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Fashion Denver Fashion Camp

March 29, 2016 bshigley Leave a comment

Our next camp takes place on Saturday, May 28th!
Click here or details..

On March 19th, we held our fashion camp for fashionistas between the ages of 5-15 and had an action packed day of fun!

Our campers learned about inner beauty and being kind with Denver Style Magazine editor Heather Okimoto. They learned how to introduce themselves and compliment each other in a way that led to new friendships. It was so much fun to see this transpire!

Next Jeremy Willard and I (Brandi Shigley) shared our upcycle designs and our campers went to work, sketching and making their own designs. A beautiful mess of creativity filled up our headquarters at Green Spaces.

Model, pop singer, stylist, and producer Dorian Phaero taught our campers how to walk the runway being confident and fierce.

After they learned the walk, it was off to hair and makeup!

After hair and makeup were done, it was time to walk the runway!

We had such a wonderful time! Thank you to all of you who participated in the event and for giving your young fashionista an opportunity to dive into the fashion world!

Thank you to our team:
Heather Okimoto of Denver Style … Read more!

Business Profiles, White Out Fashion Show

Elyse Rainbolt Interview for Whiteout Fashion Show

February 23, 2016 B. shigglesworth Leave a comment

Q: When did you first know you wanted to be a fashion designer?

A:I’ve been sewing since I was 10. I’ve always wanted to wear something I couldn’t find so I usually end up making it.

Q:Where do you draw inspiration from?

I’m inspired by music, the 1960’s and my textile designs are specifically inspired by Peter Max, Chris Jagger and the Beatles yellow submarine.

Q:What has been the most rewarding and the most frustrating part of your journey thus far?

A:Rewarding: dressing myself head to toe in my own designs that I patterned, cut, sew and paint myself.

frustrating:

Internet stuff. I hate email, website etc maintenance. Im an analog hands on person and I wish I had someone to handle the Internet stuff for me. I haven’t updated my website in a year and a half and answering emails is like pulling teeth. Please don’t make me do it.

😉

Q: We see a lot of leather, silk, and fur with your designs, what do you love about working with these fabrics?

A:They are natural materials and they last 40, 60, 80 plus years and can be remodeled into a new design and

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Workshops

Adobe Illustrator Masterclass for Fashion Designers

February 22, 2016 bshigley Leave a comment

Fashion Workshop: |
Adobe Illustrator Masterclass for Fashion Designers
Taught By Heidi B.
Online Anytime

One thing that inspires the heck out me is to see designers grow there business and take things to the next level. I first met Sew Heidi years ago when she first started out her fashion business making dresses out of vintage fabric. Now you can find her in New York City, taking her fashion experience to the next level by helping other designers grow their business. What’s even cooler is that you don’t have to fly out to NYC to take one of her classes (although that would be pretty fun!), you can take her classes in the comfort of your own home!

Designers, as you know, Illustrator is an important for fashion design and often times it can seem like a nightmare to work with. Heidi shows us how to maximize our time and really make the most of the tools that Illustrator provides.

Click on this link to get all of the details and to sign up for this online course!

El Salon & Leon Design Interview For Whiteout Fashion Show

February 19, 2016 B. shigglesworth Leave a comment

Meet Steven Trujillo owner of El Salon and creator of Leon Designs. El Salon will provide hair styling and Leon Design will be featured in the Whiteout fashion show at Denver Westword’s Artopia. This culture, art, and fashion event will be opening its doors TOMORROW at 7pm at City Hall Denver. If you’re still in need of last minute tickets, grab them here! And don’t forget to use promo code fahsiondenver for a discount!

Q:When did you first know you wanted to be a fashion designer?

A:I’m humbled by this question. There are so many fashion designers I admire who devote their lives to fashion design.

I have always been a designer from hair, to fashion, to jewelry, and even to my garden ever since I was young. I consider myself more of an artist who is passionate about design. My family made sure at a young age that I could and would do large scale design projects. No one said I couldn’t!

Q:Where do you draw inspiration from?

A:Wow! Everything, I would say. All my surroundings from textiles, to landscape, to food, but I’m most inspired by artists like Marilyn Minter at the Contemporary Museum, … Read more!

Designer Profile, Events, White Out Fashion Show

Anna Festa Interview for Whiteout Fashion Show

February 2, 2016 B. shigglesworth Leave a comment

In anticipation for the Whiteout Fashion Show at Artopia on February 20th, Fashion Denver is interviewing all of the designers being featured in the show. Here is our second interview with Anna Fangenello of AnnaFesta.

Q:When did you first know you wanted to be a fashion designer?

A:I started sewing as a child with my grandmother and my mother. At the age of 13, I made my first outfit from a Brooke Shields pattern that I had altered to my size 12 figure. I was hooked! Pattern making
and clothing the body in proportions that enhanced the female shape became my focus. I wanted what all 13 year olds want – to be pretty, powerful and admired by my peers. By working with numbers, shapes and colors I felt confident in my clothing, which helped me to become more confident in myself

As a teenager, I worked in theaters making costumes for the DCPA and the Shakespeare festival in Boulder. I moved to New York for the first time at 18, working at a costume company and interning with designer MaryJane Marcasiano in Soho. At 19, I lived in Italy working as a patternmaker and sewing in a … Read more!

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