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THE IOU PROJECT & SOURCE4STYLE LAUNCH GLOBAL INDEPENDENT COMPETITION
Contest Will Find the Next Designer for
Cutting Edge Label’s Capsule Collection
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This project makes my heart sing. It combines two of my favorite activities … gardening and working with natural dyes. Sewing Seeds is a community supported garden whose sole purpose will be to grow plants to make natural dyes with. The thing that puts an extra cherry on top, an abandoned lot will now be lush vegetation. This is so good on so many levels. It will be a 1000 sq ft of heaven right in Brooklyn. There is a kickstarter set up to help raise the initial $2200 to get this project off the ground, or in the ground should we say. I don’t know about you but you can count me in.
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Handbag Designer 101 invites you to compete in the 6th Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards, the only handbag competition of its kind in the world. This is your opportunity to submit your handbag and compete for one of nine awards in handbag excellence, international recognition and a variety of coveted prizes at the awards ceremony held at the Time & Life Building.
THE CATEGORIES 
Best Handbag in Overall Style & Design Best Student Made Handbag Best Handmade Handbag Best Green Handbag Most Socially Responsible Handbag 
Audience Fan Favorite Handbag And more categories to be announced.
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Join Inna Clothing in their stall at Market on King starting Feb. 11, 2011. They will be there along with many other talented designers. It is such a great way to view collections in person and a great way to meet the maker. We’ve been seeing a preview of their newest collection rolling through our feed on Facebook. We love what we see so far! Can’t wait to see more.
MARKET on KING
A weekly fashion market featuring
DUTCH BLONDE, TOSCA DELFINO swim, BIONIC,
RAC boutique, MADE WITH LOVE,
GOT STYLE THE MENSWEAR STORE, MANE TEEZE & LUX Design.
MUSIC.FASHION.PEOPLE.
587 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V1M5
12 – 4
CASH ONLY PLEASE
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StyleWeek Providence, RI is here with what looks like an amazing line up if emerging fashion designers. The shows began yesterday and will continue on until Jan. 28. If you can’t attend follow them on twitter @StyleWeekProv. See the schedule for all the upcoming events here. Tickets are for purchase here
Take a peek at a few designers showing this week.
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JESSICA ABERNETHY
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MARIA DEL CARMEN MERCADO
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DAVID CHUM: SELADOR
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Costing Your Product – FREE Webinar
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- What components to include
- What should be a healthy margin
- What should be your wholesale and retail prices
- Typical costing mistakes that can ruin your business
Here’s the link to register:
This event is FREE but space is limited. This is an Indie Design Association event.
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Wow. So pretty. This is a great reason to get to Brooklyn to visit TRUNK. Trunk is hosting a two day Meet The Maker with jewelry designer Lauren Wimmer. Check out the amazing sale the designer is having on Smashing Darling.
TRUNK presents: MEET THE MAKER
Lauren Wimmer Jewelry
Lauren Wimmer Jewelry
Trunk Show
Spring ’12 Collection
Spring ’12 Collection
Saturday & Sunday, February 11th-12th
11am-7pm
11am-7pm
TRUNK
68 Jay Street #101
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 522 6488
info@trunkbrooklyn.com
Each piece has its own intrinsic texture created by the juxtaposition of faceted, smooth and oddly shaped beads that mix color, weight and light refraction. Her “Cluster” collection features prominently fresh water pearls and rock crystal clusters accented with semi precious stones, sterling silver, 14-karat gold, bone, wood, horn and glass in unusual and variant colors and shapes. The “Ribbon” collection features hand-dyed silk ribbon wrapped around hollow tube rings to form bibs, chains and convertible pieces.
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Sometimes finding fabrics is the hardest part of my business. I don’t buy wholesale. My collection is an ever changing, ever so slightly morphing everyday. This means I have to find jobbers, reps or retail stores where I can buy just 2 or 3 yards of fabric at a time. Thank you Jane Hamill for putting this list of 24 resources who will sell in varying degrees of small quantities. Click Here to get the list.
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New year, new fashion weeks popping up all over. We were happy to learn about Dallas Fashion Week from one of our darling designers, Brandi Russel of Sacred Heart Collections. The festivities began yesterday, Jan.16 and go through Jan. 22. Brandi will be unveiling her collection Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. As always wish we had at least a dozen or so of ourselves so we could see every one of our designers on the runway. We are with you in spirit Brandi!
If you are interested in reading more about Dallas Fashion Week, I found this post on DFW Style Daily. We welcome feedback about this event from anyone who attends. It helps us get the word out to indie designers.
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