Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center is hosting ‘Launch’ a Chicago Fashion Incubator Tuesday March 16, 2010, 6 – 8 pm. For more information http://www.stitchesfashionprogram.com/.
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FashionMiami Launches Miami Design District
FashionMiami” aims to turn that spotlight on fashion and create a destination for designers, press and buyers and will launch this Winter of 2010, with a schedule of Fall/Winter 2010 collection runway shows and events taking place from March 10 - 13 at the stunning 35,000sqft temporary structure in the heart of the Design District.
“We will now host Gen-Art’s Fresh Faces shows, the FGI Emerging Designers Competition presented by Chrysler, Custo Barcelona, Funkshion, as well as multiple independently produced runway shows and showcases.” Read the whole story
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Chicago-based designer Maria Pinto hangs it up
A major Chicago-based fashion designer has closed her doors.
Pinto said, ”After 20 years of pursuing my greatest passion and striving to build a successful high-end fashion business, the time has come for a new chapter in my life.” Read the whole story
Michelle Obama designer Maria Pinto goes out of business
While designers are busy showing their wares in New York, Maria Pinto, whose high-profile customers have included first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, tells the Chicago’s Sun-Times that she is closing up shop. She is expected to file for bankruptcy. Read the whole story
Fashion footwear grounded in Coast Salish art
Over the past year, using sharpies and pencils, Louie Gong has transformed shoes popular with the surf and skate crowd into culturally inspired works of art.
The result is eye-popping custom-designed footwear that sells for $200-plus a pair and on which customers are free to express their own identities — like the Irish customer who wanted to incorporate a clover leaf into her shoe design. Read the whole story
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A Young Outsider, on the Doorstep
LaQuan Smith has no studio, no eager assistants — not even a super-strength sewing machine. He is that quintessential newcomer driven, against daunting odds, to snatch the Fashion Week spotlight. Read the whole story
Emerging Designers: Lessons Learned
“Catwalk Countdown,” Sundance Channel’s new Web-only series is a simple concept: Pick an emerging designer and catch behind-the-scene moments as he or she prepares a collection. “It’s about addictive storytelling, but we also hope it is elegant, interesting and fun,” Sundance Channel executive vice president Sarah Barnett said. Read the whole story
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US January retail sales figures improve
Retail sales rose 0.5 per cent in January as retailers recovered from a dip in December sales, according to a report by the US Census Bureau. Read the whole storyA LFW show for us all
London Fashion Week A/W10 kicks off on February 19 and following the success of last season’s 25th anniversary celebration it’s more fashion-tastic than ever. There will be seven designers displaying their wares including those from Borris Powell (pictured). Congrats Borris! Read the whole story
The Future of Fashion Weeks“I see the future of fashion weeks around the world as not only a physical schedule of shows, but also as a calendar of fashion experiences online, which bridge the industry and consumer experience,” said Knight in a prepared statement. “When the industry talks about the ‘future of fashion weeks’ this is ultimately where they will arrive.” Read the whole story
Fashion Diary: Alexander McQueen, an appreciation
Death seemed never to be far from McQueen’s mind, both on the runway and off. In a 2008 interview with the Los Angeles Times the day before his 39th birthday, when he sat down to talk about his new Los Angeles store, he said the suicide of a longtime friend and mentor, eccentric stylist Isabella Blow, had had a profound effect on him. Read the whole story
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Marc Jacobs Sues Ed Hardy Over Quilted Tote
According to Jacobs’ lawsuit, Ed Hardy’s quilted bag — which, of course, bears Ed Hardy’s quilted lettering instead of Jacobs’ and is also embellished with swirling fish — “unlawfully bear[s] marks confusingly similar to the Marc Jacobs Scrambled Trademark.” Read the whole story
A few words from CEO of Marc Jacobs Robert Duffy… follow him on twitter and be inspired
- “You don’t really want it to be easy. You won’t learn your craft. You won’t learn how to survive the business side. No one cares. But you!”
- “To start your own business or be a CEO of a new Fashion Co. Is not for the faint of heart. Trust me. When your big. EVERYONE will be there!”
- “Over the years had 1000’s of people tell is to quit. Never entered our mind. Was always hard. Still is. Just gotta love it. You give up much”
- “Don’t get mad at the stores. If they don’t want to buy your cothes. It’s for a reason. Take their advise or get pissed of. It’s up to you.”
