Illustration: The Khaliseum
TAMPA, Fla. – Ybor City got loud in a brand-new way. On Thursday night, September 10, the Loud On 7th music festival added fashion to its lineup for the first time with LOUD IN FASHION, a runway show at Showbar Ybor, and The Khaliseum was in the building.
Shorty Roc (@shortyrocnyc) made the trip with @TheKhaliseum affiliate @j1hundred1000 to cover the first-ever fashion show from @loudonseventh, hosted by festival organizer @aych302. It was history for the festival, and our cameras caught it from the runway to the stage.
Fashion Joins the Festival
Loud On 7th ran all week, September 6 through 12, 2026, with events that included a karaoke night, an R&B dinner night and the Brick By Brick concert series, according to the festival's Eventbrite collection, which lists Aych as organizer. LOUD IN FASHION was the Thursday night centerpiece.
The event listing described a "rip the runway" style show presented by Loud On 7th and @theerebelagency, with special guest performances and models, running from 7 PM to midnight at Showbar Ybor, 1613 E. 7th Ave., according to AllEvents and the Eventbrite ticket page. Tampa Bay Connects previewed it as a night celebrating bold fashion and creative expression in the heart of Ybor City.
Built From the Ground Up
The show did not come together overnight. Open casting calls and runway workshops shaped the lineup before the big night. When the lights came up, the runway energy mixed with live music and that unmistakable Ybor night heat, and the crowd stayed locked in from the first walk.
"Freezin!!" Takes Over the Room
One of the moments of the night came when @asnjayboog hit the stage with "Freezin!!" and had the whole room tuned in. Fashion, music and community all under one roof: that was the formula, and it worked.
@haleyselenellc posted a recap reel the next day, thanking Loud On 7th and Aych for keeping the city lit all week, thanking Thee Rebel Agency, shouting out @iamledouee, and crediting the models, host, artists, makeup artists and photographers who made LOUD IN FASHION happen. You can see that recap here.
Seventh Avenue in Ybor City. Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
A Historic Stage
Seventh Avenue is one of Tampa's best-known streets. Ybor City was founded in the 1880s by Vicente Martinez Ybor and other cigar manufacturers, and its factories earned Tampa the nickname "Cigar City," according to the neighborhood's history. Today the strip is a home for nightlife and live music, which made it a natural runway for a festival called Loud On 7th.
The Khaliseum on the Road
Shorty Roc and J1hundred1000 brought The Khaliseum's cameras to Florida to document a first for the festival, and we are proud to share it. Congratulations to Aych, Loud On 7th, Thee Rebel Agency and every model, artist and creative who made LOUD IN FASHION a night to remember. We can't wait to see what fashion brings to Loud On 7th next year.
More from the night: Shorty Roc's second reel.
From Our Cameras
Screenshot: Shorty Roc / The Khaliseum
See it on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shortyrocnyc/reel/DdJ2zC9RvBD/
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