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Go to @MBFashionWeek courtesy of @RowentaUSA !!
Althea Harper (l) and Jenni Radosevich (r)
Calling all fashion lovers, amateur designers, design students, and D.I.Y. fanatics! Rowenta- the leading manufacturer of high-performance steam irons, steam stations and garment steamers has teamed with with Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, and is running an exciting Social Media Contest via Facebook for members of the fashion community as a prelude to Fashion Week in September. The competition run until August 20th, and all you have to do to participate is allow your creativity to flourish and upload a photo of your best D.I.Y fashion design or an original design sketch highlighting fabric manipulation techniques as a result of using an iron. Two winners will be chosen by D.I.Y. expert Jenni Radosevich and Fashion Designer Althea Harper, and will be invited to attend a fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.
Here’s a D.I.Y. project I worked on a while back. Even though there wasn’t any crazy fabric manipulation, I did have to iron each and every piece of fabric so that it would stick to the shoes perfectly, so I think that counts… right? lol
If you’re a D.I.Y expert or you’ve always wanted to attend Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, I would totally recommend participating!Good luck!
Bella
ps: The competition is only open to the Tri-state area and Philadelphia *****
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A Merry Time @MedievalTimes
As the winter is fast approaching and it is way too cold to be outside, why not switch up your date night routine with fun at Medieval Times! I must have driven by this place 1000 times and wondered what it would be like. For Canadian Thanksgiving, I finally had a chance to experience the 11th Century at their Toronto venue!
Once we arrived at the venue, there were full costumed greeters and they gave us all table numbers with corresponding color paper crowns and flags. We were with the Red and Yellow Knight and part of their table. Then we were seated front and center to see all the action in our color section. Each section has their own color, knight and horse that participate in jousting games and other spectacular performances. When the knight wins a competition, he receives a carnation from the Princess which he will toss to the audience in his section.
The food was delicious! We had Tomato Soup in a cast iron skillet (made of plastic!) and garlic bread. For the main course, we had fire roasted chicken leg and ribs with potato wedges. YUMMY! The dessert was an apple pie pastry.
The entire 2 hour event was fun and safe (they drop down nets to prevent debris or dirt to fly at you during the action parts).
What a fun way to spend time and be entertained with friends and family!
Check out where you see the action on http://www.MedievalTimes.com
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Win $10,000 with Barbie and the TFI!
Take your signature style to new heights using Barbie®, the ultimate fashion icon, as your inspiration! Push the boundaries of your imagination and create an unexpected twist, fashion that can be worn as ART! Have FUN designing an “art-to-wear” piece that’s THEATRICAL, FRESH, OPTMISTIC, OUT-OF-THE-BOX!
Your one-of-a-kind design should translate to a wearable piece that can be worn down the runway and designed to fit a female model. 25 designers will be selected to have their OUTSTANDING pieces showcased at TFI’s 25th anniversary gala runway show on May 3, 2012. One winner from the 25 designers selected will win a $10,000 cash prize!
Send in the application and one full-colour fashion illustration of your proposed art-to-wear runway look no later than 5:00pm (ET) on FEBRUARY 10, 2012 to Toronto Fashion Incubator 285 Manitoba Dr., Toronto, ON M6K3C3.
