Category Archives: Arts & Entertainment

Call out for designers for FROCK OUT 2012!

DPL’s Fresh City Life announces a call to designers.  For their third design competition, Frock Out: Come Undone, Fresh City Life partners with Brandi Shigley of Fashion Denver and they’ll host Denver’s young, creative designers for Spring’s most exciting fashion event.

Frock Out: Come Undone: Independent Designers Challenge

The Denver Public Library’s Fresh City Life  and Brandi Shigley / Fashion Denver announce a call to designers for Frock Out: Independent Designers Challenge – a runway show and exhibit.

Juried designers will show five designs (one designer’s choice created especially for Frock Out, and four challenge pieces that can be new or from the designer’s current collections).  Twelve designers will be accepted for this runway show and exhibit.

Challenge Requirements-

·      All designers must schedule an interview with the jury panel on Saturday, January 21st 9:00am-1:00pm. To schedule your interview time, please contact carrie@fashiondenver.com .

·      Portfolio reviews will be held at the audtions.

·      One challenge piece must be completed, ready to exhibit and delivered to The Denver Public Library Fresh City Lounge on or before March 14.

·      The other four designs must be completed and ready for runway rehearsal on Wednesday, April 18.

·      All challenge designers must … Read more!

Young Adult Special Screening!

This movie looks fun fun fun!!

Post a picture of you in highschool to our Fashion Denver facebook wall and you will win a Young Adult T-shirt! You must come to Fashion Denver to pick it up.

FREE SCREENING!

You and a guest are invited to a special advance screening of YOUNG ADULT on Tuesday, December 13th at 7pm at the AMC Cherry Creek. Please visit www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter RSVP code: FADENJHYA to download your complimentary passes. (Limit 2 passes per person, while supplies last. Passes do not guarantee admission. Seating is on a first come, first seated basis. ARRIVE EARLY.)

http://www.youngadultmovie.com

Opening Date: December 16, 2011 (Wide)|

Rating: R
Running Time:  94 minutes

Synopsis:

Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

“Young Adult” reunites Jason Reitman, Academy Award® nominated director of “Juno,” and Academy Award® winning screenwriter, Diablo Cody.

Win this t-shirt from Young Adult, the movie! … Read more!

Models at Tinsel

Not everybody is a size 3 and 5’10 and that’s okay. In fact, that’s the fun that we love to have at Fashion Denver and our markets! We bring in women and men from all over our creative community and have them strut their stuff on our “runway” aka “mansion stairwell.”

Tinsel is going to bring out some pretty amazing people to strut their stuff.. just to name a few….

Mia Voss: The brains behind CRAVE Denver and The Mia Connect

Coles Whalen: Singer / songwriter

Ryan DiFranco: Entrepreneur

Chella Negro: Musician & creative organizer

Abby Jordan: Comedian

Kathy Bacon: Mentor and non profit professional

Megs Burd: Bingo hostess, Fashion Denver Saturday shop girl and woman about town

and more!!… Read more!

Fashion Denver First Friday: Holiday Installment with YELP!

The holidays have arrived and the countdown has started towards carolers, warm nights near the fireplace, parties and the spirit of receiving and giving! With enough merriment to make the elves jealous, what better way is there to kick off this celebration with our local designers and YELP, than to come partake in the festivities during Fashion Denver’s First Friday, Thursday, December 1st from 6PM-9PM.

The spirit of giving and holiday cheer will be making its debut throughout the evening as guests will have the opportunity to peruse the racks of the showroom and discover unique gifts while sipping warm spiced cider amidst the merry tunes of the in house DJ JD, City O’ City’s music conductor!

The showroom features items from over 20 different fashion designers, all of who bring in their own flair and expertise to fit almost any style and occasion. Gift shopping and choosing that perfect outfit for holiday parties will be a cool breeze with cocktail dresses, purses and jewelry available from various designers.

YELP! will also be in attendance, primed and ready to provide FREE gift wrapping for those who sign up for YELP and may need of a little help, making the business … Read more!