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A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Arts & Entertainment, Events, fashion camp

TRASH THE RUNWAY® RECYCLED COUTURE IS GOING VIRTUAL

FOR ITS 11th YEAR, TRASH THE RUNWAY® RECYCLED COUTURE IS GOING VIRTUAL

Trash the Runway®, traditionally a sold-out live runway show competition, is going online! Tune in on June 30TH at 7 pm MST on Boulder8TV or at  fundraisingeverywhere.com/trashtherunway for TTR virtual, which will deliver the haute-est recycled couture yet.

BOULDER, COLORADO – Every Spring, for the past ten years, young designers from around the Denver Metro Area have worked tirelessly to create stunning couture for the Trash the Runway® (TTR) fashion show and competition. There is always a range of fashion from sweeping evening gowns to whimsical leisure attire. The presentation is stunning, the young designers who attend local middle and high schools are poised perfection, and the designs themselves are made entirely of recycled and found materials. Evening gowns have been made from materials like old trampoline mats and pantsuits from discarded exercise bands. One winning garment from last year’s competition was painstakingly made from thousands of gum wrappers.

The 11th annual TTR show was scheduled to happen on March 17, 2020 at Macky Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Colorado. Over 1,000 tickets had been sold and the excitement was percolating, … Read more!

A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Business Profiles, Denver boutiques, Designer Profile

Mona Lucero and the Inspiring Winds of Change

Mona Lucero and the Inspiring Winds of Change

By Micky

Mona Lucero’s earliest memory was asking for a pair of red patent leather shoes. Years later she is still pursuing color and vibrance through her unique fashion designs. Mona is a local Denver fashion designer who has built her own brand around a prominent guiding principle; change. Mona constantly evolves, experimenting not only with color, but texture and prints to capture the attention of her customers. “Customers are aware of what is happening in the world and they want change. You have to evolve and follow the trends,”  says Mona. 

Culture is among one of the ever changing aspects of the modern world , especially in fashion. As observed by the emergence of fashion trends, one day something is in the next day it is out pushing fashion designers, like Mona, to always be aware of fashion trends. When asked what she pulls inspiration from for her designs Mona remarked, “Cultural trends are very important to pull inspiration from.” Mona observes cultural trends in order to morph her brand, “ I pull inspiration by thinking about the world culturally and what my customers are looking for, then I tailor to … Read more!

A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver

Black Lives Matter in Black and White

Black Lives Matter in Black and White

Written by: Veronica Randolph and Ashlynn Lehmkuhler

Ashlynn’s Perspective

My name is Ashlynn Lehmkuhler and I am a white woman who appreciates and respects black culture. When my friend Veronica Randolph asked me to write an excerpt on my perspective on black lives matter I was thrilled. I love to write and I have been wanting to express my feelings on black lives matter. As a white person, there has always been an unspoken rule, you don’t speak about racism, it’s not your place. It is time for that ideology to end. It’s time to speak up and stand up and beside my black friends and their families who have dealt with this oppression for far too long. 

The black lives matter movement has changed dramatically with the events that transpired since George Floyd’s murder. For the first time the country is coming together and joining forces to fight the injustices and oppression our black communities face daily. We have all decided to take this battle into our own hands and demand justice, not only for the black men and women who have been murdered at the hands of cops, but to demand … Read more!

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From one house to our hearts….

A couple weeks ago, my friend Castle texted me these videos of Ogden (whose 5). My heart melted. I asked Castle’s sister, Kristen if I could please share them as it would bring a lot of joy to so many, especially since our recent fashion camp was postponed.

This here is a family that I have known and adored for years. It all started when I went to school with Erik Johnson at Metro 20+ years ago.  We would skateboard around campus, eat lunch together, and were all around really good friends. That’s also the time that I met Erik’s friend Castle Searcy.  Erik ended up marrying Castle’s sister Kristen and the two of them began to grow their family.

Behind the scenes while that was going on, years ago, I visited Castle when she lived in San Francisco when my band played a show up there, I was involved in fashion shows with Castle and Kristen’s sister, Roxy and geesh louise… so many fun and fashionable events and adventures with this family!

Searcy-Johnson Family

Thank you for letting us share this moment!! What a beautiful and amazing family you have and it is truly a treasure to know you all!!

xoxo… Read more!

A Day in the Life of Fashion Denver, Arts & Entertainment, Events, fashion, fashion camp

Vintage Barbie Clothes Review

FREE AND AN EVENT FUN FOR THE KIDDOS!

Friday, April 10th at 10am-10:45am
Where: Online at ZOOM!

We are so excited to meet up with our friends online at the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys to bring a little Friday fun to our eyes as we review vintage Barbie clothes!

My connection with this magical little museum is my friend Wendy! We knew each other from way back in the day (Circa 2006) when we were playing kickball, seeing shows at the Hi-Dive, and I was hosting BINGO at Sputnik. She’s such a ray of sunshine! I hope you’ll tune in to watch our little program we’re going to bring you!

Brandi Shigley and Wendy LittlepageThis is us in 2010. I’m not sure where we were, but we fancy!

Now, on with the program!

A note from Wendy Littlepage, director.

Every museum has to figure out what belongs in its collection. For the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, that means reviewing hundreds of toys and dolls a year. We often bring in experts and community members to help us winnow down donations to items that best represent different times, styles, and ideas. We’re excited to work with Brandi Shigley and … Read more!