All posts by bshigley

dreamer / doer

Fashion + Art = Studio Yoshida

Art and fashion collide in Studio Yoshida’s latest collection of upcycled blazers.  Bringing unusual materials together and combining them with the every day, each blazer pops with designer Kotomi Yoshida’s Japanese culture.  The blazers have been cut up and reconstructed with many of them having tuxedo tails. Stop by Fashion Denver to see the rest of the collection. You’ll be happily surprised!… Read more!

A real life version of UP comes into Fashion Denver and melts our hearts…

This little old man who is volunteering across the street at PBS strolled into Fashion Denver and within the hour that he was here, he shared the story of his wife who passed away after 54 years of marriage. I went to go talk to him when he was looking at our designer Simply Delicious’s cupcake and pie necklaces.

“It’s been 377 Sundays since my wife passed away and every year I buy her a birthday present. She would like this. She loved to bake. I would buy her the donut, the pie, and the cupcake,”  he said as he looked over each necklace very carefully.

“I already bought her gift for next year. It’s a golden carriage with an egg inside. It’s beautiful.”

He told me how now he bakes. He loves to bake. He made a pie with amaretto in it and just made stuffed peppers. He told me about how he met his wife at a job interview and saw that she didn’t have a ring on so he asked her out on a date. They went on their first date during the holidays and by the following Thanksgiving, they were married.  He told me about their … Read more!

The Painted Shoe at Fashion Denver

The Painted Shoe is the newest innovation to grace the showroom of Fashion Denver. Each of the shoes are uniquely made and are individual creations for your feet that happen to be perfect for ANY event you have in mind! (weddings, galas, etc). These dazzling creations will have onlookers mesmerized by each step you take. The creators of The Painted Shoe; Jennifer and Jessica Myler are wanting to create “Artistic Shoes for Chic Feet” by way of hand painted designs and Swarovski crystals.The designs are created by artistic hands of The Painted Shoe professionals with insight by the wearer, of course. These are perfect for a little flare to business attire or a night out on the town.

Stop by Fashion Denver to see samples of their designs and get inspired for your own custom sexy shoes!… Read more!

Last call out for REVOLUTION, our Fall Fashion Market at the Grant-Humphreys Mansion

Fall Fashion Market
Sunday, October 23rd 11am-6pm
The Grant-Humphreys Mansion
770 Pennsylvania Street
Denver, CO 80203

Download application at:
http://www.fashiondenver.com/fall_application.pdf

We have just a few mores spaces at our fall fashion market REVOLUTION. We invite you to participate Sunday, October 23rd! This is an opportunity for you to share your designs with our fashion forward community. Designers are invited to set up a mini shop and sell to the public, connect with others in the fashion industry, and connect with our creative community.

The market opens to the public at 11am and runs until 6, with 3 different fashion shows that run through the course of the day. We’ll also have musical performances in the main room and other fashionable activies happening throughout the day.

The benefits for involvement are as follows:
– Extensive PR 6 weeks leading up to the event
– Postcards distributed throughout the state listing participating designers names
– Link to your website from Fashion Denver’s site. We estimate about 8000 unique hits per month
– Boutiques are invited to check out our local designers with potential for your designs to be carried in their stores
– You keep 100% of sales. Keep in mind YOU … Read more!