January 17, 2012 bshigley Leave a comment

Hello Fashion Denver Friends and happy new year to you!

So many new and exciting things are going on over here. Many of you may know by now that we are closing the retail side of things down at the end of January so we can get back to focussing on the business development side of things with our designers.

Fashion Denver will continue to produce our seasonal fashion markets and events and we will continue to work one on one with our local designers helping them build their businesses which continue to contribute to our growing fashion scene.

This year, I’ve been brought on board to co-produce Frock Out 2012 with Chris Loffelmacher of Fresh City Life at the Denver Public Library. I’ll also be the fashion pavilion manager at the Denver County Fair . The current Fashion Denver space will be converted to an entrepreneurial shared space in which I will have my office and workshop space.

OPEN HOUSE CLOSING PARTY

Saturday, January 28th
Open House 11am-6pm
After Party 7pm-11pm

If you haven’t had a chance to come by yet, please visit us before the end of January and check out our 20 designers that we have featured … Read more!

Designer News, Fashion Denver Events

Fashion Denver Quickie: A free crash course in getting involved in the Denver fashion scene

January 11, 2012 bshigley Leave a comment

Fashion Denver Quickie
Wednesday, January 25th 6:30pm-7:30pm
1070 Bannock Street
Denver, CO 80204
For several years the fashion scene in Denver has been evolving and growing. It is a very exciting place to be for fashion! Colorado is such a supportive city for local fashion, music, and art! Every day we get emails, phone calls, and people stopping by the shop wondering about the following:

1) How can I get involved in the fashion scene in Denver?

2) I’m a designer. What resources are available in Colorado to help me grow my business?

3) Where else can I shop for local designers?

4) Where are the fashion internships in Colorado?

5) Are there fashion schools in Colorado?

Well! I thought it would be a good idea to just invite those with these questions and I can answer all of these questions all the while being surrounded by local fashion and meeting other people in our wonderful city!

You are cordially invited to attend a FREE 1 hour Fashion Denver Quickie and get answers to the above question.

We’ll have beverages and snacks and lots of information!

Join us!

Hope to see you there!… Read more!

Arts & Entertainment

Denver’s mini Project Runway: A blast from the past

January 8, 2012 bshigley Leave a comment

Tonight I was watching Project Runway All Stars featuring Denver’s Mondo Guerra and it brought me back a few years. In 2007, I was one of the producers on The Fashion Project at Tamarac. Designers competed head to head to win a trip to NYC. Mondo won the competition. In this excerpt, designers had $100.00 to spend at Ace Hardware and made a dress. In Project Runway All Stars, Mondo chose binders, trashbags and tape. In our Ace competition, he used garbage bags, gumballs, and chicken wire. This video brings back memories. Filmed by 2 of my favorite film makers Mas Hacienda and Ben Kronberg and featuring several of Denver’s amazing designers…

Watch the 1st episode of Project Runway All Stars and follow the excitement! You can also watch live at The Beauty Bar every Thursday evening. We are so proud of Mondo and our other past Colorado contestants on Project Runway; Fallene Wells, Julie Tierney, and Gretchen Jones!… Read more!

Designer News

Denver Community Fashion Meeting!

January 8, 2012 bshigley Leave a comment

DENVER COMMUNITY FASHION MEETING
Monday, January 9th 6pm-8pm
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival office

Meeting Details:
Create Denver and representatives of Denver’s fashion community invite you to attend a follow-up meeting to the November 14th meeting, to continue exploration of the development of a local fashion trade association.

At this meeting, we will review and discuss the results from the online survey and determine next steps. This discussion will be facilitated by Stephanie Blake, principal at Blake Communications.

Location & Parking:
The Cherry Creek Arts Festival office is located at 2 Steele Street, Suite B-100, in the Bank of the West building — which is located on the corner of Ellsworth and Steele, directly east across the street from Macy’s and Safeway — which are on the far-east side of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.

PARKING: Please do not park in the bank parking lot, as it is strictly enforced for bank customers and permit holders only. FREE PARKING is available on surrounding streets and at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center across the street.

The CCAF office is located on the lower level of the bank; take the elevator down to “B.”… Read more!

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