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BACKSTAGE: 1990’s London Fashion Week Exhibition

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A truly rare insight into the 1990’s London backstage fashion scene.
Bit Factory Gallery
851 Santa Fe Drive
April 1 – 30, 2016; Tue -Sat 11am-4pm
Opens on Friday April 15 until 10pm


LondonFashionWeek-KateMossA retrospective of photography portraits taken backstage during London Fashion Week in the 1990s with a focus on the early shows of fashion legend Alexander McQueen. The beautiful images by British photographer Gary Wallis provide a true insider’s view into rare and special moments in time.

The initial shows of designers including McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Robert Cary Williams and Matthew Williamson are captured stylishly on supermodels such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. The McQueen first collection images have been hidden away unseen for over 20 years until very recently.

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Artist Gary Wallis
Exhibition by Mario Abela.Creative
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Massif Fashion Week: Opening Night Runway Showcase

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Fashion for a cause, Design for a difference.
Opening Night Runway Showcase
Saturday, April 2nd 2016
Massif Studios
2191 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80210

Massif Fashion WeekMassif Fashion Week (MFW) is an intimate runway event catered to retail buyers, fashion  enthusiasts, and the garment industry as a whole.

Massif will provide a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on high quality, ready-to-wear collections with an emphasis on construction and attention to detail. Join MFW for an evening of runway fashion, art, photography, and fun followed by a few days of fashion pop-up shop displays in the studio.

This season will include collections from J.Rhoden Designs, Skea, Armada, and Gino Velardi.

Massif Fashion WeekMFW is honored to be supporting Extended Hands For Hope. Proceeds from the event will go to EHH to a local shelter that protects victims of sex trafficking.

The opening night runway event and silent auction is scheduled for Sat. April 2, 2016 at Massif Studios 2191 S. Broadway.

For more information, tickets, and VIP seat reservations please visit massiffashionweek.com
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Arts & Entertainment, Business Profiles, White Out Fashion Show

Denver Bespoke Interview for Whiteout Fashion Show

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With ArtopiaDEN less than a month away, Fashion Denver is doing interviews with all of the designers being featured in the Whiteout Fashion Show! Our first interviewee is AJ Machete, creator of Denver Bespoke and Denver Dressmakers.
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Q:  When did you first know you wanted to be a fashion designer?

A: Lianna (the co-designer) and I met at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where she was studying fashion and I was studying sculpture and photography. I was always very interested in style, whether in literature, fine art or clothing, but didn’t get into designing clothing for many years. 
In 2008, Lianna and I were talking about moving out of NYC but there weren’t a lot of fashion jobs in the middle part of the country, and not
many jobs that would be the equivalent of her job as a knitwear designer for Liz Claiborne. So I started designing clothing and sewing and was essentially able to hire her away from her job (although at much lower pay!) and we were able to move to Denver and keep doing creative work.

Q: Where do you draw inspiration from?

A: We start from the perspective that bespoke and couture clothing is
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Artopia 2016 Kickoff Party Recap

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Fashion Denver is thrilled to be a promotional partner with Artopia’s Whiteout fashion show! Fashion Denver founder Brandi Shigley will be the emcee of the night’s event as we see 9 Colorado designers on the runway with their interpretation of the Art of Fashion.

Artopia is Westword’s annual event that highlights local art, culture, and fashion, all happening in one spot at City Hall located at 11th and Broadway on Saturday, February 20th.

Last Wednesday, the Fashion Denver team  escaped the hustle/bustle middle of the week madness for the Artopia kickoff party at Ophelia’s!

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This sneak peak of what to expect at Artopia gave us a taste of the designers being featured in the White Out Fashion Show. Each designer came to the stage with just 1 outfit on their model, just enough to tempt our tastebuds in fashion. We’ll be counting down the days until we see their full collection for this show!

Featured designers include:

AnnaFesta
D’Lola Couture
Denver Bespoke
Elyse Rainbolt
Equillibrium
Gino Velardi
Leon Designs
Yocisco.

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For more pictures from the kickoff party, check out our Facebook page here!

For tickets click here and use promo code fashiondenver for a discount!

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New Year’s Eve Masquerade and Fashion Show!

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The New Year’s Eve Masquerade and Fashion Show
December 31st 2015
Atrium Denver
2055 S. Oneida Street

Redeem this code for 20% off of your early bird ticket! NYEFASHION20  

New Year’s Eve Masquerade and Fashion Show Brings Together the Best of Denver’s Fine Arts With High Fashion For An Unforgettable New Year’s Celebration

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Co­Sponsored by Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, Colorado Symphony, and Soul Makers, portions of all proceeds from the event will go to multiple charities, and to support the arts.

Art lovers, music enthusiasts, and fashionistas alike have their chance to celebrate this New Year’s Eve in an unforgettable manner. The evening will bring together the Colorado Symphony’s Concert Master Yumi Hwang­Williams, Project Runway All Stars winner Mondo Guerra, Colorado’s hottest fashion designers including Hunter Helmstaedter, Gino Velardi, and Deedee Vicory, as well as Denver’s own DJ Live, making the New Year’s Eve Masquerade and Fashion Show the year’s hottest way to celebrate all the good that is to come. Featuring live performances by the Colorado Symphony Quartet, violinist Yumi Hwang­Williams, a fashion show, silent auction, and champagne toast at midnight, there is no better way to ring in 2016.

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