Once again, the Her Universe Fashion Show took San Diego’s Manchester Grand Hyatt by storm and this year it was in celebration of the event’s 10th anniversary! As always, the evening was packed with a positively powerful display of geek couture with an emphasis on fans, fun, and creativity.

Having attended every version of the show since it’s inaugural year it’s wonderful to see how far everything has grown in the past decade!

20240725_182039Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein cohosted this year with Broadway’s Michael James Scott. In total, 25 designers were tasked to participate creating looks inspired by iconic fandoms including those celebrating the 80th anniversary Mattel, 65 years of Barbie, and 35 years of Polly Pocket!

Once again, there were two winners this year, Judges Pick was Wes Jenkins from Orlando, FL and Audience Pick was Candice Miller from Louisa County, VA.

Judges this year included 2023 Her Universe Fashion Show winning designers Rachel Petterson and Raeven K, plus Robin Motts, SVP of Hot Topic Merchandising, Vivienne Medrano, creator of Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, and Robert Best, VP of Barbie Product Design at Mattel.

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The opening moment featuring custom Barbie looks and a performance of ROAR by Michael James Scott.

Before the winners were announced, all 25 finalists walked their looks down the runaway before voting began.

And the winners are…. the video below captures the moments each winner was announced!

The Designs

The Winners

Judges Pick winner was Wes Jenkins from Orlando, FL with a look inspired by DUNE 2 and Audience Pick winner was Candice Miller from Louisa County, VA with a look inspired by Barbie.

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Runners Up

The impressive line up included many other designers from across the country including Allyson Vaughan (San Diego, CA), Angela Fenn Gleason (Sandy Creek, NY), Anna Cash-Mitchell (Golden, CO), Bunny Jones (Southern CA), Caitlin Beards (Randolph, NJ), Cat Gravereaux (Fort Edwards, NY), Christine Geiger (Los Angeles, CA), Domonique “Dom Diva” Battle-Baber (Los Angeles, CA), Duy Truong (Orlando, FL), Emma “Emma Joy” Neuweiler (Cornelius, OR), Heather Smith (Denton, TX), Jen Tan (Big Bear, CA), Jennifer “Miami Falcón” Falcón (Southern FL), Katie Strube (Orlando, FL), Lea Gifford (Reno, NV), Lisa Truong (Eastvale, CA), Lynleigh Sato (Los Angeles, CA), Mandy McLean Couch (Las Vegas, NV), Margaret Kidwell (Republic, WA), Sam Strickland (Winter Garden, FL), Sean Quinn (Los Angeles, CA), Terence Johnson,  and Teresa E Craven (San Diego, CA).

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Polly Pocket 35th Anniversary Display

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Hungry for More?

See all of our Her Universe Fashion Show 2024 photos in our gallery.

See it for Yourself

San Diego Comic-Con takes place July 25 – July 28, 2024.

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