Spring Show by Peasants & Traveler's

Peasants & Traveler’s Join Unique LA’s

Third Annual Spring Show

Meet & Greet Designer Jee Kim

Saturday & Sunday, May 7-8, 2011

CA Market Center, Penthouse

WHO

Peasants and Travelers offers refined, style friendly and functional bags for today’s young, urban, working professionals that are fashion conscious. Accessories designer Jee Kim understands today’s modern lifestyle requires a bag that can go anywhere, take anything, while still looking good and providing an air of fashion sensibility. For more information: info@peasantsandtravelers.com or visit www.peasantsandtravelers.com

WHAT

Peasants & Travelers will feature two collections:

Metro Collection

http://www.peasantsandtravelers.com/index.php?main_page=collection&cid=1

Urbane Village Collection

http://www.peasantsandtravelers.com/index.php?main_page=collection&cid=2 Retail priced from $39 - $ 240. Discounts offered on select styles.

Started in December 2008, UNIQUE LA is now the largest independent design & gift show in the country. UNIQUE LA created the event to allow shoppers to discover great local, independent design while taking part in community and supporting the local economy. Attendees get the rare chance to meet and shop directly from over 300 hand-selected designers and artists. Vendors are 90% local (LA and California), with a sprinkling of amazing American talent from around the country such as Brooklyn and Portland. For more information visit www.uniquela.com WHEN

3rd Annual Spring Show, May 7-8, 2011 Cost: $10 at the door or in advance (kids 12 and under are free)

WHERE

California Market Center’s Penthouse 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles CA 90079

Contact: 714-855-8791 army@sonpublicrelations.com

Free Textile Week Seminars in LA

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Illustrator for Textile Design Workshop 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. This two hour workshop will be covering a number of topics ranging from basic skills to some semi-advanced techniques. Members: Free, Non-members: $20 Presented By Chris Schiotis

Photoshop for Textile Design Workshop

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

This is a two hour workshop that will be covering topics ranging from basic program skills to advanced design techniques. Members: Free, Non-members: $20 Presented By Chris Schiotis

Understanding Sourcing Domestic and

Internationally Panel Sponsored by UPS

*FREE* 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

This panel will discuss issues related to finding reliable sources domestically and off shore. Moderator Frances Harder, Founder Fashion Business Inc. Panel Includes: Jerome Roberts, Director of Marketing UPS Kristine Gloviak, PAD System Technologies, Inc. Danny Kyeung, Sourcing Off Shore Production Susan Power, About Sources

Mixer with UPS 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

To see a full list of our Textile Week Seminars, click View

OTIS Annual Fashion Show May 7th

SAVE THE DATE...

OTIS College of Art & Design
29th Annual Scholarship Benefit
& Fashion Show

Cocktails, Silent Auction, Dinner and Runway Show

DATE: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
TIME: 6:30 p.m.
LOCATION: The Beverly Hilton Hotel

Design Legend Award presented to BOB MACKIE.
Mr. Art Coppola, Chairman and CEO of the Macerich Company will accept the Creative Vision Award for SANTA MONICA PLACE.

Student mentors for the Runway show include:
Rod Beattie, Bob Mackie, Cynthia Rowley, Diesel, Forever 21, Juicy Couture,
Max Azria, Old Navy, Sean John and Hurley/Nike.

For early reservations and information contact Heather Schraeder at:
310.665.6858 or hscraeder@otis.edu.

LACMA Exhibit - Fashioning Fashion

I went on a private tour of the LACMA exhibit on Fashioning Fashion. It is quite impressive for those that are interested in historical period pieces, body shape manipulation, detailed couture garments and lots of fussy frou-frou from 1700-1915. There is a section on undergarments which may be interesting for those in the corset class (a good supplement to the last lecture). The general exhibit is all things from wearable art class and an amazing way to see applications of these skills. For those students studying historical clothes, this is a must see.
Here is the link to the general exhibit:
http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibFashioningFashion.aspx

The LACMA folks have done something really cool. A couple of pieces from the collection have been patterned and available online for free download!
http://www.lacma.org/art/ffpatterns.aspx

There is a lecture on Feb 12 on cultural influences on fashion. (I will be there!) Tickets are $30 for members, $35 for non-members, incl parking. The talk is before the museum opens so I suspect there is a private tour of the collection.
http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibFashioningFashion.aspx

There are some very affordable ways to see the museum. Regular tix are $15 or $10 for students but I found some free deals! (Free is great!)

