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05 April 2013
20 December 2011
FDU Roundtable & Conference - April 19, 2012
FASHION DESIGNERS UNITED (FDU)
ROUNDTABLE & CONFERENCE
ROUNDTABLE & CONFERENCE
April 19, 2012
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ONE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
ONE MODEL CALL
ONE PHOTO SHOOT
ONE INDUSTRY MIXER LUNCHEON
ONE FASHION SHOW
(INCLUDING DESIGNER and MODEL COMPETITION)...
...PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
...AND YOU'VE GOT
FASHION DESIGNERS UNITED ROUNDTABLE AND CONFERENCE
Douglasville (Atlanta), GA. (appx. 20 miles from Downtown Atlanta)
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GET YOUR TICKETS, SPONSOR ADS AND DESIGNER/MODEL SPOTS TODAY!!!
**************************ITINERARY:
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9:00 AM ROUNDTABLE - Private to Fashion Designer United Members Only:
Downtown Conference Center - Annex
6697 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Event will be filmed and published ...
Fashion Designers United Membership is FREE...
Go to https://www.facebook.com/
Designer Fees: $100
Fee includes roundtable, luncheon, promotions, photo shoot (1 garment), fashion display (1 garment, must not be same as photo shoot), competition, buyer/media meetup & CD of Roundtable. Each Designer will be provided with one poster print of each garment worn during competition, including insignia reflecting event title & photographer. Model may only be selected by one designer.
This will not be a "bitching session", but a meeting of the minds for constructive thoughts to buildup the fashion & entertainment industry and celebrate our achievements as fashion designers.
(Designers Worldwide are welcome!... All expenses are at each individual participants responsibility...including
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11:00 AM MODEL CALL
There is NO FEE for Models to enter into Mass Model Call.
Competing designers will select ONE model each, who will then compete in the model competition via the one-garment photo shoot and one-garment fashion display (two separate garments). Selected models will be provided with one poster print of each garment worn during competition, including insignia reflecting event title & photographer. Model may only be selected by one designer.
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12:00 NOON PHOTO SHOOT
Historic Downtown Douglasville - O'Neal Plaza
Pavillion / Walkway / Fountain & More...
HGreaves Photography, Lead Event Photographer, www.hgreaves.com
Each Designer gets a photo shoot of One Model in One Garment
NOTE: This activity will be utilized in the judging process for the designer and model competitions!)
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12:00 NOON INDUSTRY MIXER/LUNCHEON
Downtown Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
6701 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Luncheon Guests: TICKET: $10, includes review of fashion display & competition, (open to the public w/ticket purchase)
(designers must submit designer fee and be present for roundtable, model call and photo shoot to be considered for designer competition)
(models must present at model call to be considered for model competition, see info above)
Vendors Booths: $50 (Only EIGHT SPOTS available)
(includes one 8 ft table and linen, electricity available on request, first come/first serve, food vending may require additional fee and must be pre-approved in writing)(vending only during second half of day: luncheon and display/competition)
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12:00 NOON - 2:00PM ... BUYER/MEDIA MEETUP - Private, Invitation Only
(MUST CHECK IN AT DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE CENTER GRAND BALLROOM TO RECEIVE FREE BAND FOR ENTRY INTO MEETUP...BE PREPARED TO SHOW CREDENTIALS, pre-register at mymeapparel@yahoo.com
Downtown Conference Center - Annex
6697 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Buyers, Boutique Owners, Media, and Sponsors welcome ...
~Private Network with Designers and Selected Models
~Review Line Sheets & Portfolios
~Place orders
~Gifting Room
... email mymeapparel@yahoo.com to pre-register.
**************************
4:00PM DESIGNER FASHION DISPLAY (w/Designer & Model Competitions)
Downtown Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
6701 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Industry Mixer Luncheon attendees will be treated to a fashion display of one model each wearing one garment from each designer. Judges will be on hand, as well, guests will provide input as to "People's Choice" Designer & Model Picks.
