“It wasn’t until I became a makeup artist and model that I truly began to find my niche, and I think it’s because neither of those disciplines allows for the destructive perfectionism or self doubt that have held me back most of my life.”
– Quille Palan
I sat down with Quille Palan at Denver Fashion Week, Fall of 2019. It was my first time modeling in Denver Fashion Week (not just emceeing or attending) and I was so excited for the opportunity to be a model and be on the other side of the show than I usually am. I was a little bit nervous, but when I sat down with Quille, my nerves melted away. After learning that we had met over a decade before and in a completely different lifetime ago, I knew I wanted to get to know more about this amazingly beautiful person!
One thing that I love about this interview with Quille is the honesty. It’s so hard for us to admit what we might not be cut out to do. But oh how inspiring it is to share life’s REAL journey into discovering what we ARE meant to do!
I’m staying inspired by looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. There are aspects from a photography perspective that have certainly been suppressed due to the pandemic. Once we collectively get through this, I’m excited to take advantage of those things that I haven’t been able to do these last 9 months.
-Darryl Miller Christensen
From 2015-2020, the Fashion Denver office was inside co-share workspace, Green Spaces and it was there that I got to connect with some absolutely amazing individuals! Darryl’s desk was right around the corner from mine and when you are in close proximity to creativity, you can’t help but be inspired! I knew that Darryl was a software developer by trade, but it wasn’t until I kept seeing these amazing photos that he took, pop up on his instagram, and I knew I wanted to experience and be part of the brilliant work that Darryl does.
I pulled out some of my favorite outfits and we had one of the most fun shoots at our downtown loft. Shooting with Darryl was so much fun and it truly was a gift for my soul to have this shoot. You can see the entire shoot … Read more!
What to watch and stay inspired during this pandemic!
Amits the Coronavirus pandemic we are all spending considerably more time cozied up in our homes, so what a better way to pass the time than binge-watching some top-rated shows on fashion! Here is a list of some of the best shows on fashion to kick start your quarantine TV fest:
Description: Project Runway qualifies as a show on fashion classic with 16 full seasons. This show keeps you on the edge of your seat as it puts a group designer’s skills against each other for a chance to win everything they need to get their fashion career off and running. The competition creates a cut-throat plotline, guaranteed to keep you interested.
Description: Next in Fashion has a high rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes because it intrigues the audience to watch designers from all around the world compete for $250,000. As you can imagine the competition gets fierce with that amount of money on the line! The competitive nature of this show is so alluring as it represents the overall model for how the fashion industry works; … Read more!
How one fashion entrepreneur is getting through COVID.
COVID 19 has uprooted the life of normality we all used to live in, in unimaginable ways. Every single person has had to learn how to navigate a “new normal” of life from working at home to having to wear masks to the grocery store. Each individual has had to make changes to their everyday lifestyle, but how is COVID affecting our local mobile fashion boutiques?
In terms of business in general, COVID has switched many supply and demand chains, making some irrelevant and others prominent, usually the opposite of the business models that kept small business alive before the pandemic. Suddenly jobs are lost and the consumer economy moved from purchasing items for enjoyment, such as clothes, to boxes of masks to protect families. Boutiques are one of the most affected business models in terms of the switch in supply and demand.
Boutiques sell goods that can be classified as “luxuries” over “necessities”. When there is a major loss in jobs, luxury business suffers the most. We spoke to Electric Dream Boutique owner Adrienne Scott-Trask, a Denver based boutique that runs out of their fashion truck, on the issues they have … Read more!
We (Fashion Denver & Track Architecture) have come upon a bunch of lockers that we salvaged and these lockers are for sale! They are perfect for storage, closet fun, crafting, garage organization… the list really goes on and on and on!
Once the locker(s) go to a new home, we are asking the new locker owner if they would like to be part of the Locker Project, where we get a glimpse into their lives and see the lockers come to life!
Stay tuned as these lockers get out into the community!
These steel lockers are in great shape and can be used for so many things, including but not limited to: -Craft storage -Garage storage -Sports Equipment storage -Ski locker -Accessory storage -Make a headboard -Make a coffee table – Get crafty! The skies the limit! $75.00 or make an offer on for a bundle! Call 303-842-7298 for inquiries!… Read more!
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