CAMP Coworking

I wanted to add a post with info for CAMP Coworking, something I wasn't familiar with prior to the pattern grading workshop I attended there. The space is a shared coworking space for anyone who wants to work in the company of other inspirational people. The rates are very reasonable whether you want to pay as a daily drop-in or get a part or full-time membership. And oh, the space is great- providing lots of big tables and space for working and cool fun decor too! Photos can be seen the website: http://campcoworking.com/

Omaha Fashion Institute

I recently went to a pattern grading workshop provided by the newly founded Omaha Fashion Institute. The Institute is a non-profit sister program to Omaha Fashion Week that provides resources to aspiring designers and encourages creative entrepreneurial potential. The pattern grading workshop was great, I've always been interested in how pattern grading works, something we didn't even study in fashion school. A pattern grading professional from Michigan came to conduct the workshop which was two days long- she was great! The workshop was held at CAMP Coworking at the Mastercraft building in downtown Omaha. For more info on the Omaha Fashion Institute check out: http://omahafashionweek.com/ofiguild/

Raves from the Fashion Week runway - Omaha.com

Raves from the Fashion Week runway - Omaha.com I'm so glad I was able to make it to Omaha Fashion Week and see the new Kaneko venue the shows are being presented at now. I got to go to the Thursday night show featuring children's wear and fashion as art. Kaneko is the perfect venue for fashion week- it's a great size for hosting the shows and it's very minimal and stark interior makes for a perfect backdrop to any designer's show- I couldn't be more impressed! All the designers Thursday night did such amazing work- I loved Olijade Cooper's dramatic presentation of her line and was also blown away by newcomer Leah Casper's showing of her line! The craft and presentation of Casper's line was amazing and very dramatic from head to toe with her creative spin on 17th century fashion- you can see photos of her collection on the designer's website: http://www.caspercouture.com.

Tina Barney- The Europeans

http://mu.edu/haggerty/exhibit_2012_01_tina_barney.shtml

It just happened that Tina Barney's work The Europeans is showing at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University while I was in town this past weekend visiting a friend. I was so excited as I have become very interested Tina Barney's work and had recently seen her documentary Social Studies which follows her as she works on this wonderful body of work: The Europeans. The exhibition was amazing- the photographs are on a very large scale and so rich with color and details!

Thakoon Panichgul's Omaha

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/thakoon-panichguls-omaha

I just came across this article on local Omaha boutique Trocadero's facebook page! Thakoon is one of my favorite designers and always having known he grew up in Omaha I was delighted to get some insight on some of his favorite things to do here!

DVF GapKids

DVF for GapKids will be out in a week!  Gap always has the most amazing designer collaborations, DVF is quite perfect for them- full of great prints and color.

Models Dance To Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me" Wearing Lanvin

Catch a glimpse of the Lanvin designer himself as he dances out at the end of this clip!

Lanvin Fall 2012

Loved Lanvin's Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear collection! Alber Elbaz always has such an amazing sense of color and beautiful silhouette.