by Mo on September 9, 2011
Please take some time to watch this video and get to know a new fashion collective on the block. It gives us such joy to see fashion incubators and collectives popping up across the country. Why leave the community you love for New York or L.A., when all the resources you need are right at your fingertips? Detroit Fashion Collective and others (see below) hope you will stay put and create your fashion vision from your home locale. They also intend to help in a big way. These organizations are creating a new model, ultimately one that benefits both the designer where they are — be it Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Chicago — as well as the entire community around it. We are thankful to see this happening, the future is bright darlings, just make sure you are looking –and shopping– in the right places. If you know of a fashion incubator near you, please comment and let us know! Happy Friday, stay smashing, and spread the word.
Detroit Fashion Collective
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Seattle Fashion Incubator
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Portland Garment Factory
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Chicago Fashion Incubator
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by Mo on January 1, 2011
Mending Circle with Sewing Rebellion
JANUARY 6, 6:30PM @ Textile Arts Center
New Year, New Life. Get ready to raid your closet and remedy your wardrobe.
We have the perfect thing to help you stick to your resolution to shop less in 2011. Along with Sewing Rebellion NYC and special monthly guests, we present to you a new free monthly workshop: The Mending Circle.
Once upon a time, people knew how to fix their clothing and give them more meaning. Together we can help slow down wasteful textile production and learn + share new skills.
Bring clothes to mend, new and old projects, friends and skills and knowledge to share. We’ll have sewing machines, needles, thread, notions and friendly faces to help you.
The main goal of the Textile Arts Center is to provide support to fiber artists, and everyday people interested in working with fiber, by acting as a resource facility and creative meeting place.
by Mo on August 10, 2010
Unique LA, August 14 & 15
UNIQUE LA’s History: Making Consumerism Count
Started in December 2008, UNIQUE LA is now the largest independent design & gift show in the country! We created the event to allow shoppers to discover great local, independent design while taking part in community and supporting the local economy. The coolest thing about the show is that attendees get the rare chance to meet and shop directly from over 300 hand-selected designers and artists. Our mandate is that 90% of the vendors are local (LA and California), with a sprinkling of amazing American talent from around the country such as Brooklyn, Athens and Portland.
(…SO darling!)
Pool Tradeshow – Vegas, August 17-19
POOL is the original independent tradeshow, established in 2001 for the boutique market and leading retailers world-wide. Learn all about it!
Bizarre Bazaar, August 14th and 15th
You never know what you are going to find! Bizarre Bazaar is an art fair with a little something for everyone, go check out what Detroit is offering in arts, crafts and music. Here are some other great resources for handmade and links to local designers in the Detroit area at Handmade Detroit.