Fashion Display will be immediately followed by presentation of certificate to all designers & models, along with awards ceremony.
Fashion Display Tickets Only: $10
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Activities
* Designer Roundtable
* Guest Speakers
* Model Call
* Photo Shoot
--Industry Luncheon--
* Designer Fashions Display w/ Designer& Model Competitions
* Buyer/Media Meetup
...
Designer & Model Competition Prize Packages to be announced.
Official Hotel to be designated soon.
Wednesday, April 18, 2011 Kick-off Party and
Thursday, April 19, 2011 After Party to be announced.
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Designers who want to be on the committee or a guest speaker...send contact info to mymeapparel@yahoo.com, subject "FDU Roundtable 2012" ...
More detailed info to be provided at MyMeApparel Annual Start-up Meeting on January 7, 2012 at The Varsity - North (Downtown, Atlanta, GA) ... see link for more information regarding the meeting: https://www.facebook.com/
**************************
9:00 AM ROUNDTABLE - Private to Fashion Designer United Members Only:
Downtown Conference Center - Annex
6697 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Event will be filmed and published ...
Fashion Designers United Membership is FREE...
Go to https://www.facebook.com/
Designer Fees: $100
Fee includes roundtable, luncheon, promotions, photo shoot (1 garment), fashion display (1 garment, must not be same as photo shoot), competition, buyer/media meetup & CD of Roundtable. Each Designer will be provided with one poster print of each garment worn during competition, including insignia reflecting event title & photographer. Model may only be selected by one designer.
This will not be a "bitching session", but a meeting of the minds for constructive thoughts to buildup the fashion & entertainment industry and celebrate our achievements as fashion designers.
(Designers Worldwide are welcome!... All expenses are at each individual participants responsibility...including
**************************
11:00 AM MODEL CALL
There is NO FEE for Models to enter into Mass Model Call.
Competing designers will select ONE model each, who will then compete in the model competition via the one-garment photo shoot and one-garment fashion display (two separate garments). Selected models will be provided with one poster print of each garment worn during competition, including insignia reflecting event title & photographer. Model may only be selected by one designer.
**************************
12:00 NOON PHOTO SHOOT
Historic Downtown Douglasville - O'Neal Plaza
Pavillion / Walkway / Fountain & More...
HGreaves Photography, Lead Event Photographer, www.hgreaves.com
Each Designer gets a photo shoot of One Model in One Garment
NOTE: This activity will be utilized in the judging process for the designer and model competitions!)
**************************
12:00 NOON INDUSTRY MIXER/LUNCHEON
Downtown Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
6701 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Luncheon Guests: TICKET: $10, includes review of fashion display & competition, (open to the public w/ticket purchase)
(designers must submit designer fee and be present for roundtable, model call and photo shoot to be considered for designer competition)
(models must present at model call to be considered for model competition, see info above)
Vendors Booths: $50 (Only EIGHT SPOTS available)
(includes one 8 ft table and linen, electricity available on request, first come/first serve, food vending may require additional fee and must be pre-approved in writing)(vending only during second half of day: luncheon and display/competition)
**************************
12:00 NOON - 2:00PM ... BUYER/MEDIA MEETUP - Private, Invitation Only
(MUST CHECK IN AT DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE CENTER GRAND BALLROOM TO RECEIVE FREE BAND FOR ENTRY INTO MEETUP...BE PREPARED TO SHOW CREDENTIALS, pre-register at mymeapparel@yahoo.com
Downtown Conference Center - Annex
6697 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Buyers, Boutique Owners, Media, and Sponsors welcome ...
~Private Network with Designers and Selected Models
~Review Line Sheets & Portfolios
~Place orders
~Gifting Room
... email mymeapparel@yahoo.com to pre-register.
**************************
4:00PM DESIGNER FASHION DISPLAY (w/Designer & Model Competitions)
Downtown Conference Center - Grand Ballroom
6701 Church Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Industry Mixer Luncheon attendees will be treated to a fashion display of one model each wearing one garment from each designer. Judges will be on hand, as well, guests will provide input as to "People's Choice" Designer & Model Picks.
