DESIGNERS INVITED FOR MAY 6TH SHOW

We are accepting designer applications for our next show, Eco Inspirations.
 
DATE: May 6th
TIME: 3-5PM
LOCATION: Bespoke Hair Artisans in Edina, MN
 
REQUIREMENTS: Eco Friendly mini to full collection.
 
FEE: $35. Fee waved by creating a high fashion look or Avant Garde piece and donated it to silent auction or Sol Inspiration's traveling exhibition.
 
For full requirements and to apply, please click here.

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Please call 612-998-1454 if you have questions.

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week Kick-off And Networking Event for Fashion Professionals



 

Fashion Network Happy Hour at Bespoke Hair Artisans

Network with Fashion Industry Professionals

 

BESPOKE HAIR ARTISANS
3918 W 49th ½ Street
Edina, MN 55424
 
Feb 19th, 3-6PM

 

Please join us at the official Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week Kick-off event for Fashion Week designers and fashion industry professionals.

Fashion Network Happy Hour is a free event for Fashion Industry professionals to network via a social meet-and-greet setting. During the event, there will be an opportunity for everyone to introduce themselves and talk about services and products they provide to the fashion industry.

Sol Inspirations will also be featuring their traveling Eco Fashion Exhibition. Local designer, Jenny Carle, is creating a new look for the exhibition and it will be featured at this event for the first time! Other exhibition pieces include high fashion and Avant Garde garments from local designers CounterCouture, Jenn Bratvold and Atom Pechman, Deborah Block, and Renalie Bailey. Accessories will be provided by local sustainable jewelry designer, Susan Crow, of East Fourth Street.

Our second event will be during Minneapolis-St. Paul Fashion Week on February 19th, 2012 hosted by Bespoke Hair Artisans between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Hors d’oeurves and Prosecco organic wine will be available.

Minnesota’s fashion industry is growing fast and is gaining national and international recognition. Fashion Network Happy Hour is pulling our industry together by providing a platform to grow, prepare for new business opportunities and make money!

Event Schedule:
3:00 PM – Meet and Greet and Sol Inspirations Eco Fashion Exhibition
4:00 PM – Welcome to Fashion Week Kickoff
4:15 PM – Participant Introductions
4:30 PM – Continue Meet and Greet
6:00 PM – Event Ends

This event will include, but are not limited to these professions:
Buyers
Designers
Boutiques
Salons
Modeling and Talent Agencies
Hair and Makeup
Stylists
Photographers
Models
Ad Agencies
Social Media Firms
PR Firms
Textile Manufacturers
Community Organizers
Press
Printers
B2B services
Production and Equipment Services

This is a Sol Inspirations Event. www.Sol-Inspirations.org

 

Foat Design



Posted By: Katherine Price
Last week I met the owners of an amazing environmentally conscious boutique called Foat Design, which is located off of Marshall in NE Minneapolis. The two founders of Foat Design are seriously rad twin sisters Kaja and Zoe Foat. I was impressed with their experiences, knowledge, and commitment to eco-decision making. Foat Design is a successful business venture that we should all be proud is right in the Arts District of our own beautiful Minneapolis.

Born and raised in Minneapolis both twins ended up living in New York City working as Studio Managers, this is where they developed the skills it takes to run a multi-facetted business like Foat. Eventually their experience in NYC led to the start of the women’s very own business. When Foat Design became a brand about ten years ago, green business was a barely recognizable term. Both women chuckled when discussing how they used to skirt around the fact that recycled and “damaged” textiles are purposefully sourced in the making of Foat’s garment lines. The seeking of “green” clothing brands is a relatively new consumer trend. The Foat twins were taught by their mother that keeping things out of the landfill is easy by finding alternative ways to dispose of waste. It was organic for them to bring this imbedded belief into Foat’s business plan.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images
Foat Design umbrellas three brands: Foat Yoga, Foat Couture and Foat Bridal, all three brands can boast the Green America seal of approval. Every garment is cut and sewn by hand, the textiles painstakingly researched, and designing is meticulously planned and executed. Interns are used in construction but Zoe and Kaja have a handle on the sourcing and designing, one or both of the twins’ picking out every fabric and color, down to the last scrap.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images

I am astounded by everything these women have accomplished in their short lives (They don’t look a day over 25!). They have three very successful lines of fashion and on top of that they also are certified Jivamutki Yoga instructors. They even use the Foat studio to host work shops lead by either Kaja or Zoe in the flesh.

