ReUp Designer Edith Muyinda

In just 10 days, we will be holding our fall fashion market the ReUP at Green Space (1368 26th St, Denver, CO). Here is our first interview from one of our designers featured in the market, Edith Muyinda.

Q: What is your business name?

A: Byasima Couture

Q: What is the mission of your business?

A: To create chic gowns for curvy women.Nov Fashio show pic 1

Q: How is your product / services helping the world be more green or sustainably conscious?

A: I am interested in promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly products. I chose to use products that can be recycled or natural materials. I want to promote the idea that in fashion we can use our imagination to be green by recycling everyday products into fashionable dresses. For my next designs I plan on using recycled fish nets and sea shells collected from beaches.

Q: What do you hope to get out of ReUP?

A: I want an opportunity to showcase my creativity; meet fashion designers and learn more about other ways to keep our environment clean.

Q: What are your personal Fashion inspirations?

A: I have a short story: when I was 10, I used to read my sister’s fashion Read more!

Model Call Out for November 21st ReUp market

Want to get involved, get connected, and have a fashionably fun time at our fall market ReUP on November 21st at Green Spaces? Fill out this for if you are interested in modeling. We are looking for 8 female models and 2 male models. This is a volunteer opportunity which will include hair and makeup and lots of fashion fun! Fittings will be held Wednesday, November 18th from 5-8 at Green Spaces. Fittings will only take up to 15 minutes so as soon as we get you in your 3 outfits, you are free to head out!

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Fashion/Culture 2.0

Denver, CO Saturday October 24th

Last Saturday, Lynn (our graphic design intern and photographer) and I rolled up VIP to the Tivoli Student Union center for the Fashion/Culture 2.0 show. Sponsored by Metropolitan State University, El Salon, Tivoli Brewing, Reed Art & Imaging, and Shine Graphic Design, the evening entertainment featuredIMG_7294 a fashion show by El Salon, Charlie Price, Leon Designs, and Fancy Tiger, with a silent auction, cocktails, and music. The event was also a fundraiser to support colorado photographic arts center.

The show started by teasing the audience, with the models behind a screen only displaying their shadows. Next, everything went dark and nobody had any idea what was coming. That was my favorite thing about this show, I couldn’t predict or even try to image what or even where anything was coming from next! Each designer displayed unique yet very edgy styles all entering from different starting points, again something I also loved because it showed even more of the designers artistic style apart from the clothing.

Closing out the show, we got to see what I like to think of as futuristic, sassy, space-wear. For those that have seen Wall-e the Pixar movie, if the world … Read more!

Shoes for Haiti

This past spring, I teamed up with the The Urban Angels for our dress drive and we sent out over a 150 dresses to Haiti and the children in the orphanage that I was in in the Philippines. Now with the holidays around the corner, the Urban Angels have organized a shoe drive and will be sending a special Christmas gift of new shoes for the kids in Haiti!  

If you would like to help, Cash donations or new children’s shoes can be dropped off to the Fashion Denver office at Green Spaces at 1368 26th Street by December 6th.

All gifts will be sent to and distributed by Love A Child, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

For more information, please contact Peggy Kastning!

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