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A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Benefits

The Urban Angels, making a difference through creativity

The Urban Angels

When we had our boutique on Bannock Street, I had the pleasure of meeting and becoming dear life-changing friends with Peggy and Mary, two women with some of the biggest hearts that I’ve ever met. They walked into the shop and it was like they brought the sunshine with them! As I began to know them over the years, I saw how much they love serving the community, not just locally, but internationally. They began to rub off on me and inspire me to serve my community.

How did you ladies become the “Urban Angels”?

We were dubbed The Urban Angels by a friend who lived in Downtown Denver and observed our work with the homeless and shared our love for the city of Denver and those who call it home.

What is the mission of the Urban angels:

Our mission is to bring encouragement and hope to those in need, especially children around the world.  We have been lucky enough to give our dresses and care packages to children in Denver, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, and the Philippines.

What can others do to serve?

Start in your own backyard and don’t feel like any gesture is too small to … Read more!

A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Arts & Entertainment, Benefits

Fierce in the City 4

Fashion and Live Music Return to the Runway in
Denver at Fierce in the City 4

Denver, CO – The fourth Fierce in the City event, featuring live music performances interactively with fashion runway shows, creating a uniquely fierce experience, will be held on Sunday, December 15 at 5:30 p.m. at Halcyon Hotel, Cherry Creek, 245 Columbine Street, Denver, and will benefit GIRLS, INC. of Metro Denver.  It is being produced by Denver-based Fashion Designer, Salwa Owens. Fierce in the City 4 is being sponsored by Maaliki Motors.

The show is created with Owens’ overall mission of empowering women and does so by not only giving back to Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, but also by bringing real women from the community who are movers and shakers onto the runway in a segment called “The Real Women.” Owens will showcase new collections of her own, as well as feature other established designers.

Guest designers invited to have their own runway shows include bridal designer D’Lola Couture, jewelry designer Andrea Li, and leather and fur designer Andreas Tsagas.  The show will also include Icon custom suits, handmade children’s clothing and accessories by Peach & Penny, headwear … Read more!

Benefits, Fashion Events around town

Fierce In The City: Where Music & Fashion meet on the runway!

Denver! Get ready for one exciting show as the amazingly talented Salwa Owens brings fashion and music to the runway for the 3rd Fierce in the City! We’ve attended the past two years and are absolutely have a blast at her shows. We don’t know how this woman does it! She truly is a super woman! She’s been working her bootie off and we can’t wait to see what she’ll be presenting on the runway!!

Fierce in the City 3

It’s SHOW TIME Denver !!! FIERCE IN THE CITY, where live MUSIC and FASHION meet on the runway, is ready to bring back the high energy RUNWAY filled with some of Denver’s top fashion designers and musical talent from some of our favorite vocalists and past American Idol finalists, for an overall FIERCE NIGHT! The third FIERCE IN THE CITY event, produced by fashion designer Salwa Owens, will take place SATURDAY DECEMBER 8th at one of Denver’s hottest social venues, the newly relaunched NATIV Hotel Denver! SEE YOU ON THE RUNWAY!!!

/// THE LINE-UP ///

/// SPECIAL GUEST EMCEE FOR THE NIGHT ///
Denise Plante – Colorado’s beloved host of Colorado and Company on 9NEWS and on-air personality with 106.7 The Bull!

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A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Arts & Entertainment, Benefits

Freddie Mercury AIDS Quilt Panel part of Red Ball Fashion benefit

Join us for the 10th Anniversary of Denver’s
Premiere Hair & Fashion Runway Fundraising Event

November 18, 2018 | EXDO Event Center
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Freddie Mercury AIDS Quilt Panel part of Red Ball Fashion benefit

Red Ball launches World AIDS Day awareness with the display of AIDS Quilts created for Freddie Mercury, from the Band Queen, and renowned artist Keith Haring. The panels are part of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt and will be on display the evening of Red Ball, Sunday November 18 at the EXDO event center.

In the 1980’s AIDS claimed the lives of designers, including Chester Weinberg, Perry Ellis, Willie Smith and many more creative men and women in the fashion industry. Beyond the designers, showroom assistants, stylists, photographers, creative directors, window dressers, lost their lives to AIDS. In an article by Kam Dhillon on how AIDS impacted the fashion industry he said “an entire generation of creativity (was) completely decimated. In 1980s New York, fashion was the city’s second-biggest industry and these people were its pulse. AIDS touched the lives of nearly everyone in the fashion industry.”

For 10 years Colorado Health Network’s Red Ball Fashion Benefit has collaborated with local designers and salons,

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Arts & Entertainment, beauty, Benefits

Pajama Drive now through November 27th

Alongside with our Urban Angels, we are collecting new pajamas for kids less fortunate! Who doesn’t have memories of being in their favorite pajamas, nestled with the family on a cold cozy night watching movies. Or laying around in your jammies watching Saturday Morning Cartoons?

Pajamas are such a staple in our daily life, yet there are so many kids who don’t have the simple pleasure of having pajamas! So, let’s change that!!! From now until November 27th, we are collecting new pajamas for kids for both boys and girls.

You can drop off your donations to Green Spaces located at 2590 Walnut Street between the hours of 9-5pm Monday through Friday before November 27th. Or give me, Brandi, a call and we can make arrangements for pick up! 303-842-7298.

Let’s make these holidays a cozy comfort to those in need!

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