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Dreamer / Doer / Founder of Fashion Denver
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Habitat at the Denver Art Museum

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Untitled: Habitat

Denver Art Museum
Hamilton Building, level 3
Friday, June 25th 2015 7pm-9:30pm
Designer challenge display of bags 7:oo-9:00
Designer discussion 7:30-8:00

Admission is free with DAM Membership or $10.00 for non-members

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Join Fashion Denver and the Denver Art Museum at Untitled as we present Habitat, a designer challenge! Inspired by the The Art of Bark Cloth  exhibit at the DAM, designers have been asked to design what “habitat” means to them and with full creative freedom, each designer will express this on canvas. With this artwork on canvas, designers will then make a handbag with the canvas. Friday night, all of the designers will be at the barkcloth exhibit with their bags on display and a designer discussion will take place at 7:30 where guests can learn about what inspired the design of each bag, designer’s habitat, and more!

Featured designers:
Deb Henriksen | Equilibrium
Olivia McLean | ViVi
Sunrose Ironshell | Warrior Status
Sarah Secrist | LoHi Bags
Brandi Shigley | b.shigley designs

Also! We’ll be holding a #DamWhat’sInMyBag contest where guests can instagram the contents of their bag along with the hashtag. We’ll pick a winner at 9:30 in the main atrium of the DAM … Read more!

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Dress Drive a Success!

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We had an amazing Sunday this past Sunday as we raised money and shared our Colorado talent at our Sunshine Daydream Dress Drive.

Over 150+ dresses were made and will be shipped out to Haiti (through the non-profit organization Love A Child)  and the Philippines (my orphanage that I stayed at as a baby, the RSCC in Quezon City). We were also able to raise over $1500 for Love A Child! $1500 will go so far in Haiti!

Thank you designers, Studio Salon, the Urban Angels for partnering up on this event with us! 20150614_090043

 

Here we are rolling 150+ dresses down to Studio Salon for our Dress Drive!

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Andrea, owner of Studio Salon and her fiance, made a donation to this surfer dress designed by Deb Henriksen of Equilibrium! This dress is going to the Philippines!

Designer, Elizabeth Adair helped us set up and she also designed this adorable dress that’s going to Haiti!

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We had such a fun morning! Thank you again!! xoxoxoxo… Read more!

News

Well hello spring!

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Hello there from the Fashion Denver World HQ here in the Golden Triangle of Denver, Colorado! It’s been a busy past few months!

My trip to the Philippines was truly a life changing adventure. Visiting my orphanage from which I came from had such a lasting impact on me and to be able to connect my world here with Fashion Denver and to my world in the Philippines is such a blessing.  The Sunshine Daydream event is the start of connecting these 2 important aspects of my life! Make a dress, donate a dress, and add a splash of color to a child’s life with your creativity! To learn more about the dress drive, click here!

 

10634079_10205439348131431_3626750693180227068_oWe said a teary “See ya later” to our fabulous intern Alyssa who spent the spring with us from Colorado State University. Alyssa graduated last week and is off to set sail in the world! We know she will go far. We love you Alyssa! Thank you for spending the spring with us!

 

As the summer months unfold before our very eyes, endless possibilities of fun events come to mind. We are in the works of planning a Fashion Denver field day… Read more!

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Fashion Camp for kids ages 7-11!

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Fashion Denver fashion camp!

Saturday, July 25th 2015
10am-3pm
Fashion Denver @ Green Spaces
26th and Walnut (1368 26th Street)
Denver, CO 80204

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Woo hooo! Less than a week until our Fashion Camp for kids ages 7-11! This will be an action packed day where kids will get a glimpse into the world of fashion with hands on activities throughout the day…

activities

  • dollbabyDesigner Talk! Learn about what it takes to be a fashion designer from one of Denver’s couture designers Michael Sullivan of Haus of Von Leeche & Sullivan! 
  • Design an outfit! Campers will design an outfit for their favorite doll or a doll provided on loan from the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys . We’ll provide the fabric and materials to make the outfit and accessories. No sewing required and outfits can be taken home!
  • Styling! Learn about what it takes to be a fashion stylist with a Dorian Phaero of Phaero Creative! Dorian will work alongside  our campers as campers  style their fellow camper from head to toe! Campers and will select from clothes that will be on loan from Back on the Rack Children’s Consignment Boutique.

A BIG GIGANTIC THANK YOU TO:

  • Fashion Photoshoot! Once their partner
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DRESS DRIVE: Call out for designers, artists & crafters!

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After visiting my orphanage in the Philippines last month, my heart has a new purpose and it is to share with those in need as much as I possibly can! I met a wonderful bunch of children at my orphanage and was overjoyed by the wonderful staff and their kindness.

As I incorporate this life changing trip into my life here in Denver, I couldn’t think of a more perfect way to give back to my roots AND incorporate Fashion Denver than to partner up with the Urban Angels and Studio Salon for a dress drive! I am so grateful to the Urban Angels for letting me team up with them on this project to give back to the orphanage in which I came from! THANK YOU!

Here’s how it works!

directions1) Make a dress: Click here for directions!

2) Drop off dress to Fashion Denver with your name in it. (we’ll provide the sew in label) Dresses are due June 12th!

3) Dress will be sold at our event June 14th  at Studio Salon with a suggested donation of at least $20.00. The money from the dresses will go to Haiti for food to feed those in need through … Read more!