Certain Mondays are free, thank you Target! http://www.lacma.org/programs/FamilyDaysIntro.aspx#Target_Mondays
Bank of America has free admission for the first weekend of every month if you show your BofA card. (Only 1 tix per card) The site is annoying to navigate; you have to pick "CA" from the drop box and click on "Los Angeles" to see LACMA. http://museums.bankofamerica.com/
Discover the Arts has Buy 1 Get 1 Free at LACMA through April 30. Be sure to print the coupon and bring it. http://discoverlosangeles.com/thearts/

Written by Saddleback fashion student Andrea Chanawatr

FBI Illustration Workshop - Beginner

Illustration Workshop: Level Beginner
Saturday, February 5th , 2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

This introductory course introduces basic illustration styles and techniques to aspiring fashion illustrators. Students work on the drawing, sketching and textile rendering skills needed to create illustrations on both male and female figures. The emphasis of introductory courses is on basic anatomy, drawing proportion and composition.

Part I. Will focus on basic proportions and technique with a template

Part II.
Part two will teach how to use marker pens pencil for fabric rendering

ADDITIONAL COURSES AVAILABLE- intermediate to advance

Students in advanced fashion illustration courses build off the foundational skills they acquired in basic courses to create more complex illustrations. After mastering basic composition and proportion, advanced students pay more attention to detail and texture. Advanced students also study body movement and how it affects garments on the models.

Bio: Kiana Anvaripour
After graduating from Otis College of Art and Design in 2003 Kiana Anvaripour embarked on her fashion career and headed to London, England. This is where she began her experience in Luxury Lingerie and Evening wear for 5 years. She was later offered a position to return to her home, Los Angeles where she now currently resides as a consultant and illustrator for several premium brands.

Material cost included- which includes 11x17 marker paper, tria and pantone markers to work with in nude and basic tones, colored pencils, blender marker and a 0.5 mechanical pencil.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 5th, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 Members (Bring your Saddleback Student ID for member price) $75.00 Non-Members
Instructor: Kiana Anvaripour
Register: CLICK HERE

ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS MUST BE PREPAID

Los Angeles Factory Tour

FACTORY TOUR
Friday, February 4th , 2011
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

This informative tour of an apparel manufacturing factory will guide you through the different departments, from product development, pattern making, sampling, grading and marking through to production, shipping, accounting. Explanation of equipment and the different types of machinery and their uses will also be explained.

Participants should meet at: 9949 Hayward Way, South El Monte, CA 91733 at 3 p.m.

Instructor: Kiana Anvaripour
After graduating from Otis College of Art and Design in 2003 Kiana Anvaripour embarked on her fashion career and headed to London, England. This is where she began her experience in Luxury Lingerie and Evening wear for 5 years. She was later offered a position to return to her home, Los Angeles where she now currently resides as a consultant and illustrator for several premium brands.

Register: CLICK HERE

Date: Friday, Feb. 4th, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 Members (bring your Saddleback Student ID for this price)

$35.00 Non-Members
Instructor: Kiana Anvaripour

ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS MUST BE PREPAID

2011 Fashion Symposium

Hello to All:

Tickets for the 2011 Fashion Symposium on Saturday, April 16th are now available for purchase for $15 (includes Symposium, Lunch and Fashion Show) at brownpapertickets.com. Here's a direct link to the event. ( http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/144510 )

If you'd like more information for your students, here are links to the poster , the flier and the rules.

Also, its not too early to plan your teams for the denim deconstruction - only the first 12 teams to register can compete.

Some important dates to remember:

Categories 1-3 (Fashion Show Entries)
Photographs for Categories 1-3 (Fashion Show entries) are due by Monday, March 14th by 3:00 p.m. to Long Beach City College. Finalists for those categories will be notified by Friday, March 18th. Actual garments from those finalists must be sent or delivered to Long Beach City College by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28th.

