Brooklyn, NY - Designers looking for a way to showcase their collections during New York Fashion Week will have some major help this February from fashionindie media. The company behind industry-shifting FashionIndie.com, will provide three designers a recession-ready runway package for showcasing their collections during fashionindie week.

After a successful 2008 season that included a record breaking runway march across the Brooklyn Bridge and a showcase of fresh New York based talents such as New York Couture, Brooklyn Royalty, Love Brigade, and Rachel Antonoff, fashionindie media is proud to provide designers a new reason to love the budding hub for emerging fashion.

“We realized a need in the industry for a low-cost provider. A fashion show at Bryant Park isn’t a viable option for a young designer and staging a successful show outside the tents can easily run designers tens of thousands of dollars,” says fashionindie president Daniel Saynt. “By working with sponsors and creating a buzz-worthy event that will attract editors and buyers in town for fashion week, we are hoping to revitalize a market that is suffering due to the economy.”

That revitalization will take the shape of a fashion show concert currently dubbed fashionindie, ROCKS!!! t o be held at Gotham Hall, 1356 Broadway@36th Street on Friday, February 13th from 8PM – 11PM. Just mere blocks from the runways of Diane Von Furstenburg and Calvin Klein, the event will pair young designers with up & coming musical talents for a rock and roll concert that will completely change the traditional runway show.

Selected designers will have the chance to showcase their collections during live performances to a crowd of over 1000 guests including editors, buyers, celebrities, and new media press. fashionindie media will provide designers with a hair and make-up team, a full-length runway, lighting and music management and ten runway trained models. Fashionindie’s full runway package is $7000; $5000 without models.

For those designers looking to stage smaller in-studio showcases, the media group is offering a $150 promotional package that includes inclusion in fashionindie week’s Calendar of Events. The calendar will be made available online and will be distributed to over 10,000 registered press and attendees from former fashionindie events.

For additional details please visit www.NewYorkFashionWeek.FashionIndie.com

fashionindie Press Inquiries Contact:
Daniel Saynt
President, fashionindie media
saynt@fashionindie.com
(917) 450-5238

Last season we crossed the bridge, this year we take on the tents….

The biggest independent fashion event of the season is coming and you don’t want to miss a moment of it!!!

Fashion Indie Weekis back for another round of emerging fashions from some of New York’s freshest designers. Starting February 13th and running through the 20th, Fashion Indie Week will introduce over 30 designers to the world. Some familiar faces will hit the runway and talents from across the globe will be in New York for what will become the most talked about show of fashion week, Fashion Indie, ROCKS!!! a once in a lifetime fashion show concert that will be open to over 1000 of the cities most influential trendsetters.

It starts on February 13th so head to our now live registration site NewYorkFashionWeek.FashionIndie.com for all the details of our indie focused fashion event.

On the site you’ll find details on showcasing your collection, sponsoring the event, and attending our massive fashion concert, Fashion Indie ROCKS!!!

On Tuesday, we played host to Net Mixer, one of the cities top business professional networking events. The crowd was a mix of fashion types, future wall street barons, and industry entreprenuers. We played nice with Fashion Indie lovers and met some fresh faces in fashion who were looking forward to meeting again. If you missed it, you missed a great event with some up and coming players in fashion.

We’ll be sure to let you know when the next Net Mixer drops. For more info on Net Mixer, click here.

Soft, sweet and delicate, Alisha Trimble shined with a collection of girlie wearables perfect for a weekend romp by the poolside.

Show Information:

Date: Wednesday September 10th, 2008
Location: Mansion- 530 W. 28th Street NYC

21+ to enter

Time: Doors open at 8pm, fashion show starts at 11pm
(*after party immediately following the fashion show)

Open bar 9-10pm
Powered By V2 Energy Vodka

Exclusive Entertainment provided by Pilot Creative:
DJ: Benny Blanco
Live performances by:
Neon Hitch
The Chimney Climbers

FREE Gift Bags to the first 100 guests

Hosted by:
Mama Contessa and Monique Allen (the most famous transsexual from the west coast)

FREE with flyer invite or RSVP on guest list
(the flyer is the actual invite)
Email guestlist@newyorkcouture.net to be added to the guest list

You can pick up flyers for the show at the following locations (starting August 27th):
Femme Fatale- 578 Driggs Ave Brooklyn, NY
The Dressing Room- 75a Orchard Street NYC
or print the flyer off this page and bring it the day of the show

If you are PRESS interested in covering this event please email:
press@newyorkcouture.net to be added to the Press List
(please include your name, affiliation, and type of coverage needed)

So New York Fashion Week is here and everyone and their stylish, possibly queer, spandex wearing nephew are getting excited about the models, the celebrities, and the swag bags. Honestly though, I’m over it.

Every year it’s the same circus. We all rush to Bryant Park. We all wait in line. We all find our seats. The lights dim and the models hit the runway and we all end up pretty bored sitting in the dark as last years hits come playing over the sound system. It’s a joke really that an industry that’s supposed to be so on the cusp on the newest trend has gotten stuck on one set model for how to present fashion.

It’s ridiculous really. Pencil thin models are boring, especially when they’re pale and dull. Most of the collections are tired, seriously, how many times can you recreate a basic black dress?!? And the after parties are usually pretty blah. Basically, it’s all the same, every season it’s the same thing, and frankly I’m tired of it.

So my New York Fashion Week Resolution is to change the game. To make fashion exciting again. To take it beyond the runways, to present it in a new way, to make people take notice and to give young designers the chance to break free from the silly restraints established by IMG and Vogue. We started seasons ago with fashion show concerts, now we’re hosting shows on the Brooklyn Bridge for millions of people to witness.

The world of fashion is changing so keep it here on fashionindie.com cause we’re sparking the change.

Next, year expect bigger events, more designers, and a fashion week that will trump all others as Fashion Indie Media presents another season of Fashion Indie Week!!!

If you’ve been to a deli, pizzeria, nail salon, or any of the over 10,000 locations that feature danoo video screens then you’ve probably noticed this promotional piece for Fashion Indie Week Brooklyn.  That’s right bitches, we’re going viral…

There’s still time to be a part of the event whether you’re a designer looking to get more people to your event or a  sponsor looking to connect to young fashion, so head to FashionIndie.com/brooklyn to get involved. 

Special thanks to our sponsors for making this happen; Smart Car, Berkeley College, Guru Energy Drink, Liquid Salvation, and Bacchus Wine Shop.