Emerald City Fashion Week Becomes the Official Seattle Chapter of FashionCamp.Org

Bellevue, Wash.(June 7, 2010) – Emerald City Fashion Week is pleased to announce that we are now the official Seattle chapter of Fashion Camp.  Fashion Camp bridges the gap between the worlds of fashion and technology and illustrates the many ways they affect each other in the 21st century, exploring new techniques, new materials, new business models, and new possibilities.  Fashion Camp will brings together the mainstream fashion world, the indie and vintage fashion world, and the wearable technology fashion world in a weekend of learning, networking, and exploration.

Fashion Camp is a free, two-day volunteer-run conference with workshops and presentations for anyone interested in technology and fashion. Over the course of these two days attendees participate in open workshops. This forward looking, participant driven meeting of the minds and worlds of fashion and tech aims to chronicle and advance the dialog between these two disciplines within a loose “BarCamp” styled framework conducive to creativity, collaboration and exploration. Discussions, demos and open participatory workshops are attended — and run! — by the participants. The event doesn’t cost any money, but there is a price: most of the attendees must give a demo, present a talk, or assist. Fashion Camp is made possible through the generous support of community and businesses. Sponsorship and presentation opportunities are available.

The inaugural Seattle FashionCamp is still in the planning stages and will be announced in the coming months once our website is live.  “This is a huge step forward for merging Seattle Tech and Fashion,” Says Steven Paul Matsumoto.  “Seattle already has a thriving Tech industry and now is the time to begin rebuilding a once thriving apparel industry in the region.”

Emerald City Fashion Week’s mission is to revitalize the apparel industry in the Pacific Northwest by combining educational opportunities, runway shows, events and parties to bring awareness to the local designer scene.

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For more information on Fashion Camp, visit http://fashioncamp.org

For more information on Emerald City Fashion Week, visit http://emeraldcityfashionweek.com or contact Steven Paul Matsumoto, producer, at steve@stigmare.com

Smashing Divas Makeup Artistry Becomes Official Cosmetics Sponsor of ECFW

Bellevue, Wash.(June 1, 2010) – Emerald City Fashion Week is pleased to announce our Official Cosmetics Sponsor, Smashing Divas Makeup Artistry Studios.  We are very excited to be working with Smashing Divas again after a very successful event at the Bellevue Art Museum.  Smashing Divas use Motives Cosmetics, the official cosmetics of Miami Fashion Week 2009.

Motives Cosmetics by Loren Ridinger have been featured on Bravo TV’s  Project Runway and the Fashion Show, this high-performing haute-couture line of cosmetics is the hottest line sweeping the nation.  Celebrities wearing Motives include: Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Brooke Hogan and Eva Longoria  Parker.  Motives won the elle.com beauty award, raved on sickathanaverage.com and beauygirlmusings.com blog (published my Marie Claire editor.  This high performing line withstands photo shoots & all-day every woman makeup.  It’s the quality of Channel and the price of Mac.  Affordable, empowering and gorgeous for every woman; young and old.

“It’s time to see the Seattle fashion community mature with integrity,” Says Chief Diva Krystal Lechner. “Smashing Divas Makeup Artistry Studio is passionate about supporting the local community of fashion designers, and the business side of fashion. The integrity and prestige of Emerald City Fashion Week is what intrigued us to participate. We look forward to putting on a great show!”

Emerald City Fashion Week’s mission is to revitalize the apparel industry in the Pacific Northwest by combining educational opportunities, runway shows, events and parties to bring awareness to the local designer scene.

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For more information on Smashing Divas, visit http://smashingdivas.com or contact Krystal Lechner, Chief Diva at krystal@smashingdivas.com

For more information on Emerald City Fashion Week, visit http://emeraldcityfashionweek.com or contact Steven Paul Matsumoto, producer, at steve@stigmare.com

Jazmin Whitley Joins emerald city fashion week

Bellevue, waSH.(May 10, 2010) – Emerald City Fashion Week is pleased to announce Jazmin Whitley’s participation as a featured designer.  Jazmin Whitley, designer of the Li Cari clothing label, is excited to be part of ECFW and to help support local talent. Jazmin Whitley launched her clothing label “Li Cari” during Los Angeles Fashion Week in 2006 at the age of 17 and depended on sales from local boutiques to help her grow her company. Now 21, Jazmin Whitley is a world renowned designer who is giving back by helping and supporting local designers and local boutiques. Featured in W Magazine, Seventeen, Teen Vogue, as well as on the cover of Santa Monica Sun and California Apparel News, Jazmin Whitley is the star of “House of Jazmin,” a documentary about the life of a young fashion designer.

