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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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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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Shop local this Holiday season. Mark your calendars for the 12th Rock & Shop Market/Block Party this Saturday December 17th from 12-6pm at three adjacent venues in Durham: Motorco Music Hall,Fullsteam Brewery, and across the street at The Trotter Building on Geer Street. The venues are located at 723 & 726 Rigsbee Ave. Durham, NC 27701 & 410 West Geer Street. Look for the teal balloons outside of the venue entrances.
They’ve expanded to over 100 juried vendors this year, plus there will be 10+ food trucks, a fashion show and the bands Phil Cook & His Feat and The Small Ponds. Admission is $5. First 100 attendees receive a free shopping tote. For directions and a list of all the designers visit www.rockandshopmarket.com. Plenty of free parking is available.
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Quirky Girl Recycled Tin Can Earrings
All A Quirk of Art jewelry is imagined, created and hand-crafted with quality craftsmanship by me, Beth Taylor, in my Bethlehem, PA studio.
My journey with jewelry began in 2002 as a creative outlet from a very stressful job. Who would have known that one simple weekend workshop would lead me to my life’s passion! But as soon as I picked up a torch and applied fire to metal, I knew I was hooked.
Never very interested in creating traditional jewelry, I explored ways to incorporate non-traditional materials into my work. When I began combining found and recycled objects with more traditional materials like sterling silver and gemstones, I found my true creative voice. I became an avid “picker”, determined to save remnants of the past from junk drawers and garbage heaps everywhere and elevate them to the status of wearable art. read more …
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Avni currently designs her line in Cambridge, MA.
Born and raised in India, Avni’s designer, Avni Trivedi, spent her formative years immersed in the rich history, vibrant fashion, and beautiful art of Indian culture. From a young age, the crafts of local artisans fascinated Trivedi, who fell in love with the handmade fabrics she scouted out at artisan fairs in the villages of Gujarat. As she learned commerce from her grandfather, who headed a textile research unit, andingenuity from her mother, a successful entrepreneur in India’s fashion industry, the young Trivedi began designing clothes from local handmade fabrics as a hobby. … read more
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Bamboo dress with braided belt
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Asymmetrical hand woven wool jacket
Shop Avni’s full collection online on Smashing Darling.
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Every second Saturday of the month Boston hosts an independent design market. You know us, we love to shout out everywhere and anywhere you can get locally designed and made products especially if it includes fashion. The next market is this Sat. July, 9, 2011. Please check out IDM Boston for more info.
The market is at:
Harvard Square
30 Brattle St., Cambridge MA 02138
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Handcrafted cocktails and shopping handmade, local fashion on the factory floor it’s produced on…now that is smashing. We so wish we could be there. Go get to know the Evans Group @ The Factory if you are on the left coast this weekend!
the evans group consists of fashion development and production houses for independent and emerging designers. specializing in high-end designs, services range from making patterns and samples for the runway and showroom, to filling small production orders without minimums.
in vertically-integrated studios in the arts district of los angeles, and the soma district of san francisco, designers work directly with founder, jennifer evans, and her teams of highly-skilled craftsmen, from the development of the collections and samples, to personalized small volume production.
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Anvers Pendant by Go Robot designed in Bend, OR.
Ebony pendant with sterling silver balls encased behind acrylic lens.
Comes on white rubber cord with sterling magnetic clasp.
Modern and architectural.
If you are in The Bend, OR area, Stuart Breidenstein, designer of Go Robot has a Gallery located at 50 Scott Street (Next to The Sparrow Bakery in Bend’s historic Ironworks building.). Pop in and tell him the darlings sent you.
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This is a heartfelt thank you to all who have been with us from the beginning … to all who shop independent, handmade fashion … to all who make it part of their conversation … to all who have joined the movement … to all who tuned in yesterday or the day before … to all who will join the movement tomorrow, the next day and the day after that.
I have been reflecting back through the many memories that have been made since the beginning of Smashing Darling. It is hard for me to believe that the idea for the site was conceived in August 2006. I cannot believe how much time has gone by. This February will be 4 years since the launch of our site.
Thinking back to the beginning … I had no idea what was ahead. I am very familiar with the concept of independent fashion … I have been designing on my own since 1994 when I first opened my boutique/studio in Chester, CT. What I didn’t know was that there were lots of people who had no idea what independent fashion was at the time we launched. The job changed from promoting a website to educating people about what it means to be an independent fashion designer and how awesome it is to have pieces designed by them in the closet. Knowing where products, and this includes fashion, come from is good for everyone.
We have been out there tirelessly chattering about the topic to start conversations and to bring awareness of the topic of independent fashion. Anyone who has met me in person knows that not only am I happy to do so but it is a very passionate topic to for me. So close to my heart. If I it weren’t possible for me to be an independent fashion designer … I’m not sure where I would be in the world. Since we began, over 4 years ago, many more websites and blogs have popped up talking about the topic of independent fashion. They join the movement to help fashion designers, just like me, dotted all across the US and the world for that matter, doing our own thing … marching to the beat of our own drum … so happy to have a clientele that is inspired by what we do and doing our part to help a local economy.
Remember if this didn’t exist, I’m not sure where I would be in this world and I know that this doesn’t just apply to me … we have 737 designers on the site and the number keeps growing.
Thank you,
Trish
a.k.a trishdarling
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