by Mo on August 7, 2009
If you find yourself prancing around the Hamptons or Nantucket in August, don’t walk -RUN- and have Karelle Levy whip you up something fabulous. (Or shop the Darling KRELwear boutique now.)
August 15-18
SUNSET BEACH
35 Shore Road, Shelter Island, NY
August 21-24
Legends Boutique
12 Main Street, Nantucket, MA
Whether glamorous and glittery or luxuriously matte, the client is invited to choose their favorite fabric to be custom fit by Karelle, to flatter any shape. These quickie couture one-of-a-kind pieces are constructed from fabric designed personally by Ms. Levy.
With an emphasis on community, KREL-2-GO’s Knitty Gritty Tour is reminiscent of America’s pioneer days, when campaigns were started grassroots and fortunes were built from the ground up. We believe in handmade and good old American “service with a smile”. Each unique design is a collaboration between the client and Karelle Levy, with all the nuance and preciousness of KRELwear’s sought-after hand-knit couture. The entire experience takes under an hour and is captured by Polaroid to be added to the KREL-2-GO family album; a ritual that echoes a sense of “working together” to make something magical.
by Mo on February 19, 2009
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Around the site
…and around the town. It’s been a whirlwind in NYC just swirling around the city supporting darling and other emerging designers on the periphery. And it’s not over yet. Head over to the blog and read a bit about what we have been up to, we promise to tell you more once we stop spinning.
Last night we had a blast at Digital Moda hosted by the Style Coalition, the Next Web crew, and Pop17. Their aim being to join together fashion and tech: mission accomplished. Five darling designers and their models roamed the room mingling among guests. Guests not only were able to see the designs up close and personal, but were able to chat with designers directly. Check out the flickr photo set here, read a darling’s perspective here.
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Sequins slide by at Laura Dawson show
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Brooklyn Royalty’s Bob Bland & TrishDarling @ Digital Moda
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how to: Use Social Media
We are hosting a webinar especially for you!We want to teach you how to best connect and support one another so we can all grow our businesses through social media on the web. This will be a one hour webinar with time for questions and answers. Join us live if you can so that you can ask any specific questions you may have regarding social media and growing your brand and business. If you can’t make it -don’t fret- a recording of the webinar will be available afterward. If you seem to have misplaced your email invite just click here and give MoDarling a shout.
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WFW: Where Art Meets Fashion
What better way to celebrate our Smashing Darling second birthday than watching the creations of Kaytee Papusza rock it down the runway? That is exactly where we will be this Friday night, Feb 20th. If you are nearby, come play with us! Williamsburg Fashion Weekend takes place at the Glasslands in Brooklyn Feb 20th and 21st. Over the course of two evenings seven designers will present and 5 bands will play to wash it all down. Who could ask for more?
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PapuszaCouture sneak peek
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Karelle Levy amazes with KREL 2 Go at EXPOSE
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Don’t Miss This
Coming fast is the deadline for GenArt’s STYLES International Design Competition focusing on emerging designers. Designers have until March 17th to apply; 25 winning designers will present their designs in NYC in May as well as possibly win a $5,000 prize. For all the details head over to the smashing blog.
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We’ll catch ya later..
cheers ~ the Darlings
by trish on January 30, 2009
Help us SHOUT OUT a huge congratulations to one our darling designers, Karelle Levy of Krelwear, she was voted Sweetest Thing for Daily Candy Miami Style! We knew she could do it! Thank you to all who took the time to vote for her! read more…
by Mo on September 18, 2008
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Community News and new darlings
Hey there darlings, and a lovely welcome to all new darlings! We hope this happy little toolbox finds you well as we all deal with the reality of a new season – FALL! Brrrr. But, with cooler temps comes some good news – we’ll take it! Congrats are in order for some darlings… First, keep your eyes peeled on Amazon.com for a book entitled, Hollywood Pinups, flip those pages until you see Kate Hudson wearing an Anne DePasquale hat! Fabulous! Next up, another darling - Anavaa Kisasa – opened up a new boutique last weekend in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Congrats to designer Zulema George, and if you are in the neighborhood, go say hello, she’s at 555 Metropolitan Ave.
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New cozy and sexy, by PINaR ERIS
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Bouncy ruffle fun from Reddoll
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how to – Get Noticed
Work at getting yourself in our blog. Send us press releases or emails about what you have coming up. We love to spread the good word. No events in your world? No worries, here are some other options:
- Show off your style, and show the community things you love on Smashing Darling by submitting to our Editor Picks.
As always we will always link to your store and whatever else you want to shout out! |
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NYC Fashion Week wrap
A thank you goes out from us to Karelle Levy -KRELwear- who had some twitter fun with the Darlings at Fashion Week – most excellent! If you are in LA, check out her show comng up during LA Fashion Week.
Kudos to Bob Bland, Brooklyn Royalty designer; we had a blast watching her new Spring line come down the runway…and Huffington Post did too, read more.
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Eggplant for fall, Poppysam
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Profile Perfect
Just one last tidbit before we head out into the almost autumn air. A friendly reminder to load up your lovely images in the Designer Profile section of your boutique. This is a great opportunity to share with the world just who you are, what you do and why they all should be shopping your brand. Don’t think for a minute people aren’t looking. We can’t tell you how many people tell us the first thing they do when the check into Smashing Darling everyday is look to see new designers and read their profiles…so what’s in your profile? 
Be well, and cheers! ~ the Darlings
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