
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.
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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)!
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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