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From the monthly archives:
April 2009
We would love feedback from people who have attended any Thread Show as a designer showing or as a shopper. It is always great to hear from people who have attended to give us the ins and outs of the show so we can pass the good word onto our community. Contact us info@smashingdarling.com. As always we welcome guest posts for our blog.
MAY 30-31, 2009
WONDERHAUS BAKERY
SAN DIEGO
* TWO DAY SPECIAL EVENT for the price of ONE booth!
• MAKE CASH
• MAKE FRIENDS
• MAKE OUT WITH YOUR NEW WALLET AFTER THE SHOW
• MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER – only 70 brands will get in this time – deadline approaching
NEW : FOR THREAD DESIGNERS
• Less booths this time = more market share for you – very limited space, no joke
• New Online designer profile page – automatically published
• Weekly News Segment on Fox News TV
• Get featured on the new THREAD Blog
populated daily
• Free Marketing tools – available in your THREAD account
• New VERY Unique venue – Wonderhaus Bakery
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Sometimes I wish we could clone ourselves. Would love to attend all the great indie designer events that happen all over the country. Anyway, this event is happening in SF. As always if you are attending the event and would like to write a follow up post to let us all in the fabulous details, contact us. info@smashingdarling.com. We love to hear from fashionistas and stylistas that have the skinny on any indie fashion scene.
Chillin’ Productions Present
50 of the BEST Indie Bay Area Fashion Designers
50 Fashion Designers:
Live Painting:
Steve Javiel
www.stevejaviel.blogspot.com
6 DJ’s
Rondo Brothers (www.rondobrothers.com)
Dj 7 (800 Club and Wish Bar)
Dead Seal (www.auralismrecords.com)
Russell Vargas (www.myspace.com/russellvargas)
Kris X (www.myspace.com/djjohanson)
Irene Hernandez-Feiks (www.chillinproductions.com)
Featured new works by:
Complementary Compounds by Ted Lincon
(www.111minnagallery.com
Live sreen-printing by:
San Franpsycho
When: Saturday May 2, 2009
8:00pm-2:00
Where: 111 Gallery, SF
(www.111minnagallery.com)
$7 at the door
Must be 21+ ID
For more info go to:
www.chillinproductions.com
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1st Annual Indie Business Fair, April 30, 7 to 10 p, FREE
Ever had a really creative and fun idea for a new business that you were just dying to make a reality? Now’s your chance to get inspired at the 1st Annual Indie Business Fair! Six aspiring entrepreneurs and their brand new business plans gather in the same room for one evening only!
Sponsored by Brooklyn Royalty and 3rd Ward Edu, you can rock out to great DJs, grab a drink with your friends and check out the newest independent businesses before anyone else.
Featuring demonstrations in urban gardening & photography, a pop-up gallery show from Art-x Fotographie, an indie fashion pop up shop, free samples of fresh Korean Cuisine and a chance to win some fresh digs from Brooklyn Royalty’s Spring Collection.
RSVP at www.going.com/indiebusinessfair an extra-fun surprise at the door!
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Alexandria von Bromssen & Del Geronimo present an
art and fashion exhibit this May 2nd at Space Gallery,
titled PROJECT INFERNO.
Featuring a varied array of works inspired by Alighieri’s
epic poem, this installation will bring
avant garde and fashion forward fashion designers,
fiery-hot painters, sculptors, performance artists music,
models, and you together in a sweltering gestalt.
This exhibit runs for one week. The gallery opens at 7 pm.
The official reception lasts until 8p.m., but the festivities
won’t end till 2 am.
Space Gallery is located at 1141 Polk Street SF.
For more details please reference the official website
is www.leftprojekt.com .
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We were reminded of this great news yesterday from the Refinery 29, Pipeline. If you are in NYC between May 1 – 28 you will want to stop by the Port Authority 42nd & 8th Ave. where the Save Fashion Pop Up Boutique will open and run all month long. Here are the details right from the source:
Here are the details right from the Pipeline:
Here’s the deal: From May 1-May 28, yours truly is turning Port Authority, which, up ’til now, we’d always associated with buses and pretzel shops, into a place you’ll actually want to be. Well, that is, if you want clothes from Acne, Rogan, and Steven Alan, and other greats at discounts of 50% or more. And while the Save Fashion team will reveal new designers and merchandise each week (that’s way better than those Topshop folks unveiling a new wave of crop tops and floral dresses each week), we’re going to start our countdown right here on the blog, full of juicy little tidbits to tide you over ’til the May 1 opening—and keep the salivating going all month long. What surprise will we unveil tomorrow? Check back to find out!
Click here to read the rest. Don’t forget to keep checking into Refinery 29 to get the juicy details about who the upcoming featured designers will be.
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As you know, Modarling and I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of Nolcha’s new retail space they share with Shane & Shawn. It is a great space down on Mulberry St in Nolita, NYC. The designers that Nolcha chose for the black brick space are a nice compliment to the shoes Shane & Shawn design. We met up with emerging designer Bob Bland of Brooklyn Royalty and stylist Seth Friedermann. He has some great tips in his blog for emerging & independent designers, I highly recommend a peek at it. The eve ended with dinner at Cafe Habana and lots of laughs with Bob. She is a wealth of knowledge for indie designers and is always working on great projects. You can keep track of her by reading her blog.
