyond as a trendsetter and sustainable fashion designer. Her thrift store finds are reworked into strikingly distinct, one-of-a-kind pieces. The most recent fashion show for her brand, Catherine Trendz, was the “GRWM” Runway Experience on Saturday at Velum Fermentation
Imani Batts' Catherine Trendz fashion show will fuse sustainable design and Black history to empower the Black experience and raise awareness in Pittsburgh.
The 19th annual event will be held Dec. 1-2 at Downtown's David L. Lawrence Convention Center and features hundreds of local makers and their one-of-a-kind handmade products.
Fashion designer and Pittsburgh native Imani Batts is well-versed in thrifting, upcycling, and using unconventional materials, and her creations make a statement in more ways than one. We dug deep to find out what inspires her, and what is next in her career.