Categories 4-8
Entries for Categories 4-8 are due by Friday, March 18th by 3:00 p.m.to Fullerton College.
Please see Rules for specific requirements and shipping information.

If you need anything else, please contact us at our grant office at 909-594-5611 ext. 5203,

Sheila Dufresne
FCS/RISSC Grants
Mt. San Antonio College
sdufresne@mtsac.edu
909.374.7290

LACMA's "Fashioning Fashion" Exhibit

Now through March 6th

LACMA is hosting an amazing collection of European dress from 1700-1915 called "Fashioning Fashion". A MUST for every fashion student. Write a 1-page paper and attach a paper stub on your visit and get extra credit*. Ask your instructor for details.

Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 celebrates the museum's groundbreaking acquisition of a major collection of European men's, women's, and children's garments and accessories. The exhibition tells the story of fashion's aesthetic and technical development from the Age of Enlightenment to World War I. It examines sweeping changes in fashionable dress spanning a period of over two hundred years, and evolutions in luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring techniques, and lush trimmings.
Highlights include an eighteenth-century man's vest intricately embroidered with powerful symbolic messages relevant to the French Revolution; an evening mantle with silk embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich feathers designed by French couturier Émile Pingat (active 1860-96); and spectacular three-piece suits and gowns worn at the royal courts of Europe.

VISIT THE LACMA WEBSITE for directions and details about the exhibition.

FBI Tech Packs in Exel

Tech Packs in Exel

Saturday, January 15th, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

What is the information instructure in a basic tech pack?
How does a garment goes through production?


*Learn commands & functions in Excel 2007 to create a tech pack (TP)
*Learn two EZ grade rule formulas to populare measurements
*Decide the layout & format of your tech pack template
*Understand the construction page and get great sewing
*Learn how to insert pictures and photos into the tech packs
*Take your tech pack with you

Workbook & support files with sketches included.

Instuctor: Michele DeLozier is currently employed as a Technical Designer for a Junior Retailer. She makes tech packs for swimwear, fashion tops, outer wear, woven shirts and dresses. She has 30 years of experience in the Apparel Industry and has enjoyed work as Designer, in both maufacturing and retail environment.
Learn the importance of the tech pack document to make your samples and production look good!

Email the instructor for any questions regarding the content of the class: mydelozier@hotmail.com

10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch break from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.)

Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Instructor: Michelle DeLozier
Cost: $75.00 Members $95.00 Non-Members
Register: CLICK HERE

ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS MUST BE PREPAID

FBI Illustration for Fashion- Basic Flats

Illustration For Fashion
Basic Flats

Saturday, January 15th, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

10am to 11am Brief review of Illustrator's Interface and toolset
11am to 12pm Shape drawing techniques
12pm to 1pm Pen tool introductory exercises
********
1pm to 1:30pm Lunch
********

1:30pm to 2:30pm Drawing the basic blouse flat
2:30pm to 3:30pm Basic stitching and ribbing
3:30pm to 4pm Using a croquis as a template

Other topics discussed include:
Layer management
Color fills
Pantone palettes
and more...

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Chris Schiotis
Cost: $75.00 Members $95.00 Non-Members
Register: CLICK HERE

ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS MUST BE PREPAID

Last call - Focus Show Opportunity - January 18-20,2011

Focus Trade Show
FBI co-op Booth

Tuesday-Thursday

January 18-20, 2011

10 am- 6pm

Located at The Penthouse, 13th Floor
9th and Main, Downtown LA Fashion District
CMC - California Market Center

FBI and FOCUS Trade Show collaboration is offering an
Exhibitor Promotional FBI Booth deal for only
$250. (members only)

$450
(for non-members & includes membership, a $250 value)

For consideration please submit electronic line sheets
and website information.

All materials must be submitted and pre-paid by January 6, 2011
TRADE SHOW FOCUS PAGE

For further information, please contact Fashion Business Inc.
213.892.1669 or livia@fashionbizinc.org

Selling to Big Retailers - Bootcamp

BOOTCAMP: Want to Sell to Big Retailers?

December 18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Dec. 16th, 5 p.m.)

