Happy 2010 designers! In the spirit of resolutions, now is the time to make a promise to yourself to do something new and fulfilling and to make 2010 the best year ever. To kick off the new decade, Fashion Denver wants to help you help yourself with a series of inspirational and informational workshops. These workshops were designed to function as a step-by-step process to help designers to create and grow their business and to learn all of the ins and outs of being a successful businessperson. Do I Have a Business Plan? Tuesday, February 9th 6:30pm-8:30pm: By Kathy Bacon $25.00 (prepay in advance to reserve your spot) Kathy will be teaching the Do I Have a Business Plan? workshop. You will discover how to build a business plan, one of the most important steps to any successful business. Here, Kathy will help you to set out goals and visions for your business, and she will inspire you to set a plan in motion and to elevate yourself in the fashion world. At this workshop, you will learn the necessary steps to lay out your business plan, and to achieve your goals and visions. In addition to all of the fantastic information that you will gain from these workshops, they are also an opportunity to meet other designers and to share your experiences and stories. Be sure to sign up for this amazing series. With these three workshops, you will be well equipped to begin 2010 with inspiration, passion and resolution. Name please: Business you want to start: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Look Fabulous From Day to Night Cosmetics Workshop! March 3rd, 2010 By Sarah Bee 6:30-8:30pm $30.00 Need help creating an everyday look that doesn’t take long to apply but is also striking? Come to the Look Fabulous From Day to Night Cosmetics Workshop! Here you will learn how to apply a look that works for the day, and then learn how a few little touches can have you ready in minutes for a night on the town! What to bring: $30, your amazing face and, of course, your makeup (especially your three cannot-live-without products)! Name please: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do What You Love. Love What You Do. Taught by Brandi Shigley Tuesday, March 9th 6:30pm-9:30pm $60.00 (prepay in advance to reserve your spot) To start off, Brandi Shigley, founder of Fashion Denver, will be teaching the Do What You Love, Love What You Do workshop. This workshop will help all of you aspiring entrepreneurs learn how to make your passion for fashion come to fruition. With over ten years of experience and emersion in the fashion industry, Brandi wants to help you with all of the most important steps in creating your fashion business, including: creating a work space, developing a brand identity, creating a website, marketing online, getting your product into boutiques, writing press releases and getting your business in the press, creating events/ trunk shows, creating a launch party for your event and so much more! To read more about the workshop click here: Name please: What's your dream? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Photography 101 By Matt Herrebout Wednesday, March 10th 6:00pm-9:00pm COST: $50.00 Do your product photos look washed out? Do they have terrible shadows behind them? Wondering if you need a big SLR type camera to get better photos? Images with a professional look attract the eyes of potential clients and buyer and make you look pro. Poor quality photos stand out like sore thumbs and warn people away from your site. Take this hands-on course with our favorite Fashion Denver Photographer and find out how to take better photos with your current camera. He'll go over camera settings, lighting your products with everyday household items, and improving images once they're on your PC or Mac. Name: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Are You Worth? Taught by Kathy Bacon Tuesday, March 16th 6:00pm-8:00pm $25.00 (prepay in advance to reserve your spot) As a continuation, Kathy Bacon, visionary consultant, will be teaching a What Are You Worth? workshop. As a designer, it is really important to see yourself and your wares as valuable, but since we are always our own biggest critics, this can be a daunting task. Here, you will learn how to place a value, both monetary and otherwise, on your craft and your services. Kathy is gifted at helping people to realize their talents and to help designers to put a price on their art. Name please: What's your dream? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fashion Sketching Basics Sunday, March 20th 1:00-4:00 pm. 1070 Bannock Street Pre-registration required $60.00 call tricia hoke @ 720-987-6807 or email to reserve your spot. This class will teach you the basics of fashion sketching. You do not have to be an excellent artist to learn how to make fashion sketching work for you or your clients. Getting the idea out is half the battle, I'll teach you some ways to deal with the other half. You will learn about the different types of fashion sketching, how to develop a croqui, how to draw clothing so it looks great, body and face proportions, references that you can use,and you will walk away with all of this information in a little booklet. All supplies are provided for the class. To learn about Tricia, click here! Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presenting your Line to Boutiques By Mona Lucero 1070 Bannock Street Tuesday March 23rd 6pm-9pm $75.00 contact Mona to register at mona@monalucero.com So you have your line of jewelry or clothing ready to present to stores - what's next? Here is what you need to wholesale your line, your sales presentation, line sheets, how to price your line, the importance of standardized sizing, the basics of making your product look professional, hangtags, labels, industry lingo, finding your niche in the marketplace, what stores are looking for in a line and why, selling at a trade show and getting paid. Click here to learn more about Mona Lucero Name ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------