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“Denver Fashion Week is one of the fastest-growing American fashion platforms”- Forbes Magazine
Day One – Saturday, November 9
Street Fashion x Art
Local designers work with local artists for these one-of-a-kind fashion lines
7:00 p.m.: Red Carpet Reception
8:30 p.m.: Doors are closed / No entry
This runway show combines local fashion with local art to give you a night unlike any we’ve done before. For the second season, we’ve handpicked new local artists to collaborate with DFW designers we think will complement and accentuate each other’s styles and creativity. They’ll come together to design and create clothes that represent themselves and each other. See our “mash-ups” below and then see them come to life on the runway.
Featuring:
Royal Outerwear x Savannah Pits
Darkm0th Industry
DarkDenim
Tiaja Pierre and Charlie Price
False Ego x Shanah Leaf
NOVL x Ruben Cabrera
Where: Forney Museum of Transportation, 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216
Day Two – Sunday, November 10
Avant-garde show
Designers, Hairstylists and makeup artist join forces for a unique, Avant-garde show
4 p.m.: Red Carpet cocktail reception
5:30 p.m.: Doors are closed / No entry
Avant-Garde is defined as “new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them.”And this perfectly sums up our newest concept to our oldest night. Not replacing, but changing our iconic Hair Show, Avant-Garde will bring Denver’s top stylists and our incredible designers together for a night that is sure to push the boundaries, defy the rules and turn the fashion world on its head.
Featuring:
Beauty Underground x Tyne Hall
Joe Denny x Rachel Marie Hurst
El Salon x Ammunition Couture
Rita B Salon x Equillibrium
Swank x Idiot Cult
Vanity Dollz x Mozze
Charlie Price
Underground Studios x Femme Fatale Intimates
Where: Forney Museum of Transportation, 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216
Day Three – Monday, November 11
Designer Workshop: Tech Pack Boot Camp
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Have you had a difficult time getting the perfect sample from your contractor? Does your garment have the look you designed? Does your design sample fit properly?
Product Development Specialist, Darlene C Ritz, will work with you to develop the perfect technical package (tech pack) to deliver to your contractor in order to get the sample and production you want. This workshop will cover the differences between Tech Packs needed for FP (full package), CMT (cut-make-trim), and sample makers. We will cover Design Sheets, Fabric Sheets, BOMs, Detail/Construction Sheets, and Spec Sheets. We will also discuss the different types of samples (fit, sales, sew-by, and production) and when and how each sample is used.
Dr. Darlene C Ritz is a Colorado native. She has designed for companies in New York, LA, Toronto, Tokyo, and many other domestic areas. Most recently, Darlene’s work was seen at Oxford Fashion Studios during London Fashion Week (Fall 19 Season). Dr. Ritz, the creator behind DCR Studios, has been educating the next generation of fashion professionals since 2003
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Day Four – Tuesday, November 12
A Night with Florence Müller—Fashion and Textile Art Curator at the Denver Art Museum
6:30-8:30 p.m
Join us for an intimate conversation with Denver Art Museum’s Florence Müller. As the Fashion and Textile Art Curator, Müller has brought fashion to the forefront of DAM’s programming through groundbreaking exhibits such as Dior: From Paris to The World and Yves Saint Laurent – The Retrospective. Raised in Paris, she has had an illustrious career working for everyone from Dior to Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel. Moderated by Georgia Alexia Benjou fashion editor & stylist, this will be a one-of-a-kind event featuring one of our city’s most influential and important figures in Denver fashion & art.
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Day Five – Wednesday, November 13
Patents & Trademarks with the US Patent Office
6:30-8:30 p.m
Rocky Mountain Regional USPTO Director Molly Kocialski, Digital Marketing Executive and inventor Sirena Rolfe, and Primary Patent Examiner Kristina DeHerrera will give a presentation on the importance of intellectual property in the ever-changing industry of fashion design, and the strategic management and use of IP rights to reduce risk and enhance the competitiveness of all types of businesses in the fashion industry.
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Day Six – Thursday, November 14
Garbarini Presents…
7:00 p.m.: Red Carpet Reception
8:30 p.m.: Doors are closed / No entry
Making a return to the DFW stage, local boutique, Garbarini will present a night of high fashion from the designers they show in their store. The night will feature top designers in the fashion industry from all over the world; from Australia to New York to California. In previous seasons, they’ve shown Zadig and Voltaire, Milly, Haute Hippie and the iconic, Diane Von Furstenberg. Expect a night that looks straight off the New York Fashion Week runway.
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Day Seven – Saturday, November 16
National & International Designers
7 p.m.: Red Carpet Reception
8:30 p.m.: Doors are closed / No entry
The National & International Designers runway show is our most popular night — and with good reason. These designers have traveled from across the country and around the world to bring their custom designs that have walked numerous other runways, to walk our DFW runway. For our international portion, we will see designers from Mexico City from the “Made in a City” program at Zeppelin Station. It will be a night that every fashion lover has dreamed of.
Featuring:
Maxwell Bresler
Jasmine Lewis
Made in a City – Mexico City
Amor & Rosas, Fábrica Social, 1.8takamura, PAY’S
Overseer
O’ Field Apparel
Where: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202
Day Eight – Sunday, November 17
Denver Originals Designers Fashion Show
4:00 p.m.: Red Carpet Reception
5:30 p.m.: Doors are closed / No entry
As they say: save the best for last. The final night DFW is our most beloved local designer show, now called Denver Originals. These are the designers that have been a DFW staple for the past several years. They are also featured in our Best of Denver Fashion Week Exhibit and our Denver Fashion Week pop-up markets because they truly are, some of the best of Denver Fashion Week. At the core, DFW is made to support and showcase our Denver designers and in addition to our DFW veterans, there are some brand new designers gracing the DFW runway. This night is truly the grand finale.
Featuring:
Maggie Burns
Allison Nicole
Rachel Marie Hurst
Mona Lucero
Gino Velardi
Tyne Hall
Nicholas Anthony Clothing
Steve Sells
Menez
Fogg Couture
Location: McNichols Civic Center Building- 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202