TIFTON — Downtown Tifton will be welcoming the new school year in style this Thursday.

July 25 will mark the premiere of their first ever fashion show, themed around “Back to School,” at the Syd Blackmarr Arts Center, showcasing the city’s fashion for the teachers and school staff of Tiftarea.

The event will show off clothing from eight local businesses, modeled by community members as well as several teachers from Tift and surrounding county school systems.

Hillery Culpepper, Main Street manager, stated that the fashion show would aim to highlight those working in the educational sphere and promote the professional fashion of Downtown Tifton’s boutiques.

“A lot of our businesses in Downtown Tifton are boutiques and clothing stores,” Culpepper said. “I just wanted to give them a platform to reach a target audience through a unique way that they’ve never gotten the opportunity to do before.”

Culpepper expressed interest in turning the show into a regular occurrence, with the potential of making the event a seasonal program and incorporating different themes into future runs.

The Back to School Fashion Show will take place at the Syd this Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., is completely free to the public, and will include refreshments. For more information, visit Downtown Tifton’s Facebook page or contact (229)391-3965.