Be the first to shop through local designers and boutiques when you shop VIP style at the next FROCK SHOP SAMPLE SALE! Taking place at Fashion Denver’s headquarters October 4th and 5th! Click on the ticket to email Katie and get on the list!
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Unique fashion opportunity with Condom Couture
Have you heard about Condom Couture?!
Please join our friends at @Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center in November for their first annual Condom Couture- A Safe and Sexy Fashion Show! Condom Couture is a fundraising event in honor of their 40th year of service in their communities!
Visit their webpage to find out how you can design fashion made of condoms to be featured on the runway at Boulder Theater November 8th! You can also find designer perks and the application here as well. Be sure to follow their event page @Condom Couture and #BldrCondomCouture on twitter to stay up to date with all of the latest happenings with this unique event! Space in the event is limited, so apply ASAP!
http://www.boulderwomenshealth.org/call-to-artists/… Read more!
September 5th: Barrera International fashion show.
Barerra International Fashion Show
Thursday, September 5th
Space Gallery
We first met Juan Jimenez 4 years ago while he was a fashion student. Since then, we’ve seen him move forward by leaps and bounds! We’re proud to be a sponsor of his latest fashion show!
Asia meets French Couture at Barrera International presents the Autumn/Winter 2014 Collection Preview, which will be held at the Space Gallery on September 5th, 2013. This gallery provides the perfect landscape for the jewel-toned collection and provides a contrast of color against a contemporary white solid cubicle. With September marking the one 2nd anniversary of founding of the brand, Barrera will be showcasing a collection with over 40 looks and presented as a luxurious and private runway presentation, and a pop-up shop where clients and guest can purchase, customize and place orders.
The Autumn/Winter2014 collection is composed of six major elements, which include satin, silk, chiffons, wool, cashmere, and seasonal blends. With the women’s Spring 2013 Collection. The runway presentation will consist of the Ready to Wear Collection, Menswear and a Couture collection. Erroll Perkins will lead off a team of make-up artists, while Ted Medina will lead a collective team of hairstylist … Read more!
Fashion Denver.. A brief history
Ahhhhh… it’s almost been 10 years since I’ve started Fashion Denver and boy how it has evolved and grown and shrunk and grown again! Fashion Denver started out as my way to help local designers get their businesses out there. I used to be a handbag designer (I’m semi-retired) and my business took me to Southern California, London, Paris, New York and more! I realized that it wasn’t exactly the designing that I was passionate about but that drive to get my handbags out there. After moving back from San Diego, I realized that I wanted to focus on taking all of the experiences that I’ve had and using them to build on the fashion scene in Denver.
When I was in California, I did these fabulous fashion markets that featured designers in super cool gallery space. It was such a wonderful event and it allowed me to sell my bags to people that may not have found me otherwise. When I got back to Denver, I wanted to create a similar market like the ones I had sold in, but add other elements like fashion shows, interviews with designers, dj’s and more! So, in 2004, I produced the very … Read more!
September 6th: FGI Denver Presents: RISING STAR – The Colorado Competition for Cutting-Edge Design
2013 RISING STAR Awards Gala
Friday September 6th @ 6:00pm
The McNichols Civic Center Building
Purchase Tickets!
Friday September 6th @ 6:00pm
The McNichols Civic Center Building
Purchase Tickets!
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We are so proud of our local fashion industry and the growth that has been happening over several years. Every year Fashion Group International Denver hosts the Rising Star event to award designers who are rockin’ the Denver scene. Join us at an event that is always cutting edge! The 2013 RISING STAR competition culminates with Denver’s premier biennial fashion event presented by The Award-Winning, Fashion Group International of Denver. Join us on September 6th for the 2013 RISING STAR awards gala and professionally produced runway fashion show as FGI Denver unveils Colorado’s newest, most talented and cutting-edge fashion designers!
The FGI mission is to be the pre-eminent authority on the business of fashion and design and to help its members become more effective in their careers. To do this, FGI provides insights on major trends in person, online and in print; access to business professionals and a gateway to the influence fashion plays in the marketplace.