ONLINE CLASS

This class provides a comprehensive operational view of EDI and all the elements necessary to successfully do business with large retailers while minimizing errors and charge-backs. Labels, barcodes, UPC codes, Routing, carton labeling, ASNs, and all the other major components necessary for the successful functioning of the EDI process including the various transaction sets are covered and explained. Class graduates will have the necessary tools and a thorough overview understanding of how to plan for and maintain a successful EDI implementation with retail trading partners. More info about the class can be found here:http://edibootcamp.blogspot.com/. or here: http://www.apparelnews.net/news/retailing/092410-Navigating-the-Challenges-of-EDI
COST:

FBI MEMBERS: $180

Non - Member: $225 call: 213. 892. 1669 for more info!

Register Here! or e-mail the instructor

edibootcamp@gmail.com

Focus Show Opportunity - January 18-20,2011

Focus Trade Show
FBI co-op Booth

Tuesday-Thursday
January 18-20, 2011
10 am- 6pm

Located at The Penthouse, 13th Floor
9th and Main, Downtown LA Fashion District

FBI and FOCUS Trade Show collaboration is offering an
Exhibitor Promotional FBI Booth deal for only
$250. (pre-paid)

For consideration please submit electronic line sheets
and website information.
All materials must be submitted by January 6, 2011

Focus Trade Show Page

For further information, please contact Fashion Business Inc.
213.892.1669 or livia@fashionbizinc.org

Advanced Computer Illustration
using Photoshop Wednesday, December 10th, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

In this block of instruction we will export a 'layer managed' basic flat in Illustrator and then export it for finish painting in Photoshop. We will create a basic stripe pattern in Photoshop for our fill, and then use a variety of techniques to create a photo-realistic illusion of a finished garment.
Class starts at 10 am promptly with a half hour lunch break from 1pm till 1:30pmWe conclude the training at approximately 4pm.
Step by step workbooks with screen captures of each step are provided to facilitate an understanding of the principles. CD-ROM with start files, finished versions of each exercise and supporting files also provided. Additional info can be found at: http://www.illustratorforfashionpros.com
Any questions can be directed to chris@fashionbizinc.org

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2010Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Chris Schiotis
Cost: $75.00 Members $95.00 Non-Members
Register: CLICK HERE

ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS MUST BE PREPAID

Creating Tech Packs

November 13, 10AM-2:30PM (lunch break from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.)

CREATING TECH PACKS

How does a garment goes through production?

What is the information instructure in a basic tech pack?

*Learn commands & functions in Excel 2007 to create a tech pack (TP)

*Learn two EZ grade rule formulas to populare measurements

*Decide the layout & format of your tech pack template

*Understand the construction page and get great sewing

*Learn how to insert pictures and photos into the tech packs

*Take your tech pack with you Workbook & support files with sketches included.

Learn the importance of the tech pack document to make your samples and production look good!

Instuctor: Michele DeLozier is currently employed as a Technical Designer for a Junior Retailer. She makes tech packs for swimwear, fashion tops, outer wear, woven shirts and dresses. She has 30 years of experience in the Apparel Industry and has enjoyed work as Designer, in both maufacturing and retail environment.

Email the instructor for any questions regarding the content of the class: mydelozier@hotmail.com

Click here to register!

For more information, please visit our website

http://www.fashionbizinc.org/ or e-mail livia@fashionbizinc.org.

Location:Fashion Business Inc.

The Cal-Mart 110 E. 9th Street, C -786

Los Angeles, CA 90079

213.892.1669

Retail Math Class at FBI

November 9,
12:00 -2:30pm

An Overview of Retail Math

Understanding the "mark up" principles that are applied as a retailer and as a manufacturer is critical to the profitability of both. This seminar will explain the best options to implement retail maths to realize profitability.

Click here to register!

Seminar presented by Henry Cherner, President of

Henry Cherner is President of AIMS and has been in the apparel industry for over 35 years and serves on the Advisory Boards at Cal Poly Pomona, California Design College, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Saddleback College, Textile Association of Los Angeles and Founding Board Member of Fashion Business Inc. He also is an instructor and teaches "Fashion Merchandising Math" at Los Angeles Trade Tech College in the Spring Semesters since 1997.

For more information, please visit our website www.fashionbizinc.org or e-mail livia@fashionbizinc.org.