Foat is a perfect example of how successful an eco-minded idea can be, “green” business has promise with the right amount of passion and know how. Sol Inspirations gives many kudos to the Foat sisters and their amazing brand of eco-fashion. As their mission states, they truly are pioneers in recycling clothes and fabrics in the name of fashion. I urge you all to take a trip to their website or etsy site, get on their email list and lastly but most importantly, trek to Foat’s retail location. The clothes are great, the women themselves are wonderful and intelligent while the studio’s environment makes you feel as it you stepped out of Minnesota and into a chic boutique that could very well be in Europe.

Connect with Foat Design:
Facebook Page
Foat’s Website
Foat’s Etsy

Review of Straub’s CNF Runway Show



Posted by: Katherine Price

 

Being a proud Minnesotan, and also a bit of a fashion fanatic Christopher Straub was my top pick for season six of Project Runway. Unfortunately he didn’t win but more importantly it got him exposure and he is now doing amazing things for fashion and beyond.

 

 
Photo Credit: The Social 360

 

On November 13th I arrived at the Edina Westin giddy with anticipation and Mr. Straub did not let me down. All twenty looks for this spring collection were inspired and full of edge.
BUT before I peep some of the looks I just have to say how moving the show as. CNF seems like a great charity with a big mission, you can find out more at their website. Partnering up with two sweet gentlemen (Tim Mahoney & Christopher Straub) was so perfect, these men are making their own dreams come true so what could be better than helping others do the same?

I wish the very best to all of the different parties associated with the CNF Straub Runway Show, it was a lovely event. Enough sap, now lets look at some of the amazing garments that walked the runway.

 

 
Photo Credit: The Social 360
 

Photo Credit: The Social 360

Photo Credit: The Social 360


Photo Credit: The Social 360

For more on Christopher Straub, like his facebook page or check out his Shopify.
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Foat Design

Posted By: Katherine Price
Last week I met the owners of an amazing environmentally conscious boutique called Foat Design, which is located off of Marshall in NE Minneapolis. The two founders of Foat Design are seriously rad twin sisters Kaja and Zoe Foat. I was impressed with their experiences, knowledge, and commitment to eco-decision making.  Foat Design is a successful business venture that we should all be proud is right in the Arts District of our own beautiful Minneapolis.

Born and raised in Minneapolis both twins ended up living in New York City working as Studio Managers, this is where they developed the skills it takes to run a multi-facetted business like Foat. Eventually their experience in NYC led to the start of the women’s very own business. When Foat Design became a brand about ten years ago, green business was a barely recognizable term. Both women chuckled when discussing how they used to skirt around the fact that recycled and “damaged” textiles are purposefully sourced in the making of Foat’s garment lines. The seeking of “green” clothing brands is a relatively new consumer trend. The Foat twins were taught by their mother that keeping things out of the landfill is easy by finding alternative ways to dispose of waste. It was organic for them to bring this imbedded belief into Foat’s business plan.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images
Foat Design umbrellas three brands: Foat Yoga, Foat Couture and Foat Bridal, all three brands can boast the Green America seal of approval. Every garment is cut and sewn by hand, the textiles painstakingly researched, and designing is meticulously planned and executed. Interns are used in construction but Zoe and Kaja have a handle on the sourcing and designing, one or both of the twins’ picking out every fabric and color, down to the last scrap.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images

I am astounded by everything these women have accomplished in their short lives (They don’t look a day over 25!). They have three very successful lines of fashion and on top of that they also are certified Jivamutki Yoga instructors. They even use the Foat studio to host work shops lead by either Kaja or Zoe in the flesh.

Foat is a perfect example of how successful an eco-minded idea can be, “green” business has promise with the right amount of passion and know how. Sol Inspirations gives many kudos to the Foat sisters and their amazing brand of eco-fashion. As their mission states, they truly are pioneers in recycling clothes and fabrics in the name of fashion. I urge you all to take a trip to their website or etsy site, get on their email list and lastly but most importantly, trek to Foat’s retail location. The clothes are great, the women themselves are wonderful and intelligent while the studio’s environment makes you feel as it you stepped out of Minnesota and into a chic boutique that could very well be in Europe.

