Fresh back from her trip to the Philippines, Brandi is
excited to come back and bring you the spring edition of the DWYL workshop. After experiencing a different world in the Philippines, she has new ideas and perspectives that she wants to bring into the workshop. The Philippines made her heart smile because she was doing something that truly made her happy. This is the year that we get on with our life of doing what we love and loving what we do, while spreading our light to the world!
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS WORKSHOP
*Business licenses & money management 101 *Creating the perfect work space *Developing a brand identity *Creating a website *Marketing online and social media *How to get your product to market *Writing press releases and getting your business in the press *Creating events to launch your product or service
Denver’s entrepreneur and fashionista, Brandi Shigley offers her workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs. ‘Do What You Love, Love What You Do’ workshops are designed to help people with business ideas take their creativity and passion to new heights by learning … Read more!
Today we are releasing another designer that will be apart of the Spring Market: Enchantment! We will be featuring Threads Art Studio and will be talking about how Karen Bennet, the founder of the company, got her start in the fashion world!
Karen Bennett is a fiber artist from Arvada. She began her art career as a hand weaver and then worked as an art teacher for 25 years. During that time she supplemented her income by sewing wedding dresses and teaching sewing classes. After retiring she returned to her roots as a fiber artist. She creates her clothing and jewelry from the handmade silk and wool fabric she makes to use in her art work. She creates her garments using technique more familiar to artists than the fashion world. The result is art-style cool, something that could be seen in a gallery, but in reality is being worn by a woman.
Her handmade fabric is an explosion of textures, focused on the inherent quality of the threads in the raw fiber (hence, the name of her business, Threads Art Studio). Sumptuous black and creamy satin colors are predominant in her jackets and often hair-thin threads of metallic Mylar … Read more!
Just a reminder that the Sahar Paz book reading is in 3 days! Sahar Paz will be reading out of her book, “Find Your Voice: The Life You Crave is a Conversation Away” on April 25th from3pm-5pm at the Fashion Denver Headquarters. The book reading will be free and open to the public.
In “Find Your Voice” Sahar shares the stories that not only took her voice, but brought back her voice. The book also serves as a guide for you to peel back your layers to listen and understand your inner voice. Finding your voice is not a one size fits all remedy. Sahar will share how she found the right remedy, a perfect and realistic way of living.
Follow the Facebook link below and RSVP to the event. If you RSVP, you will be entered into a raffle where you will be eligible to win a “I am the shero of this story” journal and tank top as well as one free 45 minute coaching session.
Last Thursday Brandi and I were out and about running errands. While we were out, we got the chance to visit both Class Act Collective boutique and Whorl shop, to pick up items for our spring market photo-shoot. It was a lot of fun meeting both of the owners and getting to see the different collection of boutiques Denver provides.
At Class Act Collective we were greeted with a warm welcome by Alexis, the owner. She gave us a tour of her space and welcomed us in with open arms. She carries an eclectic variety of merchandise. It ranges from black leather leggings to elegant lacy dresses. She has fun jewelry and accessories suc h as hats and purses. She also carries menswear which is hip and spunky. Even the outside of her boutique screams exciting. Alexis herself has a very loud and electrifying personality and it shows in her boutique. Brandi even got to walk away with a super cute baby blue Chanel style patch purse. We had a lot of fun looking around Class Act Collective, if you are looking for the perfect outfit at an affordable price, Class Act is definitely the place to go!
We are thrilled to announce another retailer that will be apart of our Spring Market, Class Act Collective!
Alexis Bennett apart of Class Act Collective is a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver. She received a BA in communication and a minor in legal studies. A string of unfortunate events have steered her life into a whole new direction. Up until 2009, she was a professional athlete, ranking top fifteen in the world of big mountain skiing. She was then hit by a drunk driver and had to have a hip surgery, which took away her career a professional skier.
Shortly after her accident and subsequent surgery, her father was killed in a gold mining explosion. As the fourth generation gold miner from Colorado, her father taught me the importance of hard work and perseverance. He truly loved what he did. If Alexis could speak to him today, she doesn’t think he would have any regrets. He was an inspiration to her and always encouraged her to follow her dreams.
As the fifth generation in Colorado, she has always had a dream to open her own boutique. She decided there was no better time than now! She is now … Read more!
Supporting Colorado designers since 2004 through production of fashion markets, fashion shows, and business development
workshop. After experiencing a different world in the Philippines, she has new ideas and perspectives that she wants to bring into the workshop. The Philippines made her heart smile because she was doing something that truly made her happy. This is the year that we get on with our life of doing what we love and loving what we do, while spreading our light to the world!
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and welcomed us in with open arms. She carries an eclectic variety of merchandise. It ranges from black leather leggings to elegant lacy dresses. She has fun jewelry and accessories suc h as hats and purses. She also carries menswear which is hip and spunky. Even the outside of her boutique screams exciting. Alexis herself has a very loud 
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