Welcome to Fashion Denver’s holiday fashion market! This is your confirmation letter and in it you will find all the details for this exciting fashion market event.
What: FROST features more than 20 local Colorado designers in a market environment with fashion shows throughout the day. Designers will be set up all throughout the interior mansion.
This event is FREE and open to the public!
When: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 from 10:00am-6:00pm
Where:
The Grant- Humphreys Mansion
770 Pennsylvania Street
Denver, CO 80203
Entrance is on Pearl.
Overview Schedule:
| Set up | 8:00am-10:00am |
| Market time | 10:00am-6:00pm |
| Fashion shows | 1,3, and 5pm |
| Break Down | 6:00pm |
Load in and parking: When you are loading in, enter through the entrance off of 8th and Pearl. You can pull up next to the side entrance to unload. We’ll have helpers to help you. After you’ve unloaded, you will park your car in the parking lot caddy corner from the mansion. You can park there all day for free.
Set up: Each designer must be completely set up by 9:45 a.m. Therefore, set up begins at 8:00. There will be coffee and breakfast treats for you to assist in the waking up process. Good morning!
Bring table, racks, little tables, shelves, mannequins, whatever you want to make it your space. Be creative!! I find that you will get more sales with a creative set up versus just a banquet table and that’s it. Make your space represent you!
Location of booth spaces: When you arrive, the Fashion Denver team will take you to your assigned booth space. Every space is a good one as each of the designers will be spread out throughout the main rooms in the mansion.
Table and Chairs: If you ordered a table, your table will be ready and we’ll have a crew to help you get set up. We will also provide chairs for each of you. For those of you who have ordered a banquet table, the table dimensions are approximately 6 feet wide by 2 feet deep.
Booth Space: There is no exact square space that you must be in. The size of space is approximately 7×7. The market will be very flowing so as long as you’re set up to fit the flow, perfect!
BRING EXTENSION CHORDS AND POWER STRIPS and extra lighting just in case you may need it.
Don’t forget to bring lots of business cards, your receipt book, guestbook, mirrors, and any informational pieces about your business. This is an amazing time to network with everybody. Also, don’t forget to get CASH and small bills as there is no ATM at the mansion.
Wireless and signage:
There IS wireless at the mansion if however, there have been a few people who were not able to access it but the majority have been able to.
Signage, you can’t really nail anything into the walls, so be sure that your signage is easily removable. Some spaces have walls, some don’t so plan as though you can handle either.
Breakdown: Breakdown will begin at 6:00 p.m. Please clean up any trash and misc. whatnots around your booth. If you have rented a table, please be sure to bring it to the return table area in the front area.
Exchange of Money: You are responsible for all sales and sales tax. We don’t have a credit card machine so if you have that, please bring it for your sales. There is wireless internet in the mansion so if you process orders this way, you will be able to. Be sure to have signage of what forms of payment you accept. Be sure to bring lots of change.
Food: We’ll have snacks and sandwiches available for purchase from some fantastic local businesses from around the city.
Drawings: Throughout the day, we’ll be holding drawing for the shoppers. What the shoppers can win are fabulous gifts from you, the designer! The gift that you give can be small or big, whatever you feel like donating. It’s best to package it up and have your business card with the gift. You can drop the gift off when you pick up the flyers or drop off your fashion show item or give to me the day of the event. This is not mandatory, just an option.
Boutique Buyers: Boutiques will be invited to come and shop for new designers to carry in their stores. Please note that boutiques will be coming throughout the day! So be sure to be prepared to set up meetings and get their contact info. If you know of some boutiques that should come, let them know about this unique opportunity!
Fashion Shows: There will be 3 fashion shows throughout the day that come down the beautiful stairs of the mansion. The shows will be at 1,3, and 5 and will feature looks from our featured designers.. YOU! We will be mixing fashions together to ensure that everybody will have equal time on the runway. Our models will be provided by Avant Toute Models, a new agency that we’ve partnered up with.
Please note that the items for the fashion show should be ones that you don’t mind not being sold during the market. The fashions will be used for both fashion shows and need to be used the entire day. We’ve found that sometimes after the fashion show, people want to buy the fashion right off the model!
Your Designs in the Fashion Shows: Each jewelry / handbag designer can put in 3-5 pieces and clothing designer 3-7 pieces.
As far as what kind of items to have in the show, that depends on you! Whatever you feel would be fun to have in the show works. Most pieces are mixed and matched with other designers designs but if you have a complete ensemble that will work too.
DROP OFF ITEMS NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, December 12th, 2012 by 5PM. OUR FITTINGS ARE THAT EVENING!
Drop off for Fashion Show Items are at our showroom at
1070 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204
This is going to be a very exciting event and we are thrilled to have you participate!! If you have any questions, please let us know!
Sincerely,
Brandi S. Shigley
Fashion Denver