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Thank you Boulder Women’s Health for the amazing fashion show!

November 11, 2013 bshigley Leave a comment

What an amazing time we had working with the Boulder Women’s Health organization. I (Brandi Shigley) emceed the fashion show while Stephanie (Fashion Denver assistant) worked on the production of the fashion show with Justice from JTA Group. All in all, the fashions were unbelievable! As photos are posted, we will definitely link to them! Imagine outfits and condoms made with 100’s if not thousands of condoms! They were so creative!!!! And, we raised $29,000 for the Boulder Women’s Health!!!

If you’re on Facebook, be sure to follow Fashion Denver and check out some of our behind the scenes cell phone shots. Professional photos coming soon 🙂

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Holiday Market

Fashion Denver’s Holiday Market!

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You are cordially invited to Fashion Denver’s Holiday Market at the Mansion!

Sunday, December 15th from 10am-6pm
The Grant-Humphreys mansion
770 Pennsylvania Street
Denver, CO 80203

Free & Open to the public

On Sunday, December 15th, Fashion Denver will host its infamous fashion holiday market at the elegant and awe-inspiring Grant-Humphreys Mansion! Imagine the beautiful Denver winter weather and you, in a mansion full of local fashion and gorgeous garland draped down the main stairwell and stockings hung on the old fireplace with care. Besides experiencing the history of the beautiful mansion, the Fashion Denver holiday market provides the perfect occasion to get unique and one-of-a-kind gifts that are sure to impress all of the fashionistas in your life.

Throughout the course of the day there will be three fashion shows (noon, 3:00pm, & 5:00pm) featuring the designers under the Grant-Humphrey roof. Johnny Morehouse, Fashion Denver friend, will be reenacting past history at the perceivably haunted mansion and lively musical performances from Jessa Raskin and Zoe Zucker will take place in the downstairs theater where there will be even more fashions for sale. Make your way to the upstairs of the mansion and Fredda Laurel will be doing Tarot readings! … Read more!

Style Files

Fashion Denver Style Files! Alexandra Hilker

Image October 28, 2013 bshigley Leave a comment

We ran into Alexndra Hilker PR gal at Neiman Marcus at an event at Neiman’s and right away we knew we wanted to interview her and get more of a sense of her style and background!

-Introduce yourself:
PR gal, animal lover, mountain adventurer. I got into fashion following my college graduation by moving to Paris, where I worked in trend forecasting and editorial. After two years abroad, I began to miss this great state and made the move back to Denver. I love this town and all it has to offer. It’s an exciting time to be living in such an ever-changing city, and I am eager to see what the future holds for fashion and culture in the Mile High.

-How would you describe your personal style?
Comfort comes first. Gravitating towards anything oversized or asymmetrical. I love adding edgy or boyish touches to feminine looks.

-Where are you on at 2pm on a Tuesday?
Up to my knees in bills and our PR budget! Otherwise I’m pulling looks for shoots or working on inspiration for our next event.

-What is your favorite item of clothing in your closet?
Tied between – a vintage YSL cropped tuxedo jacket … Read more!

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Tess Vigil of 50 Dresses is offering sewing / design lessons!

Image October 22, 2013 bshigley Leave a comment

Local seamstress and designer of Denver based label 50 Dresses by Tess Vigil is offering personal or small group sewing lessons in the RiNo arts district in Denver!

Tess’s notes…

Hi! I have 5 years teaching and tutoring experience, have a master’s degree in education, and have owned and operated my own fashion design label for the past 3 years. I’m always trying to meld my passion for sewing and design with my passion for teaching. I’ve taught summer camp programs to ages 6-14 at Colorado Academy in basic sewing, designing doll clothes, fashion blogging, and more. As you can see from my website, I mostly make dresses and separates, but I like doing small projects like aprons, pillows, etc with beginners.

I am open to personalizing a lesson to your needs, but here are a few styles of lessons I’ve had success with in the past:

•Kid’s sewing lesson- 1.5-2 hours, 1-2 kids age 6+. We go over basics of hand sewing, choose fabric for a small project like a doll dress or pillow, and work together to complete a project. Fun idea for a birthday party with a small group of girls!

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Fashion Denver Events, Volunteer opportunities

Fashion Denver Holiday Market Volunteers needed!

October 17, 2013 bshigley Leave a comment

Hello Fashion Denver Friends!

We are looking for a team of volunteers to be part of our Holiday Fashion Market taking place Sunday December 15th at the Grant-Humphreys mansion. This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of our local fashion scene and help to make sure that this holiday market supporting local designers and businesses goes smoothly! You will meet over 20 Colorado designers and be part of the fashion fun!!

In the past, we’ve had volunteers not show up, so please inquire only if you are serious 🙂

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS:

Set up crew: 8am-10am. Assist designers with unloading vehicles and helping them get to their designated area.

Greeting crew: Greet guests and let the know what to expect at the fashion market. Available shifts are 10-noon, noon-2, 2-4, 4-6.

Gift wrapping: We’re going to offer gift wrapping and all donations will go to the Grant-Humphreys / Byers-Evans education fund. This will be going on all day! Let me know what time will work for you! We’ll provide the paper and bows!

Breakdown crew: 5:45pm-7:00pm. Assisting designers with load out to vehicles and clean up. WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP! Often times, it’s just us breaking down the entire