Fashion Display will be immediately followed by presentation of certificate to all designers & models, along with awards ceremony.
Fashion Display Tickets Only: $10
**************************
Activities
* Designer Roundtable
* Guest Speakers
* Model Call
* Photo Shoot
--Industry Luncheon--
* Designer Fashions Display w/ Designer& Model Competitions
* Buyer/Media Meetup
...
Designer & Model Competition Prize Packages to be announced.
Official Hotel to be designated soon.
Wednesday, April 18, 2011 Kick-off Party and
Thursday, April 19, 2011 After Party to be announced.
**************************
Designers who want to be on the committee or a guest speaker...send contact info to mymeapparel@yahoo.com, subject "FDU Roundtable 2012" ...
More detailed info to be provided at MyMeApparel Annual Start-up Meeting on January 7, 2012 at The Varsity - North (Downtown, Atlanta, GA) ... see link for more information regarding the meeting: https://www.facebook.com/
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Get the Look...
FDU Tee Shirt, $10, Sizes S-XXL
MyMeApparel Online Boutique
www.mymeapparel.com
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GET YOUR TICKETS, SPONSOR ADS AND DESIGNER/MODEL SPOTS TODAY!!!
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04 October 2011
Kanye West breaks into fashion in a big way ... Paris Fashion Week
So, Kanye West steps out of the box yet again....not as a musician gone on his own path, but as a fashion designer. What are your thoughts?
Before reviewing his collection, let me just say this...
Sometimes, rather than embrace and encourage an individual aspiring to achieve a goal, the innate reaction of some people in the fashion and entertainment industry (including the media) is to reject first and take consideration later, as if acceptance would be to require one to go through an emotionally painful process such as the "hazing" involved in the admission into an elite sorority, fraternity or private gentleman's club during pledge week. (such as the blog review "My Beautiful 'Confusing' 'Poor-Fitting' Fashion LineL Kanye West's Designs Debut in Paris", written by Daniel Kreps in The Amplifier, a music blog, and posted on Monday, October 3, 2011).
As a self-taught designer, with no formal training in fashion education curriculum, I, too have received criticism of my seriousness to embark upon my journey or pursuit of success as a fashion designer. I can tell you, of my own personal beginning and continuing to this day, my "self-teaching" has encompassed many more hours of laborious tolling through books and videos, poking fingers, breaking needles and placing myself in nerve racking situations to network and be embraced by the fashion industry than I would have obtained from any formal education that I could ever afford. In the last year I have grown immensely and I have just gotten started and will not be moved by the negativity in this sometimes harsh, but always rewarding in its own way, fashion and entertainment industry. But wait, this review is not about me, but Kanye ... so, let's take a look shall we ...
NowFashion.com (http://www.nowfashion.com/01-10-2011-kanye-west-ready-to-wear-spring-summer-2012-paris-show-1059.html) presents a great see-all slide show of Kanye's first walk in Paris.
(Kudos to Valerio, photographer of the NowFashion.com coverage.)
Although some items seem ill fitting, utilize unusual sweater beaded and have plunging necklines (as the media would almost universally describe it), there are many “seasoned designers” that opt for these measures of more pleasing descriptions of:
“loose fitting” (such as TIBI’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012 Collection,
(side note, simply LOVE the TIBI white dress at 1:22, by the way!!!)
“mixed media” (such as MyMeApparel “Beach Girl”, Alter Ego Collection 2010)
(ok, so I’m not a “seasoned designer”, but Kanye and I are not the only one’s in pursuit of artistic expression through “mixed media”)
… and “seductive skin” (such as Luca Luca’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012 Collections, 1:07 and 1:24).
Also, Kenya’s use of leather is not so surprising as music and leather have always gone hand in hand… a projection from his first love.