“We all need to help each other grow to keep our country strong,” says Ms. Whitley. “Designers and fashion houses need to produce their products in America and source American fabrics and Americans need to shop American-made products. This will help our economy, and help create jobs now and in the future.”

Emerald City Fashion Week’s mission is to revitalize the apparel industry in the Pacific Northwest by combining educational opportunities, runway shows, events and parties to bring awareness to the local designer scene.

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For more information on Emerald City Fashion Week, visit http://emeraldcityfashionweek.com or contact Steven Paul Matsumoto, producer, at steve@stigmare.com

For information on Jazmin Whitley and the Li Cari label, visit www.shoplicari.com or contact info@shoplicari.com. For press and media inquires, contact Susan Costa at scosta@worldcoastmanagement.com

Emerald City Fashion Week Continues Haiti relief efforts

Bellevue, WA, April 14, 2010: Emerald City Fashion Week’s #Fashion4Haiti fundraising efforts for World Vision continue at the Bellevue Art Museum’s Finally Friday event.  On Friday April 16, 2010 ECFW will be presenting five local designers in a mini fashion show at the event which runs from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. They will also have staff on hand to pre-sale tickets to ECFW’s event in September 2010.  Anyone purchasing a ticket will get a #Fashion4Haiti t-shirt while supplies last and a portion of the ticket price will be donated directly to World Vision relief efforts in Haiti.  Bellevue Art Museum is located at 501 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA  98004.

“There is still a lot of work to be done to rebuild the devastation in Haiti.  The emotion of the moment may have passed, but the need for our support of the Haitian people remains,” said Steven Paul Matsumoto, Producer.

For every Sapphire Experience package sold ECFW will donate $25; for each Emerald package, $200; and for each Diamond package, $1,000 will be donated.

Emerald City Fashion Week is an annual event designed to support local charities and bring together the Puget Sound region’s diverse fashion and lifestyle community to celebrate and showcase what makes the Northwest unique. Emerald City Fashion Week is where the Puget Sound’s Fashion Renaissance takes shape.

For more information contact Noelle Wolfe, Marketing Coordinator at noellew@emeraldcityfashionweek.com or call 206.849.1751

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Local Restaurant teams with fashion week for Haiti relief

Seattle (January 21, 2010) Stir Martini & Raw Bar has teamed with Emerald City Fashion Week’s #Fashion4Haiti fundraising efforts for World Vision.  On Saturday January 23, 2010 ECFW staff and volunteers will be at Stir from 2 to 5 P.M. to sell #Fashion4Haiti shirts.  Stir is located in Bellevue Place at 10500 NE 8^th Street, Suite 125, Bellevue WA 98004. Stir owners Matt & Michelle Bomberger have purchased #Fashion4Haiti shirts for their staff to wear for the day, and have also generously offered to donate a portion of their profits from the event to World Vision as well.

“The response we’ve received from the local community regarding our efforts has been amazing. We cannot thank Owen Lei and King 5 News enough for their generous coverage of our efforts,” Steven Paul Matsumoto, producer of ECFW.

During the event #Fashion4Haiti shirts will be offered at a special event price of $25 each, or two for $40.

Emerald City Fashion Week is an annual event designed to support local charities and bring together the Puget Sound region’s diverse fashion and lifestyle community to celebrate and showcase what makes the Northwest unique. Emerald City Fashion Week is where the Puget Sound’s Fashion Renaissance takes shape.

For more information contact Noelle Wolfe, marketing coordinator at noellew@emeraldcityfashionweek.com or call 206.849.1751

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Fashion Week Supports Haiti Relief

Seattle, (January 15, 2010) In response to the recent devastation in Haiti Emerald City Fashion Week is producing a #Fashion4Haiti T-shirt.  All Net Proceeds will be donated to World Vision’s relief efforts to support children and families in Haiti.  The shirts feature the Haitian Creole word for unify, “inifye,” the date of the tragic 7.0 earthquake and the Twitter hash tag #Fashion4Haiti.  The shirts will be made available at local boutiques in the Greater Seattle area, and online at http://fashion4haiti.com.  Look for our producer Steven Paul Matsumoto’s interview on King 5 News about local grass root support of relief efforts.

“It is our obligation as human beings to help these people in their time of need,” Steven Paul Matsumoto, producer of ECFW.

Emerald City Fashion Week is an annual event designed to support local charities and bring together the Puget Sound region’s diverse fashion and lifestyle community to celebrate and showcase what makes the Northwest unique. Emerald City Fashion Week is where the Puget Sound’s Fashion Renaissance takes shape.

For more information contact Noelle Wolfe, marketing coordinator at noellew@emeraldcityfashionweek.com or call 206.849.1751

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