All posts by B. shigglesworth

Dreamer / Doer / Founder of Fashion Denver

Eco-Disaster Fashion Show Designers – Deb Henriksen with Equillibrium

Equillibrium is the first designer featured in our Eco-Fashion Disaster Fashion Show Designer installation!

Equillibrium is a lifestyle street wear brand specializing in apparel, handbags, and accessories for both Men and Women. The designs and products created use the idea of triple bottom lineEQ_JimHoward_copy_grande principles: people, planet, and profit. The founder and creater, Deb Henriksen, has a background that is rich in urban root through her skateboarding, city roots in high fashion, and sustainability roots in green building and Environmental Health. It’s through this homogenous mixture is what inspires Equillibrium’s style. Compared to their competitors, Equillibrium is a brand that stands out. With 10 plus years of  solid reputation, Equillibrium has influenced consumers, colleagues, and the apparel industry to become more conscious of the process and become less wasteful in general.

Below is just a short interview with Deb Henriksen, creator and founder of Equillibrium, and a little detail about why  she chose to have her collection topic be Mass Animal Extinction for the Eco-Fashion Disaster Fashion Show.

Q: Why did you pick the topic you picked?

A: The broad spectrum of topics that can create drastic changes in the environment resulting in mass animal extinction.

Q: Can you give Read more!

Extended Hands of Hope Kickoff Fundraising Event

On Saturday, January 17, we got the privilege to attend the Extended Hands of Hope Kickoff Fundraising Event.  The event was a great way to bring people together to learn more about sex trafficking and the organization. The night helped benefit the first emergency shelter for teen girls rescued out of trafficking in Colorado. It was a night full of excitement and hope.

IMG_5244The night had started out with drinks, food and a silent auction while the talented Hazel Miller band played in the background. The items that were donated for the silent auction were spectacular, there were so many great items to bid for. It was a fantastic start to the night.

Before the fashion show began, there were a few powerful speakers. One of them being Sgt. Daniel Steele of the FBI Lost Innocence Task Force. Sgt. Daniel had talked about the facts of sex trafficking and the fact that even one person being sold into sex trafficking is one too many. He had left the audience with a quote by AlbertIMG_5128 Einstein that stuck with me: “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the Read more!