~MyMeApparel Head Fashion Designer & Founder, Valeri L. Reaves, write me @ mymeapparel@yahoo.com!
Before reviewing his collection, let me just say this...
Sometimes, rather than embrace and encourage an individual aspiring to achieve a goal, the innate reaction of some people in the fashion and entertainment industry (including the media) is to reject first and take consideration later, as if acceptance would be to require one to go through an emotionally painful process such as the "hazing" involved in the admission into an elite sorority, fraternity or private gentleman's club during pledge week. (such as the blog review "My Beautiful 'Confusing' 'Poor-Fitting' Fashion LineL Kanye West's Designs Debut in Paris", written by Daniel Kreps in The Amplifier, a music blog, and posted on Monday, October 3, 2011).
As a self-taught designer, with no formal training in fashion education curriculum, I, too have received criticism of my seriousness to embark upon my journey or pursuit of success as a fashion designer. I can tell you, of my own personal beginning and continuing to this day, my "self-teaching" has encompassed many more hours of laborious tolling through books and videos, poking fingers, breaking needles and placing myself in nerve racking situations to network and be embraced by the fashion industry than I would have obtained from any formal education that I could ever afford. In the last year I have grown immensely and I have just gotten started and will not be moved by the negativity in this sometimes harsh, but always rewarding in its own way, fashion and entertainment industry. But wait, this review is not about me, but Kanye ... so, let's take a look shall we ...
NowFashion.com (http://www.nowfashion.com/01-10-2011-kanye-west-ready-to-wear-spring-summer-2012-paris-show-1059.html) presents a great see-all slide show of Kanye's first walk in Paris.
(Kudos to Valerio, photographer of the NowFashion.com coverage.)
Although some items seem ill fitting, utilize unusual sweater beaded and have plunging necklines (as the media would almost universally describe it), there are many “seasoned designers” that opt for these measures of more pleasing descriptions of:
“loose fitting” (such as TIBI’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012 Collection,
(side note, simply LOVE the TIBI white dress at 1:22, by the way!!!)
“mixed media” (such as MyMeApparel “Beach Girl”, Alter Ego Collection 2010)
(last photo - model: Tarsha McDaniel, photo: Divine Elements Entertainment)
MyMeApparel: www.mymeapparel.com
… and “seductive skin” (such as Luca Luca’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012 Collections, 1:07 and 1:24).
Also, Kenya’s use of leather is not so surprising as music and leather have always gone hand in hand… a projection from his first love.
Out of 23 pieces presented on NowFashion.com, five of the pieces sparked my interest: 5 7 13 20 21 … as in “yes”, I would wear them. 11 and 16 are eye-catching as well. Not only would I wear them…I can say, with some certainty, that my 16 year old daughter, models that I have worked with over the past year, as well as several of my clients, would wear them…and not just because Kanye West designed them.
So my words to Kanye, if I would be so assumptive to believe that he would take the time out to read my review, would be to say… his words…from Kanye West’s song “Good Life” (which played on the TV series “Entourage” in 2007 and “Medium” in 2008):
Remember what you say fellow rapper 50 Cent told you, (excerpt from “Good Life” lyrics):
“go 'head switch the style up
And if they hate then let 'em hate
And watch the money pile up, the good life”
And if they hate then let 'em hate
And watch the money pile up, the good life”
…and I will be taking heed to additional lyrics from same song (excerpt from “Good Life” lyrics:
“Whether you broke or rich you gotta get biz
Having' money's not everything, not having it is”
Having' money's not everything, not having it is”
…as my resources are limited, I know that not having money is everything, so I can tell you that making a trip to Paris Fashion Week is not within my arm’s reach at this time,…but I will not be moved from the pursuit of my success in the fashion and entertainment industry.
I hope that Kanye’s determination in his musical expression will transfer into his determination to continue to pursue the “good life” as a fashion designer!
~MyMeApparel Head Fashion Designer & Founder, Valeri L. Reaves, write me @ mymeapparel@yahoo.com!
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