Connect with Foat Design:
Facebook Page
Foat’s Website
Foat’s Etsy

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Foat Design

Posted By: Katherine Price
Last week I met the owners of an amazing environmentally conscious boutique called Foat Design, which is located off of Marshall in NE Minneapolis. The two founders of Foat Design are seriously rad twin sisters Kaja and Zoe Foat. I was impressed with their experiences, knowledge, and commitment to eco-decision making.  Foat Design is a successful business venture that we should all be proud is right in the Arts District of our own beautiful Minneapolis.

Born and raised in Minneapolis both twins ended up living in New York City working as Studio Managers, this is where they developed the skills it takes to run a multi-facetted business like Foat. Eventually their experience in NYC led to the start of the women’s very own business. When Foat Design became a brand about ten years ago, green business was a barely recognizable term. Both women chuckled when discussing how they used to skirt around the fact that recycled and “damaged” textiles are purposefully sourced in the making of Foat’s garment lines. The seeking of “green” clothing brands is a relatively new consumer trend. The Foat twins were taught by their mother that keeping things out of the landfill is easy by finding alternative ways to dispose of waste. It was organic for them to bring this imbedded belief into Foat’s business plan.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images
Foat Design umbrellas three brands: Foat Yoga, Foat Couture and Foat Bridal, all three brands can boast the Green America seal of approval. Every garment is cut and sewn by hand, the textiles painstakingly researched, and designing is meticulously planned and executed. Interns are used in construction but Zoe and Kaja have a handle on the sourcing and designing, one or both of the twins’ picking out every fabric and color, down to the last scrap.

Photo Credit: Johnny Myhers Images

I am astounded by everything these women have accomplished in their short lives (They don’t look a day over 25!). They have three very successful lines of fashion and on top of that they also are certified Jivamutki Yoga instructors. They even use the Foat studio to host work shops lead by either Kaja or Zoe in the flesh.

Foat is a perfect example of how successful an eco-minded idea can be, “green” business has promise with the right amount of passion and know how. Sol Inspirations gives many kudos to the Foat sisters and their amazing brand of eco-fashion. As their mission states, they truly are pioneers in recycling clothes and fabrics in the name of fashion. I urge you all to take a trip to their website or etsy site, get on their email list and lastly but most importantly, trek to Foat’s retail location. The clothes are great, the women themselves are wonderful and intelligent while the studio’s environment makes you feel as it you stepped out of Minnesota and into a chic boutique that could very well be in Europe.

Connect with Foat Design:
Facebook Page
Foat’s Website
Foat’s Etsy

Fashion Network Happy Hour at Red Stag
Network with Fashion Industry Professionals

RED STAG SUPPERCLUB
OCT 5th, 4PM-6PM

Minnesota’s fashion industry is growing fast and is gaining national and international recognition. Minnesota Fashion Connect is pulling our industry together by providing a platform to grow, prepare for new business opportunities and make money!

Fashion Network Happy Hour is a free networking event for Fashion Industry professionals to network, meet new clients, research vendors, advertise and keep up to date on latest fashion trends.

Our first event will be during Minnesota Fashion Week on October 5th, 2011 hosted by Red Stag Supperclub between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

Hors  d’oeuvres and Red Stag Happy Hour drink specials will be available along with an exclusive event special – $1.00 off organic wines.

At 5:00 PM, there will be an opportunity for everyone to give their elevator speech. This is crucial opportunity for you and your business to utilize a free and impactful message for the fashion industry about goods and services that you provide.

You can sponsor this event for $50 and another $50 for booth space. Email contact@geo-planet.org to sign up.

Event Schedule:

4:00 PM – Sol Inspirations Eco Fashion Exhibition

5:00 PM – Elevator speech opportunity and Meet and Greet

This event will include, but are not limited to these professions:

Buyers

Designers

Boutiques

Salons

Modeling and Talent Agencies

Hair and Makeup

Stylists

Photographers

Models

Ad Agencies

Social Media Firms

PR Firms

Textile Manufacturers

Community Organizers

Press

Printers

B2B services

Production and Equipment Services

This is a Sol Inspirations Event.  www.Sol-Inspirations.org

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