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Call out for designers, artists, and Colorado businesses! FUSEdenver’s Holiday Show!

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Call out for designers for FUSEdenver’s Holiday Show
December 9th, 2012
Exdo Event Center
CONTACT:
Cristina Munoz
founder|FUSEdenver
c|720.220.6227
e|cristina@fusedenver.us
www.fusedenver.us

We are proud to be in support of new company FUSEdenver, helping local businesses flourish! If you are a designer, artist, and Colorado business, get involved in this holiday market event at Exdo on December 9th!

FUSEdenver provides a unique shopping experience that is designed to help local designers and small businesses flourish, to support the local economy and to educate shoppers the value of conscious consumerism. With our hand selected vendors and community partners FUSEdenver aims to create a feel good shopping experience for socially conscious consumers who want to support American made products. Simply put, FUSEdenver is the love child of a craft fair and modern art show.

FUSEdenver wants to challenge our local community and invite them to trade one day at the mall this Holiday season and come and see what the best of Denver has to offer. We know all kinds of great stuff is made here, we want to make sure our community does too. Join us Dec 9 from 11-6 pm at the Exdo Event Center for inaugural FUSEdenver Holiday Show.… Read more!

Designer News

Jump of Joy Sale!

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Jump of Joy, an innovator to the basic tee, showed a collection of beautifully crafted laser cut designs using the finest 100% premium cotton. The tees, all made in Italy, featured laser technique patterns ranging from intricate grids and diamonds to large cutouts covering the upper torso of the shirt. With a mixture of functionality and style, the tees can be worn for any occasion: golfing with friends, Saturday afternoon shopping, and even paired with a pencil skirt for an evening on the town.

Visit Jump of Joy online for a special discount on runway tees: http://jumpofjoy.com/pages/runway-tees-on-sale, and a redeemable gift expiring Oct. 31: http://jumpofjoy.com/pages/redeem-your-gift.… Read more!

Arts & Entertainment

1 lucky Fashion Denver winner will win 2 tickets to ART MEETS BEAST at the MCA!

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We are thrilled to be giving away 1 set of tickets to a lucky winner to be part of Art Meets Beast event at the Museum of Contemporary Art!

1 lucky winner will win the following:

KITCHEN–FARM–CANNERY–BREWERY TOUR.
Saturday, November 10
NOON–3:30PM

A bus tour of urban food starting at The Kitchen Denver and traveling to Happy Farms, MM Local, and the Denver Beer Company. Lunch and drinks included.

Scroll down to see the 2 days of events!

How can you win?
 We want to know how you connect fashion with food.  Tell us in a haiku! Our judges will be Sarah Kate Baie (Director of Programming at Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art) and Jesse Lenaugh (Program Produce at the MCA) will be our judges! Submit your haiku to brandi@b23.biz no later than November 1st!

Art Meets Beast is a two-day exploration of food and art, culminating in a bison feast prepared by six of Denver’s top chefs.

DENVER (Tuesday, October 16) – The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) today announced the second annual “Art Meets Beast” festival, a two-day event showcasing a whole bison roast as well as a bison butchering workshop, a 4H animal showcase and an … Read more!

Designer News

Mentors Needed!

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Seeking Fashion Design Mentors! – Community Resources, Inc. is seeking fashion design mentors to share their knowledge with Denver Public School students. The Academic Mentors Project matches high achieving DPS students, 5th through 8th grades, with community volunteers who are accomplished in their field. The program provides opportunities for learning that are not available in the regular classroom. Together, students and mentors work on small projects designed to help the students learn more about particular careers , or to increase their understanding and competence in an area of outstanding ability. Mentorships culminate after approximately six hours together, with the students presenting their project to share their learning experience with their classmates. The Academic Mentors Project has served more than 2200 students in Denver Public Schools since 1984. If you enjoy working with 10-14 year olds and want to make a difference in a student’s life by sharing your knowledge of fashion design, please contact Laura Kent at 720.424.6554 or laura_kent@dpsk12.org.… Read more!

News

Emily Bormann, welcome to the team!

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We are thrilled to bring Emily Bormann on board with Fashion Denver! Emily is our public relations intern, Fashion Denver blogger and will also be assisting with fashion event production, as well as sharing her fashion tips! Welcome to the team!

At a young age, Emily knew she wanted to be involved in the fashion industry. Playing with paper dolls and Barbies quickly turned into filling her school notebooks with all sorts of fashion sketches. As the time for college applications approached, Emily knew only one true love, fashion design.

Colorado State University furthered her passion, where she studied Apparel Design and Production. She became involved in: assisting in the production of fashion shows, learning to create and sew garments, illustrating new design ideas, designing unique and innovative textiles, and finally creating her own line for her senior capstone.

Her college experience came to an end following an internship working at Zac Posen in New York, however Emily knew this was actually the beginning of her career in fashion. After spending a year working with a local custom clothing company, she had the opportunity to showcase a design for Westword’s Atropia Fashion Show. Now, Emily finds herself furthering her fashion … Read more!