It is a competitive industry out there, so AFINGO (sign up to be notified of their April Beta launch at www.afingo.com) is the “utltimate designer resource to get it made” launched in 2010 as the first online platform to help fashion designers turn their vision from concept to reality by connecting fashion leaders and entrepreneurs to share their expertise in development, production, retail and industry resources.
If you want to go and are in the New York area, the AFINGO Fashion Forum returns to New York City this Friday, April 1 at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s K.M. Amphitheater (Building D on 27th Street and Seventh Avenue). For New York registration information visit affny.eventbrite.com.
But wait! We have two all day passes you can win during our 24 hour flash giveaway, see details below!
Topics include sustainability and philanthropy, innovative business, social media, and launch your line. Moderated panel discussions, 30 minute networking sessions post discussions and an all-star line-up make this a designers dream.
Our favorite topic on the agenda will be: SUSTAINABILITY & PHILANTHROPY. Experts in the arena of green fashion examine the balance of incorporating eco-friendly and socially responsible initiatives into the fashion business while finding new ways to be environmentally conscious without sacrificing style — or the bottom line. A past MHM interview with Summer Rayne Oaks, Eco model/Activist and Founder of Source4Style will be on the panel along with Jill Fehrenbacher, Founder of Inhabitat.com (Moderator), Julie Gilhart, Fashion Consultant and Melissa Kushner, Founder & Executive Director of Goods for Good.
Other industry names include:
- Starre Vartan, Publisher, Eco-Chick/Editor-at-Large, Coco Eco Magazine
- Designer Cynthia Rowley
- Nick Axelrod, Fashion News Editor of ELLE
- Randi Packard, Fashion Director, Real Simple
- Keith Pollock, Editorial Director, ELLE.com
- Jenny Fleiss/Jennifer Hyman, Co-Founders, Rent the Runway
A portion of proceeds will benefit non-profit Goods for Good (www.goods4good.org), specifically the organization’s tailor-in-Training program, which reroutes new and unused surplus fabric from the fashion industry to under-resourced vocational training programs in Malawi.
P.S. if you miss New York, AFINGO Goes West returning to Los Angeles on May 5 at the California Market Center.
24 HR FLASH GIVEAWAY for 2 all-day passes (valued at $200) includes entry to all five panel discussions in NY this Friday, April 1st and DOES NOT include transportation to/from event.
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