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XCONTACTX Tom McAlister tommcalisternyc at gmail dot com Next show: Feb '09 XDESIGNERS, Season 3X October 2008 Show. (flickr pool) Compai Dear Birthday King Gurvy Racecar SDN Sodafine Treehouse Brooklyn Untitled 11:11 XDESIGNERS, Season 2X February 2008 Show. French Me King Gurvy Mandate of Heaven SDN Sovereign Beck XDESIGNERS, Season 1X May 2007 Show. Jan Hilmer King Gurvy Mandate of Heaven Raul de Nieves Sodafine Trisha McBride Treehouse Brooklyn XFASHION BLOGSX Bobble Bee Eco Chick I am a Fashion Designer Saplings Unite Style Alchemy The Fashion Bomb XCONTACTX Tom McAlister General inquiries to: tommcalisternyc at gmail dot com Press should RSVP to: tommcalisternyc at gmail dot com XVENUEX Secret Project Robot Gallery Monster Island Building 112 River St (at Metropolitan Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11211 Google map Written Directions |
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October 16, 2008 Williamsburg Fashion Weekend: Economics, Yuppies, and Hipsters Collide in the 'Burg. by Sarah Maher of Refinery29.com (Oct 6, 2008) Surrounded by empty condos with the echos of the crashing economy all around, the Saturday night group of designers - Treehouse Brooklyn, Sodafine, and Dear Birthday - assembled their best DIY 'tudes and friends for a relaxed fashion show that celebrated, "the handmade and the visionary," as a folksy, girly spread of champagne bottles under a banner proclaiming "The sky is falling... let's have a picnic!" read more... ### ~ Posted by Tom McAlister. Link October 13, 2008 Williamsburg Designers Go Green. by Alexis Buisson of The Greenpoint Gazette (Oct 10, 2008) The third season of the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend celebrated locally-made, eco-friendly clothing by showcasing the work of independent Brooklyn designers. Fashion is all about colors. But for a long time, green has not been one of them. But, as the Williamsburg Fashion Weekend demonstrated last week that might well be changing: for its third edition, the two-day show focused on fair-trade, eco-friendliness, and artisan techniques. "Fashion is responding to a trend in society," said Arthur Arbit, the event organizer. "It seems like the designers are on it." read more... ### ~ Posted by Tom McAlister. Link October 10, 2008 Flickr photo pool -- WFW Season 3. Williamsburg Fashion Weekend (Season 3) photo pool on flickr. ### ~ Posted by Tom McAlister. Link September 25, 2008 For Immediate Release. Williamsburg Fashion Weekend Friday October 3rd and Saturday October 4th, 2008, 7:00 PM to 10 PM Williamsburg Fashion Weekend continues to show the work of designers that have their fingers on the hip and now, with a nod to the past and wide-open eyes on the future. In this, our third season, we've assembled a group of eight Brooklyn-based designers who make one-of-a-kind or small-run collections, with an emphasis on fair-trade, eco-friendliness, and artisan techniques that celebrate the handmade and the visionary. The Designers: Compai - by Faith and Justina Blakeney (compai.com): Compai makes one-of-a-kind limited edition collections made from recycled materials. Compai designs combine organic and eco-fabrics with vintage lace, buttons, gloves, and crocheted doilies. Compai Clothing melds the old with the cutting edge, and teeters between tradition and innovation. All clothing is handmade in the USA. Compai is committed to style with a conscience. Dear Birthday - by Valerie Soles (dearbirhtday.com): Using hand dyed and printed organic cotton, Dear Birthday's "tidal detritus" collection derives inspiration from the Cape Cod seashore in autumn, including the cast-off outer shells of marine invertebrates and remnants of egg casings with a nod to Edward Gorey who made the Cape his final resting place. King Gurvy - by Arthur Arbit: This season, Arthur will be showing pieces from his "classic" mod/dandy/glam men's and women's lines, as well as pieces from his upcoming "uber-glam" line. Oozing with sexuality and exotica, he's taking glam into the stratosphere and beyond with this one. The Trilateral Commission (Arbit's band) builds the sound-track for the show. Racecar - by Jeannette Tiso (myspace.com/racecarapparel): Jeannette's menswear collection, Racecar, is a collection of handmade vests with touches of old western detailing and vintage fabrics. The