Greetings to all y'all NYFA folks!
Congrats to Jody for getting this blog thingie up and going. Looks great!
If you have a moment to cruise the internet, allow me to invite you to Fashion-clicks.com, a fashion forum I created a while back. I encourage you to invite other fashion folks to visit the site as well! Fashion-clicks was designed to give Seattle area designers and vendors a no-nonsense format to communicate with one another.
I've been mega-busy so I haven't had much time to promote it lately, but I thought I'd let you know about it just the same. The site could use some tender loving care and I'm always looking for moderators if you're interested. It takes lot of people to get a forum going and though I put a lot of work into creating it, it's been harder getting the word out.
Please take a momment to check it out! There's an events calendar in which you can post your events and such as well as discussion forums. There's also a directory of local stores that carry local designers. You should check it out!
If you have taken my classes in the past or are currently enrolled in any of them, you can find the fashion croquis available for download along with a few goodies. Just go to the top-secret NYFA forum. (To get into the forum, you need to PM monica!!!!) At some point I'll be putting classes notes there as well in case you've lost yours.
Ok so here's the address one more time http://fashion-clicks.com
See ya there and don't forget to PM me so I can give you access to the secret forum. Just look for monica inthe memberlist.
Love,
Monica
Instructor of "Adobe Illustrator for Fashion Flat Sketch (CAD I, II)" @ NYFA
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Veloria Spring Fashion Show
OK, so this is from the Velouria website. The Spring show is actually THURSDAY the April 19th. This should be a fun event, music and fashion all in one night! We should get a group together and go after class. Tickets are $10 and can be bought at Sonic Boom Records or at the Crocodile Cafe. I went to there Fall show and it was a blast!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Luminous Fabric - WOW
Maybe someone should make their ballgown out of this stuff! hmmmmm
http://freshome.com/2007/03/25/luminous-fabric-light-your-style/
(compliments of Jesica Milton) THANKS JES!!!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
From Robert
Here is a very brief synoposis of some of the outcomes from the Fete de la Mode:
- First pictures in the newspaper: Malia, Rachel, & Terry
- First garments sold: Tie; (1) alanhurley by Alan Hurley to Merge, Lady Konnyako by Malia Peoples to her model.
- First fashion show garment seen in public: Lady Konnyako Cat Hat at Pike's Place Market as reported by Summer Godfrey
- First to graduate: Rayna
- First to collaspe: Terry
- And Francois has left the country. She was last seen eating French Fries in France.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Fabric finds in PDX
Hey kids....my friend who is a local designer and has also done extensive work with Seattle Opera sent me this email...hope it helps.
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Here's the run down on fabric in PDX.
Josephine's Dry Goods-downtown PDX. Sorta like Nancy's Sewing Basket, but a little better prices and a nicer staff. Upscale silks, wools, cottons.
Fabric Depot-outside downtown. Like Joann Fabrics, but way bigger with a much a better selection. Tons of cottons, but a really great selection of bridal/specialty fabrics and a good selection of wools and other fashion fabrics. Almost always having a sale. They even have a wholesale dept that's open to anyone....anythign you buy in a full bolt or case is 30% off. They even have a website.
Mill Ends-MIlwaukee location is the best one. great selection of mill ends from NYC and Europe at really great prices. Lots of costumey sorta of fabrics too. They also have a "annex" that is just tables full of flat folds at really good prices.
Pendleton Woolen Mills Outlet Store-across the street from Mill Ends- Milwaukee. Giant rolls of pendleton wool at really great prices. Have a sale once or twice a year. Limited selection, but if they have what you want it'll be the cheapest place to get it. Tons of random notions too.....thread, elastic, tons of buttons adn then whatever the factory decides to throw their way. They limited open hours though, not open at all on Sundays.
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He didn't give me contact info but that's what the Interweb is for.
Peace-
JodyLeon
Helpful Links
Hey guys....just thought I would post some links to sites I dig.
Sew True: GREAT place for all types of supplies from dress forms to pattern making supplies: www.sewtrue.com/index.php
Rosa's Apparel: Sample making services (local): http://www.rosasapparel.com/home.htm
WWD online: http://wwd.com
Street Peeper: street style caught on film http://streetpeeper.com
Fashion Forcasting: www.apparelsearch.com/Fashion/Forecasting/Fashion_Forecasting.htm
Well there's a few....of course there are millions more out there but just thought I'd get the ball rolling. Sarva Mangalam JodyLeon
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Welcome
Hey guys...
This is where to go to read about upcoming NYFA related events as well as other fashion related "goodness".
Feel free to post anything you think might be of value to other students & alumni such as fashion shows, employment, fabric stores...stuff like that.
For my first post I would like to say how much I enjoyed the most recent NYFA fashion show and I am looking forward to the next one where I'm sure I will find myself in a certain type of hell only you designers are all too familiar with!
I hope this blog can be of great use to all current students and alumni of NYFA.
I ask again that all posts made are of a positive and helpful nature. This is not a place to bitch and moan....but I'm sure we can all find a bar on Ballard Ave that would be perfect for that! :-)
Sarva Mangalam
"May All Be Happy"
JodyLeon
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