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GREEN BKSTYLE!™ an Earth Day Fashion Event!Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM (ET)Brooklyn, NY |
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GREEN BKSTYLE!™
APRIL 22nd 4-10 pm
Outpost Lounge 1014 Fulton Street Brooklyn NY
Shop immediate spring 2010 local environmentally friendly clothing and accessories from local designers!
- Melissa Lockwood
- Bweela Steptoe
- Trudy miller
- The Hot Love movement
Meet several emerging lines exploring the shift to wards green and here them speak on their discoveries and challenges!
“Learn About our initiative in The Fashion Tech and Open Style Initiatives”
- Embrace da BSs… the practicality of “Open Style” and distributed production
- learn about our SS2010 Haiti project and how designers can “GIVE BACK”
See items that are convertible reversible invertible! Round it off with tips on savvy earth friendly accessories from
- OniRen Designs
- Earthasm
- Amour de Jungle
Explore how other culture are approaching Green fashion
- Melanie’s Fashion Indian design that Is Fair Trade
- Rodney Alexander from The Caribbean Aesthetic and eco style!e!
Explore practical ways to give your clothing a green makeover; from reducing, ,re-using, recycling, rethinking to re-inventing your current pieces; invest in items that are that are convertible reversible invertible, to the art of making wearable items of clothing from scarves!
Take your Style And GREEN IT
Yes Technology can Help us go green! Down load the 2d code readers and see how main street can use hi tech to go green- as local businesses test 2d codes and live streaming to cut cost and save carbon footprint!
It’s not easy being green Kermit may have a point- but we’re all trying to count down the carbon , so we’ll Address the astro turfing of fashion as local designers discuss “HOW To” Green Fashion and update your style on Brooklyn Fashion Week efforts to green presentation as a local alternative! See How GREEN BKSTYLE!™ Look as we close the evening with a BKSTYLE!™ Fashion show
The Spirit of green
Community businesses getting together – to sponsor and support local business
The Consumer perspective
The nature or eco means a lot of one-offs, (one of a kind) and and thing done a bit slower, live and in real time. Register for our First Dibs fashion list; Pre order it’s just a couple of weeks… but it will help designers create only what’s needed! help us cut down on paper marketing join our Facebook Fanpage. GREEN BKSTYLE!™ is essential a holistic approach to a sustainable business models… That is quintessential BKSTYLE!™!
It’s still a party so …
Celebrate The 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with performances and music from local talent as they share it with a global audience courtesy the wonders of modern Technology!
All this set against the backdrop of a local venue with a green
perspective and a tech forward atmosphere!
Take it from me turning 40 is so Sexy, hip Or Cool!
We’re a community and have special
offers for our supporters
Press Contact
http;//My.28squared.com/azizapr
Designers, volunteers and
sponsors connect
http://My.28squared.com/brooklynfashionweek
It’s a party as we Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with GREEN BKSTYLE!™ The Free event
We’re a
community
and have
special offers for our
supporters
Press Contact
http;//My.28squared.com/azizapr
Designers, volunteers and
sponsors connect
http://My.28squared.com/brooklynfashi...
When & Where
Outpost Lounge
1014 Fulton Strret
Brooklyn,
NY
Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM (ET)
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FASHION TECH?!
We're part Of FashionCamp so yes we believe in Fashion Technology1
Technology Greatly reduces paper use! Yes there may ba a slight learning curve and adoption cost but the savings is worth it!
Enter gettag.mobi into your phones browser, download and use to "read" the Microsoft Tag above
We've been using and testing the tags in Brooklyn with local designers and artist and across several phones... the above tag seems the most accurate, we like the code sthat include an image (below) to read these. First check your phone to see if it came with a built in app or download a 2D code reader from the list we pulled together point your mobile to
bit.ly/green2d
We'll be on Hand to discuss pros and cons and obstacles! So if You Like your tech with a bit of Style... come on down!
We'll have a 2D Code Displays on Hand, showcasing how this technology works and can assist local buisness! We're also testing our Location based network http://My.28squared.com so sign up and Check in at Outpost Lounge!
WE sse Technology In Research, design, production, sale and marketing of Fashion! Tashion Tech cuts cost and really cuts our carbon footprint!