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Figured I’d give you an update on what’s going on behind the scenes at our little budding fashion empire.

So we’ve obviously been busy preparing a huge little fashion week (with few sponsors, yay recession), changing things up on FashionIndie.com and getting ready for what has already been the busy year for us, ever.

I spent the last few weeks at meetings with prospective partners for the new year and lately I’ve been all about synergy, that fun little word that’s the business equivalent of you scratch my back, I’ll suck you balls.

Rock PR Media was one of our first meetings. They contacted us cause they heard about Fashion Indie Week and wanted to figure out a way to collaborate on our opening event. The group is massively awesome, they host Style 360 and Funkshion in Miami and are looking to focus more on big name designers like Russell Simmons and Richie Rich. We love the smaller designers, so if all goes amazingly well, they will be there for all future Fashion Indie Weeks.  Also, they work on events for big players like Vogue, and as it stands as of right this second, we will be hosting a show with the mega fashion mag on February 13th and feature some handpicked young designers from our roster of talents.

Unfortunately, it seems like our big opening event will not be taking place at Gotham Hall. We tried repeatedly to save the space but when production costs crept into the $31,000 level we had to pull the plug and move to another destination. We’re hoping to work something out with the quite lovely folks at the W Hotels and possibly create a partnership which leads to “W Hotels Fashion Indie Week” or something equally awesome but we will see.

We also stopped by the offices of Zink magazine to speak with their new business developer, Billy Dertilis. The offices were awesome and when we walked in we spotted one of the staffers catching up on her daily fashion news from, wait for it… FASHIONINDIE.COM!!! We’re working on bringing our businesses together, them on the print side, us focussed on the dotcom, but regardless of what the relationship becomes, I think we were able to find a new Board member in Billy. He’s pretty flipping cool, has a great knowledge of the publishing world, and speaks French, which pretty much is the only prerequisit for me to instantly like someone (Becks and I got engaged on the eifel tower. Totally cliche until you realize that she proposed to me).

Last Friday we got a call from one of the producers at Gossip Girls. They are working on some mini episodes and were interested in some of the designers we worked with. We sent over profiles for Alyssa Key of Love Brigade, Rachel Antonoff and snuck in one for Becks. The mini episodes will follow someone around to get a picture at their oww so wonderful life. Expect them to air in April when the girls return.

Last week I also sat down with one of my favorite PR moguls, Claudine Gumbel of Think PR. I’ve known her for sometime (back when Caravan was just rolling around) and she’s always been especially special to the folks at Fashion Indie.  I’ve had her in consideration for a board seat for sometime and offered. Luckily she accepted and we’re now trying to finalize details for when she returns from Sundance and gets past all the Fashion Week fun.

Also, we’re doing True Life, again. Last time we had them following around Cassie from New York Couture as she prepped for her fashion week show. I made a two milisecond cameo in which I managed to exude equal amounts of sweat and greasyness. This time around the camera’s will be following Becks as she preps for a life altering decision. Expect Calvin Klein Goldenburg Saynt and Michael J. Foxy to make an appearance (they’re our dogs for clarity).

The shoots with photographer Richard Corman are nearly complete. He’s been stagging amazing photos with some of the designers we’ve be friended over the years as a kind of tribute to fashion indie in New York. It should be some amazing stuff as Jerry Tam of Form stated he thouroughly loved his experience.

On Wednesday, I’m off to Vice Land. The hipster lifeguide is gonna sit with us to discuss future projects. Hopefully, they’re down for our upcoming block party in Williamsburg (was supposed to happen during New Years, but then it just kind of didn’t) or introducing us to some of their favorite DONTs.

Also, Corey is back in town from Boston. We partied through some of the coolest spots last night (aka got rejected from R Bar and Lit and then ended up at some West Village dive. I know, who the fuck gets rejected from LIT!!! That place fucking smells like sweaty mangina and daddy issues. I’m blaming my friend Jamal who decided to hit the night in a North Face jacket and California faded Diesel jeans). I drank a series of beers with cats on them (Tiger, Red Lion, and Pussy, at least that’s what everyone calls a Blue Moon these days) and made it home last night at 5AM. Woke up at 10AM and I’m now cooking a Turkey for an impromtu family reunion my mom decided to host. Yay, family.

Wondering if I’m missing anything. Oh yeah!!! On of our Next members, Romey, works with some wicked jewelry lines and decided to invite Becks and I to some private event with Wolverine (aka Hugh Jackman) and that dude who isn’t Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am. Corey dared me to say “Nice to meet you Wyclef. When are the Fuggees dropping another album?” when I’m introduced to him, but I’m thinking I’m gonna stick with “Women you can’t live with them, you can’t invite them to join your band cause they’re venoumous leaches who destroy your credibility, make you seem like a sell out, and then ditch your ass for a solo career.”

Also, LXTV and Elle just displayed interest in Fashion Indie Week. They will be covering the show and Elle is listing us as one of their favorite blogs. Holla!!!

I think that’s about all that’s happening in our crazed little lives so I’m off.

Oh wait, one more thing. WE’RE HIRING!!!

We need a couple of the following things…

Photographers for Fashion Week

Videographer to shoot a new Fashion Indie web show

Screenprinter who can make t-shirts for cheapies

Public Relations Intern who will eventually become a full time PR person for a few of our brands

Marketing Intern who loves being on Facebook and Next

Web Designer who is familiar with photoshop, wordpress, java, and css

Graphic Designer who is familiar with reversing the effects of photoshop

And two comedic writers who are good at being assholes

Okay, I think that’s about it.