Its End of August!!

How time flies, I can't believe that I took time off blogging, not on purpose, but because I have been so busy being creative. I had a few fun events in July, from the Fashion Fest 2010 to the Fashion Denver Market which was fun. I discovered that my keyhole Sheath dress was loved by many. Therefore, for spring 2011, it will come in cotton as well and in colorful prints. I have been finalizing my designs, creating my patterns and cleaning all necessary as the next plan is to present to a few boutiques and also sell on my website. www.audrymarie.com

In addition to all this, I have been making one on one clothing for my great clients. Its my first love, making clothes for people, but in the meantime, i have to keep on moving. So much coming this fall. Thanks for stoppying by

Happy July

Whenever July comes around, i get this little nudge reminding me that 6 out of 12 months is gone. This is a time for me to ask myself what I achieved in the past six months. Did I achieve the goals I set for myself? What are the lessons learned, will I change anything? These are questions that I am asking myself........

Anyhoo, July is a fun month. The Fashion Denver Summer Market is on July 11th and I do have a few fun dresses and skirts for sale. Its all about fun and networking as well.

Style Wars Show

The style wars show was last friday and it was so much fun and sweaty. The designers were given 40 minutes to create a garment from recycled materials, donated clothes from Goodwill and just plain weird interesting stuffs. My friend Lyn was my assistant for the event and my lovely friend/model Amanda was my model. We ended up cutting up a mens shirt and using a bed sheet to create a skirt. We used a sack like material as the belt. It was great. Check out the picture..

Upcoming Fashion Event

DAM Untitled {Sloth} x The Fabric Lab Style Wars II
Date: Friday, June 25, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Denver Art Museum > North Building "Old Building"
Street: 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
City/Town: Denver, CO
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Description.Untitled #30 (Sloth) x The Fabric Lab Presents Style Wars II

Friday, June 25th 2010
Time: 6pm – 10pm
Where:
Denver Art Museum Ponti Hall > North Building
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204-2788
(720) 865-5000

DJ Postman

Live Performance from Ian Cooke

“Style Wars” Designers Compete in a Fast Paced Fashion Design Battle!

-Each designer will have 1 model. 1 assistant, portable sewing machine, clothing rack containing random fabrics, every day objects, recycled garments, raw materials, limited sewing supplies like fabric glue, duct tape, fabric markers, sequins, ribbon, buttons, and only 30 minutes to make a brand new high fashion piece completely done in front of a LIVE audience! Designers and their assistants will only 15 minutes to look over their rack of supplies provided by us and time to sketch their design before the competition starts.


Hair by Charlie Price
Make-Up By: Katelyn Simkins

Sponsors:
Goodwill Denver
Beatrice & Woodsley
Double Daughter's Salotto

Local Designers Competing

-Incroyables By Melissa May

-Katie Wells of Giddy Up

-Kotomi Yoshida of Studio Yoshida

-Francis Roces of Kimono Dragons

-Baily Rose Clothing

-Enuma Duhu of Audry Marie Clothing

-Rachel Hurst of Fashions By Rae Marie

-Mariah Baretta

-Shannon Buckley

Judges

-Beth Bradley > Sew News, Associate Editor
-Mona Lucero> Local Fashion Designer and Owner of Mona Lucero Design Boutique
-Dianne Denholm> Owner of Tactile Gallery

AFTER PARTY!
Join us at Double Daughter’s Salotto for a fanciful soiree of complimentary hors d‘oeuvres and drinks immediately following The Denver Art Museum Untitled #30 {Sloth} and The Fabric Lab Style Wars II.

Double Daughters Salotto
1632 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 623-3505

For More Info:
http://thefabriclab.wordpress.com/
http://untitled.denverartmuseum.org

Planning the next collection

This is my 2nd year of committing to doing what I love. Been busy planning Audry Marie Holiday 2010 Collection Spring 2011. My trip to Los Angeles was useful. I spent majority of my time at downtown LA, specifically 9th Street and Pedro St. It always gives me joy simply looking and touching fabrics....trying to figure out what the content is and how it will move when worn...what style will fit certain fabrics etc. Imagine using a wrinkly fabric for a pair of pants or forgetting to line s dress when the fabric is itch? For every fabric I decide to use, I put a lot of thought to it. Will this work for what I intend to use it for and I always think about how to finish an outfit prior to my cutting any fabric. Taking the time to write down step by step of how you plan to construct a garment is necessary. Imagine finishing the neckline and forgetting to install a zipper till the very end?

I finally settled for some fabric with lycra/spandex and fun colors. Still trying to narrow down my colors...........navy, turquoise,red or wine. We'll see soon.

Prints,florals, colors and full skirt

This spring, it won't hurt to pair a colorful floral full skirt with a plain top.Black and grey is cool, but its time for bold colors. This fall, we will see lots of full skirts as well. I am curently working on a few floral dresses for summer. I plan to attend one of the few markets in Denver to test my product. Stay tuned.

My etsy shop

I finally registered on Etsy.com to sell handmade clothing. At this time, it is not part of my premier colection, just fun cllothes that I made, inspired by each fabric. I hope to add a piece each week to build my store. Support handmade!! Check this out at:

www.audrymarie.etsy.com