FIRST LOOK: Beyoncé Named Official Face of ‘Fashion For Haiti’ T-shirt
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has named Beyoncé as the official face of their limited-edition “Fashion For Haiti” T-shirt. Read the whole story
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Burberry launches a fashion ‘Avatar’ with global 3D spectacular
Burberry, the £1.2 billion-pound British luxury brand, will createn fashion history later this month (February) by globally streaming its fall/winter 2010/2011, womenswear catwalk show, live from London. Read the whole story
Carrollton fashion firm shuts down
Fashion Star Inc. filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidated its assets amid lagging business. The company made high-end uniforms and business suits for women and its primary customers were small, independent banks. Read the whole story
ARISE Magazine features Emerging Designers
For the first time, an emerging designer, Loin Cloth and Ashes, from Tanzania, will also be part of the collective ensuring a triumvirate of African Design is represented. “My one dream was always to show my work in Africa,” said Anisa Mpungwe. “I would have never for one minute thought that I would ever show overseas, let alone in America, I am grateful to ARISE Magazine for this incredible opportunity.”
In addition to the New York show, ARISE Magazine will present during Paris Fashion Week on March 5, 2010, and host a Fashion Rocks! event in Johannesburg on July, 9, 2010. The highly-anticipated event will feature a fashion show and simultaneous performance by an uber, American songstress. Read the whole story
2010 Virginia Fashion Week Emerging Designers Competition
The Virginia emerging designers competition will take place Sunday November 14, 2010. Designers must be present to win. Applications due no later than June 1, 2010
- 1st place winners will show up to 20 looks during the Virginia Fashion Week 2011.
- Fashion photo shoot
- Professional models provided by Splash Model Management
- A spread in the Summer 2011 VA Fashion Magazine
Read the details in the application http://www.vafashionweek.net/vafwedc2010.pdf
Menswear-Only Show ‘Stitch’ Featuring Emerging Designers
2010 menswear designers are taking center stage with the hope of attracting men looking to upgrade their wardrobes…
It’s clear that a new generation of men want distinction in their dress – more flamboyance.
Through the internet and blogs, fashion-fascinated men have been given both an education and reassurance that they are not alone; niche interests have flourished.
There’s as much if not more money to be made in menswear as womenswear.
The new market is drawing the interest of fast-fashion high-street giants and younger contemporary designers alike, to the extent that next month sees the launch in London of a new menswear-only show called Stitch, complete with Vision, an area dedicated to showing 32 emerging menswear designers.
What we’re seeing is a subtle but important change of attitude that the fashion business is responding to: men are becoming less label-driven and more style-driven. Read the whole story
Charleston Fashion Week Hosts Emerging Designers Competition
The Art Institute of Charleston is sponsoring the Emerging Designer Competition during Charleston Fashion Week May 16 – 20, 2010.
The week long activities, in this historic city, continue to garner attention from the fashion industry and ‘designers on the rise’ with the hope of seeing their creations in stores. This annual competition, now in its 4th year, has launched the careers of several designers who were tapped to participate in the coveted Project Runway series.
The winners of the designer competition will receive:
• $1,000 cash Prize
• A $15,000 website, created by F22 Designs
• Free Runway Show at Charleston Fashion Week® 2011
• Booth at AmericasMart® Atlanta Apparel Market in August – the largest apparel market on the East Coast
The competition will feature emerging designers from South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virgina.
Emerging Designers Headed to Fashion Expo in Florida
Emerging Designers from all over the world anxiously prepare months in advance to show their new collections. The Fashion Capital, competitively speaking, is Miami! With top emerging designers such as Kimajé Kreations Swim Collection, Tatiana Da Silva, Abnormal, Jocar, Cecilia Maximiliano, and Zambony Haute Couture all showing at the 2009 Fashion Designers Expo Florida, no one can say that Florida has not positioned itself on the map as a great place to find the next superstar “V” designers like Versace, Valentino, and Vera Wang! Read the whole story
Emerging Designers Receive An A+ Opportunity
A+ showcases emerging talents alongside some 200 established contemporary design resources exhibiting in Accent on Design. This type of participation offers young designers and new companies an affordable opportunity to expose their concepts, prototypes and finished products to the wholesale marketplace. The program, which was launched in 2008, accepts applications from nascent designers, including students, recent graduates, or new companies in business for one year or less. Participants are selected on the basis of design concept, creativity and originality. Read the whole story