Location:
Fashion Business Inc.
@ Cal-Mart
110 E. 9th Street, C -786
Los Angeles, CA 90079
213.892.1669

Basic Excel for Fashion Seminar this Saturday

Saturday, November 6th, from noon to 4 p.m.
Basic Excel for Fashion Seminar: This is a hands-on workshop! In this workshop we will create an invoice from scratch using Microsoft Excel. Step by step workbooks with screen captures will help us follow along with the instructor as we create a custom invoice with formatting and formulas so that we have a working document at the close of the workshop.The workbooks are yours to keep! We will also provide a CD-ROM so that you can burn your files to disc and take them with you also!

Class Outline:
· Brief review of the program interface and tool-set
· Creating the basic layout
· Formatting cells
· Formulas
· Out-putting to .pdf
· Backing up our files (Burning files to disc)
Click here to register!For more information, please visit our website or e-mail livia@fashionbizinc.org.

Contact: livia@fashionbizinc.org

Fashion Business Inc.

213. 892. 1669

110 E. 9th Street, Suite C-786

Los Angeles, CA 90079

FREE Business Assistance Opportunities Seminar!

Free Seminar at the FBI!

Monday, November 1st

3p.m. - 5 p.m.

Has your business been impacted by global competition?

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA) helps trade-affected workers who have lost their jobs as a result of increased imports or shifts in production out of the United States. Certified individuals may be eligible to receive one or more program benefits and services depending on what is needed to return them to employment.

AGENDA

City of Los Angeles Business Resources: Gary De La Rosa & Elvia Magallon

·Financing and loan application assistance·

Business Tax Credits

·Rapid Response/Employee Transitional Services

EDD Business Resources: Elaine Elsayed & Eliana Alfaro

·Work Opportunity Tax Credit Program

·Work Share Program

·Trade Adjustment Assistance Program Allowances

·Subsidized On-the-Job Training programs- ETP

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms - USC: Conchetta Fabares

·Leveraging financial resources to stay competitive
Questions & Answers: Panel of Experts

Please join us for an informal afternoon to learn about resources available to assist your business!

For more information and RSVP, please e-mail info@fashionbizinc.org or call (213) 892-1669. Contact: Location: livia@fashionbizinc.org

Fashion Business Inc.

213. 892. 1669

110 E. 9th Street, Suite C-786

Los Angeles, CA 90079

Fashion Business Inc. Webinar, Adobe Flats and Showroom Meeting

Attention all Fashion Business Inc. MEMBERS!

Don't miss out this week's upcoming events!

Tuesday, October 26th, from 2 p.m. to 3.p.m.:
(FREE) Showroom meeting at the FBI: If you are interested in renting a showroom space at the FBI to show your collection, please join the meeting with Frances Harder over possible opportunities.

Thursday, October 28th, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.:
(WEBINAR*) Freelance for profit: As a freelance designer, it is important to understand how to charge for the work you provide.This webinar will explain about the professional different options on payment and the choices when contracting out your talents. Event fee: $15 Member/ $25 Non-Member. *Please e-mail to receive the login information.

Saturday, October 30th, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.:
Basic Flats Using Adobe Illustrator at the FBI: Learn to draw flats in Adobe Illustrator in 6 hours! Event fee: $ 75 Member/ $95 Non-Member.
For more information and registration, please visit our website www.fashionbizinc.org or e-mail info@fashionbizinc.org.

Contact: livia@fashionbizinc.org

Fashion Business Inc.
213. 892. 1669

110 E. 9th Street, Suite C-786
Los Angeles, CA 90079

Japanese Fashion Week

Click on images to enlarge.

Since January 2000, the Japan Fashion Week - International Fair (JFW-IFF) has served as a place where fashion and business come together in Japan. Exhibitors from around the world display their collections and network with other industry movers to seek out something new and expand their businesses. The Japan Fashion Week's is the largest fashion trade show in Japan. The Japanese Apparel Market is the Second largest in the World.

The Office of Textile and Apparel (OTEXA) have arranged for a U.S.A. Pavilion at the upcoming show.
If interested, contact:
Ms. Kim-Bang Nguyen
kim-bang.nguyen@trade.gov
202-482-4805