TRIBE’s launch party
August 6th, 2016, 5-7:30pm
Posner Center for International Development
1031 33rd St., Denver, CO 80205
You are personally invited to the August 6th official launch of TRIBE—a global, socially conscious fashion line that is being created right here in Denver, but that will have a global impact.
Envisioned and dreamed into life by Rebecca Taylor (fashion designer) and Sarah Hidey (international development consultant)—two good friends with a common vision of empowering women—TRIBE has a mission to provide opportunities to women around the world through the provision of job skills and ethical employment in the fashion industry. Specifically, TRIBE plans to partner with fair-trade nonprofits and sewing studios to employ women with barriers to employment both in the United States, and, eventually, in Cambodia.
Our brand can be summed up in three phrases:
Locally Designed: The co-founders of TRIBE are Denver residents. Designed by Rebecca Taylor, TRIBE’s collection has classic and modern styles that women of all ages will adore. TRIBE partners with local social enterprises, such as We Made This (employing refugees) and Sox Place Screen Printing (employing homeless youth) for the production of select items. Other partnerships are in development.
Globally Inspired: The colorful fabrics, vibrant cultures and beautiful women we have met around the world are what inspire TRIBE’s clothing. TRIBE’s first collection is an African Wax print inspired collection – modern styles with a global flare. TRIBE’s goal is to set up a partnership with a fair-trade sewing program in Cambodia for future production starting in 2017, and the crowdfunding campaign launching August 6th will allow TRIBE to develop and put this partnership into place.
For a Greater Purpose. At the end of the day TRIBE’s mission is to empower women. With each purchase you are giving back in multiple ways:
Living Wage & Empowering Work: Vulnerable women (and sometimes men!) are provided opportunity to work in an empowering environment where they can learn sewing skills and receive a living wage. TRIBE ensures that all production partners in the US and Cambodia are ethical and follow fair-trade practices.
Environmental: TRIBE desires to reduce our environmental waste by using scraps from the apparel line- for example our Maya Make-up Bags. We recycle scraps of fabric as much as possible.
Charitable: 10% of all sales will be donated to Children’s Future, a nonprofit serving children in rural Cambodia.
We are bringing together a tribe of women who believe that TOGETHER we can do more and TOGETHER we can make a difference in the world through fashion. We hope you will join our TRIBE.
Launch Party Details
TRIBE’s first, official launch party will be on August 6th, 2016, 5-7:30pm at the Posner Center for International Development.
You can view the invite here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1562442410727815/.
During the event, the 2017 African-Wax Print full collection will be previewed for the first time during a fashion show, and guests will be able to view, try-on and pre-order items in the 2017 Collection.