vests are fitted and range from casual (denim, cotton, canvas) to cashmere wool and suiting. Jeannette dresses many Williamsburg bands and performers with the Racecar line and also provides alteration services for neighborhood guys that need their thrift store finds tampered with. SDN - by Marcus Hicks (sarahdixonsnova.com): Marcus will be showing pieces for men and women from his Fall '08 and Spring '09 collections. The collections, made from sustainable fabrics and without sweatshop labor, are a must have for the discriminating fashion crowd. Sodafine boutique (sodafine.com): Sodafine will be presenting a collection of dresses that bridge the gap between owner Erin Weckerle's current painting practice and her clothing designs for the shop. Using the dress form as the canvas, and incorporating hand-painted details and collaged fabrics drenched in paint and dripping from the surface to play with texture and dimension. Treehouse Brooklyn boutique (treehousebrooklyn.com): Treehouse's house designer Sirius* brings a collision of her design fascinations to life in this collection. Focusing on reworking and bejeweling vintage pieces and eco-friendly jerseys to create silhouettes that celebrate and caress fashion's traditions while simultaneously dreaming of a better, brighter, more blinged out future. Untitled 11:11 - by David Peck and Laurel Anderson (untitled111.com): Untitled 11:11's women's wear line is a beautifully tailored, sophisticated, quirky, and fun-filled line that adds to the modern fashion vernacular. David and Laurel are committed to adhering to ethical and environmentally responsible business practices. They are passionate about manufacturing close to the source and using fair-trade, eco-friendly, and American products whenever possible. Who -- Oct.3rd: SDN, King Gurvy, and Compai. Special musical performance by Pantagruel. Turn tables and spinning by DJ K0unt Zer0. Who -- Oct.4th: Untitled 11:11, Racecar, Sodafine, Dear Birthday, and Treehouse Brooklyn. Special musical performance by JD Elliott and his Country Metal Punk band, The Gulf of Michigan. Turn tables and spinning by DJ K0unt Zer0. When: Friday October 3rd and Saturday October 4th, 7 PM to 10 PM Where: Monster Island Building, Secret Project Robot 112 River St (at Metropolitan Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11211 www.secretprojectrobot.org Directions: L-Train to Bedford Ave. Exit at Bedford Ave. Walk south on Bedford Ave to Metropolitan Ave. Take right onto Metropolitan Ave and walk towards the water front. Walk past Kent Ave to River St. Take right onto River St. Secret Project Robot is located on the corner of River St and Metropolitan Ave. The entrance to Secret Project Robot is the arch doors on the Loading Dock on River St. Click here for a Google Map display. Admission: Free General Contact: tommcalisternyc at gmail dot com Press Contact: Members of the Press are encouraged to email RSVP to Tom McAlister at tommcalisternyc at gmail dot com Special Recognition: Big thanks to Rachel Nelson and Erik Z. of Monster Island / Secret Project Robot for letting Williamsburg Fashion Weekend use their sweet space, and, thanks to Tom McAlister for his assistance. 
### ~ Posted by Tom McAlister. Link Season 2 Feb 2008 Show. "New York clothes horses jonesing for a fashion fix since the end of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will be heading downtown to the hipster harbor of Williamsburg this weekend where five Brooklyn designers -- Mandate of Heaven, Sovereign Beck, SDN, French Me, and King Gurvy -- will debut their Spring 2008 collections in a rambling waterfront art space. Even though Williamsburg Fashion Weekend is being touted as a runway-free event, there'll likely be plenty of posing..." -- CherryBomb at FlyPaper 
A model, wearing SDN, walks the floor during "WFW Season 2" which was held at Secret Project Robot Gallery at the Monster Island Building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 
### ~ Posted by Tom McAlister. Link Season 1 May 2007 Show. 
A model (center), wearing Mandate of Heaven, walks the floor during "WFW Season 1" which was held at Secret Project Robot Gallery at the Monster Island Building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Paige Wood (right), also wearing Mandate of Heaven, performed a musical set with her band. 
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