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New and Renovated: Downtown Destinations and Old-Fashioned Glamour

Smart Meetings

The post New and Renovated: Downtown Destinations and Old-Fashioned Glamour appeared first on Smart Meetings. These locations and more are within a block of The Ritz-Carlton. Read More: New and Renovated: Vintage Luxury and Modern Experiments.

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Junk Kouture — Turning Trash Into Fashion Treasure

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Once Junk Kouture — a competition for students to create wearable fashion made from recycled materials — went on tour, team members realized they needed to create a world final, “an Olympics of creativity.”. Armour gave a stock answer — he just loved creativity and fashion. Armour couldn’t figure out what he meant by that. he recalled.

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Aurora James Is Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry

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As the founder of the 15 Percent Pledge organization, a nonprofit that urges major retailers to commit 15 percent of their shelf space to Black-owned fashion and beauty brands, she has achieved tangible results with companies including Sephora, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s. A trip to Morocco in 2011 altered that vision.

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Australia is Closing the Loop on Fashion Manufacturing

Convene by PCMA

BlockTexx co-founder Graham Ross is unlocking the value of unwanted textiles to help future-proof the fashion industry. Graham Ross believes no piece of clothing should end up in landfill.

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Fashion Event Design: What We Learned from New York Fashion Week 2016

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When it comes Fashion Event Design creativity is everything. Just look at New York Fashion Week (#NYFW) which just wrapped up their fall shows this week. We wanted to dive into this gargantuan fashion event from an event planner’s perspective. Most fashion events last for only 15 – 20 minutes. Want the proof?

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Case Study: Oakland Style Steers the Narrative

Smart Meetings

Oakland Style, took a cue from New York Fashion Week, and looked towards The Town’s own creative community to help orchestrate the event. Visit Oakland sought out individuals from various creative networks in the arts, music, cuisine, fashion and culture scenes. In the case of Oakland Style, the short answer is, yes.

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Moda Operandi Lets Fashion Lovers Purchase Items Before They Hit Stores

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But it was undeniably an eye-opening moment, Santo Domingo adds: “If I, who through my work had access to some of the most beautiful things in the world, couldn’t get my hands on this dress, then what chance did a woman who didn’t work in fashion have?” I also love that there’s always newness in fashion. I am never bored.”.

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