Category Archives: Arts & Entertainment

March 7th: The Paper Fashion Show

The Art Director’s Club of Denver (ADCD) 10th-Annual Paper Fashion Show
Friday, March 7, 2014 6:00 p.m.
Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Brandi Shigley Fashion Denver is a proud sponsor of the Paper Fashion Show presented by the ADCD. Fashion Denver founder, Brandi Shigley, and Justice Kwesi Karteng of the JTA Group and Colorado Fashion Week are two of the big names behind this years judging panel. This is not the first time the powerful duo has worked together, as they have worked side by side in various other large-scale events.

The Paper Fashion Show is all too fitting for the creative mind that is Brandi Shigley. Brandi made her first paper purse at just 9 years old. But not only did she make a paper purse; she also made a paper license to go into a paper wallet, and then the wallet would go into her paper purse.

The Paper Fashion Show is the largest such event in the world and Fashion Denver is proud to stand by other creative individuals in such a unique event! Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased at http://www.adcd.com/paper-fashion-show. The nonprofit event held by ADCD has raised … Read more!

Dressed to Tell covers Whiteout!

Story by: Katie Pusateri
Photography by: Nino Silva and Vy Pham

Fresh, white snowflakes danced to the ground outside of Denver’s historical McNichols Building, perfectly preluding to the event inside. As guests entered the runway room, adorned with white banners and subtle chic lighting, they were greeted with a unique cocktail from a fashionably dressed server or a friendly smile from one of their fellow fashion-enthusiasts. Local shops, fashion boutiques and restaurants sold apparel and offered delicious samples of sweet treats and snacks to anticipating guests. All were gathered for the same reason, to celebrate local designers at Westword’s second annual Whiteout Fashion Show.

Continue reading…Read more!

Westword Whiteout!

WhiteOut

whiteoutFashion Denver is a proud promotional sponsor of this year’s Whiteout event! I’ll also be showcasing my handbag designs and t-shirts!

Westword’s first Whiteout, a celebration of this city’s hottest designers on one of the coldest nights of the year, was the surprise hit of the 2013 fashion season, and our second annual Whiteout event will be bigger and even better. On Thursday, January 30, Whiteout will fill the McNichols Building with the town’s most creative designers in fashion, hair and even flowers; the evening will feature live music, specialty vendors, classic cocktails and a signature runway event.

This year’s Whiteout will celebrate a diverse group of local designers and businesses, including Akomplice, Equillibrium, D’Lola Couture, Brandi Shigley, Mona Lucero, Kitty Mae Millinery, Common Era, Goldyn, True Love, The Oxford Club Spa & Salon, Wilhelmina Artist Ashley Smith, Plum Sage Flowers, Vivienne VaVoom, Cora Vette and the VaVaVettes, Fashion Denver, First Class Fashionista and Fashion Group International Denver.

Sponsors for Whiteout include Two Guns Distillery, The Colorado Symphony, Adelitas, Colorado WoodCraft, Denver Cutthroats, El Camino, Denver Fashion Truck, Little Man Ice Cream, Sugarlicious, Pinot’s Palette, Glazed & Confused and The Lobby.

Tickets to Whiteout are $45 for general admission (which … Read more!