Love the Mitten
You gotta love the glove... no wait... that's Gary Payton... (basketball reference for those who
don't know/ don't care).
You gotta love the mitten.... Good ol' Detroit is back! Buckle your seat belt-belts because the 2006 Detroit Urban Craft Fair looks like its definitely going to be a ride! (I really should go into advertising, shouldn't I?). With designers like Striptease (dress, right), Aqua Cherry (great handmade bags), and Daisy Sewing (I'm feeling the patchwork wrap skirt) this juried show is definitely worth the trip if you're in the area.
It seems like every year there are more and more of these independent shows- its so great to see the creativity and originality that these designers bring to fashion!!
Urban Socialites Galore
On a different, yet similar note, I was kinda sad to find a website called "Urban Socialite Magazine" the other day. Please know I have NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT SITE. I mean its cool they're doing their thing, but that's not what I'm about-
The same goes with Urban Socialite Inc. which is part of Good Life - the magazine. Their stuff is actually pretty hot- US Inc. puts on these cool events in Philly and Good Life has some interesting content on it's site. Worth a look, especially if you're in the Philly area.
In terms of that stuff though, be assured this site is strictly dedicated to you, the fashion conscious / fashion designer and my random thoughts. I would like to say that I was the "original urban socialite." When I first thought up the name for this site there were only 5 other references to "urban socialite" on the web. Anyway, giving credit where credit is due, the first use of the term I'm aware of was a site called Carlwithak.com (tagged- carl with ak :: political hipster, urban socialite) which has since shut down.
Contest!
Detroit Gets Crafty... Urban Socialites Everywhere... and a cool contest!
Once again Coutorture has the goods. This time DuWop is giving away 20 gift packs of their coolest products (cool products... just what we need to get through this heat wave!) Coutorture is also giving away some handbags on their site and you can enter that contest here.
Lastly, as you know, one of my favorite designers, Maria Aristidou is located in Cyprus... and as you know, Cyprus is right in the thick of the Crisis in the Middle East. While things are going well on the professional front for Maria (her dress was worn by Miss Cyprus, Elena Ierodiakonou in the Miss Universe contest last month!)- she is deeply affected by everything that is going on in that part of the world. This is a fashion blog, so I always do my best to stay away from controversial issues, but I definitely think its important to recognize that though this independent community may seem small at times- its really a global affair. Please keep us updated Maria!