Anyway…I wanted to be the first to give you the skinny on another project Nolcha has up it’s sleeve. They are starting an international emerging fashion directory the details are below with the person to contact.
Emerging and Independent Designers need to have a roof over their heads. In this age of virtual everything, a virtual roof will do. To give industry insiders a place to go when looking for “the next big thing” media outlets are able to help both the press and the designer in one fell swoop.
Nolcha.com is growing rapidly as the portal for emerging and independent fashion business information. We want to share this success with you and assist you with brand promotion. You have the opportunity to be selected for a free Fashion Designer profile in our Online A – Z Emerging/Independent Designer Directory.
Nolcha.com has over 58,900 page views, 602,990 hits from 90 countries and 13,250 visitors per month bringing business to the forefront of the emerging and independent fashion market; delivering fashion business advice, expertise and education in retail, manufacturing, money, trends and PR & marketing. In addition industry news, Nolcha opportunities and fashion event coverage is provided. Content is updated daily. www.nolcha.com
Please e-mail odinella@nolcha.com for an application to be featured as well as the template of what information is required by from each designer.
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We met Kristin Ezell/The Clothes Coach a few months back at Digital Moda where she was wowed by darling Papusza Couture. Ever feel like you could really use some help shopping, figuring out the perfect career-wear, or a special something for that special event? Kristin is your girl! Click here to see exactly how she can help. Kristin is an Image Consultant in New York City finishing up her certificate at the Fashion Institute of Technology, while also pursuing her other career as a classically trained soprano. La-la-la-la lovely!
The Art Gallery Curator
I started building this outfit with the ruffled shirt because I’m a total sucker for a popped collar. I especially like this Kate Boggiano because it’s feminine and well structured, which makes it work appropriate and easily transformable for cocktail hour.
Lara Miller is my favorite Darling designer because her pieces are clean and simple, which is very much my personal style. Pairing the blue and white striped shirt with her black cigarette capris will create a long and lean look as vertical stripes are most flattering. And side zips are always a winner in my book.
Cinching at the waist with this precious faux leather bow belt will help to soften the structured shirt and give you some subtle curves. Plus, a portion of every Sue Rock Original goes toward supporting the lives of survivors of domestic violence living in transitional housing. A fashion-conscious woman should always be a socially-conscious woman first.
Donate your blazers to Goodwill and try something new this year. 3/4 length sleeves are completely appropriate for a work environment, and you don’t need a collared jacket when paired with this statement blouse.
The most efficient way to “shop your closet” is to stick to basic colors and update with colored accessories. These yellow pieces are rich in chroma and scream SPRING! If yellow isn’t your favorite color, these Ricardo Tovar shoes and bag are handmade to order and can be custom made with a different color. Match with understated jewelry like these lemon yellow sterling silver earrings from Elle_P Designs.
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About the Exhibition
On view at Cooper-Hewitt March 6—September 7, 2009
Fashioning Felt presents an extraordinary range of felt. From two-dimensional carpets to three-dimensional environments, each work reveals the virtuosity of both the material and the designers. The exhibition and book focus on felt that has been produced by traditional hand- or machine-felting processes; they exclude non-woven felt and techniques, in order to underscore the essential elements of feltmaking — wool fiber, agitation, moisture, and pressure.
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Celebrate the day after Earth Day by
Shopping Local!
This Thursday April 23rd
Please join
Lara Miller, Kate Boggiano, & Erin Gallagher
for Wine, Chocolate, and Shopping!
Chocolate Grape
2113 W. Division St. Chicago, IL 60622
6-10pm
$20 at the door for a great menu of wines, champagne, cheese, and decadent chocolate desserts plus a great raffle!*
RSVP to lara@laramiller.net by noon tomorrow and receive 15% off your Lara Miller purchase!
Chocolate Grape is known for pairing two of our most favorite things,
wine and chocolate!
All desserts and truffles are made from scratch in-house!
This Thursday night, Chocolate Grape’s offering a perfect menu of red and white wines, champagne, cheese, and of course, yummy chocolate desserts for only $20 at the door.
Shop Lara’s archived eco-friendly collections and special limited edition styles from Spring 2009 that never made it to our stores!
Customize your perfect fitting shirt with Kate Boggiano.
Shop the latest spring styles plus snag a few great deals from Erin Gallagher.
*At 9pm we’ll draw raffle tickets for:
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Free customization from Kate Boggiano worth $99
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An Erin Gallagher Gift Certificate
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Lara Miller Sweater worth $200
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An hour of closet consultation from our favorite style guru Julie Watson
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A perfectly paired bottle of wine and box of truffles from Chocolate Grape
While we are not pre-selling tickets to this event, RSVP’s are greatly appreciated. Please RSVP to lara@laramiller.net
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