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Our friends at Creative to Bless are looking for an intern!

This is from designer, entrepreneur, and friend of Fashion Denver, Summer Jackson… Please contact her directly if you are interested!

Creative to Bless, LLC ( www.c2bless.org ) is active in advancing the creative Denver community through monthly event platforms that feature music, fashion and local art. As we progress, I am discovering that I myself cannot fulfill all event needs. It is now time for me to raise up another individual to help fulfill event/fashion show/photo shoot coordination and production needs. This opportunity to gain hands on creative experience within the design and non-profit realm, will aid in advancing creative resumes. I’d like to open this opportunity to your creative network for my new Internship Position. Please read below and help me to get the word out on this.

Role:

·         Fulfill event/fashion show/photo shoot coordination and production needs

·         Market events through social media sites and submit press releases to local media

·         Cast models, designers and artists for events

·         Attend “First Friday” art walk events to help source future event artist features

·         Utilize own personal creative talent (artist, fashion designer, musician….) to help enrich events

Term:

·         Position is open now until March, 2013 (our famed … Read more!

New Denver Model Agency Avant Tout’s Model Call Out

Model Casting with Avant Tout
Saturday April 21,2012
10:00 – 1:00pm
The 150, home of Fashion Denver
1070 Bannock St.

Photos are encouraged and will not be returned, professional photos not necessary.

If you are under the age of 18, a parent or guardian must accompany you.

Are you an aspiring model or currently in the industry, and want to be represented by a professional, fun, and emerging modeling agency here in Denver? Avant Tout Models is hosting an open call for you! They are looking for men and women ages 15 and up to expand their model divisions.

About Avant Tout

Avant Tout Models mission is to discover and develop talent to provide the best in class service to our clients in the fashion and beauty industry. Our model diversity allows our clients to find the”right face” for their brand. We create opportunities that appeal to individuals coming into the industry or who are already in the industry, and want to be represented by fun and exciting qualified agency. Using our team of experts in make-up, hair, and image consulting, we provide individualized attention to our models assisting them in their growth and exposure to larger markets.  To build … Read more!

What’s happening in our old retail location?

Brandi Shigley, dreamer/doer and award-winning proponent of small businesses has been hard at work transforming the former Fashion Denver retail storefront into a shared creative workplace.

Harnessing her vision to build a space as unique as the people who fill it, Shigley has partnered with designer/builder, Brad Benefiel of Benefiel Design on her renovation of 1070 Bannock Street, Suite 150 (lovingly referred to as “The 150”). The modern, tailored design is focused on cultivating ideas, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit.

Shigley describes the new culture of The 150: “The space will feature ONLY positive businesses that can thrive from each other (no Debbie Downers). We are not there to compete. I want to have Monday morning meetings where we each go over our goals and objectives and we hold each other accountable. Maybe we’ll have mandatory 5 minute stretching sessions every hour. We’ll have a break room area (so we really can stand by the water cooler and catch up) as well as a shared community space for meetings, presentations, openings, etc.”

The space itself, formerly a retail vehicle for local designers, has been transformed into three unique pods, each one specially handcrafted to reflect the brand and personality of its … Read more!

Volunteer positions for the Fall Fashion Market REVOLUTION!

Hello fashion community! If you are interested in volunteering at the Fashion Denver fall fashion market happening on Sunday, October 23rd, here are some positions we have available for volunteers!

1) Door greeter: Greet our shoppers at the door at let them know about all of the fun ensuing inside!

2) Designer set up: Assisting designers on set up for the market day. This will include helping designers carry things in and helping them set up their booth at the fashion market.

3) Fashion show: We will need 5-6 designers who can help out behind the scenes of our 3 fashion shows. Fashion shows will take place at 1,3, & 5pm and will feature fashions from the featured designers at the fashion market.  Responsibilities include keeping all fashions organized and returning items to designers when the show is done, making sure that models are dressed and in line, and making the overall presentation go smoothly.

4) Break down: After the market is over, we will need help getting the designers packed up and to their cars as well as putting the mansion back in order.

If you are interested in any of these volunteer positions, please contact alexann@fashiondenver.com.

Thank … Read more!

Forever Darling written from our Fashion Denver Friday assistant intern

Forever Darling IV
By Megan Timlin

Friday night at the Sherman Event Center in Denver, CO was the highly anticipated Forever Darling IV event. Fallene Wells, hairstylists, Project Runway Season 9 contestant, and fashion designer of her own line, is the creator of this event and works year around to produce it. This event recognizes and promotes local fashion designers and businesses, and this year featured 11 designers. The evening included a VIP reception, silent auction, live jazz and dancers, and of course the fashion show. It was great to see all the people that came and supported this event, including the sponsors: Vitamin Water, Maximum Talent, and 5280.

As an intern at Fashion Denver I was given the opportunity to be involved in the event. Technically, my title was VIP Host, however as I’ve learned from reading many blogs, things change. In the midst of there not being enough volunteers and things getting crazy, I started downstairs at Will Call with one other volunteer. We knew it was going to get crazy, but we weren’t anticipating the computer to lose battery and the credit card app to not work. However, with the help of Brandi Shigley, Fallene, and her

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