Rock & Shop Market - Sat. Dec. 17, 2011

FASHION SHOW 2011 - Sponsored by Spoonflower & styled by The Garden Salon
At 3:30pm in the Trotter Building

Produced by Jamie Powell & Mor Aframian

This Year's Designers:

Matthew Mahler Tierra Ideas	Matthew Mahler is founder of Tierra Ideas, the exclusive manufacturer of travel bags made from recycled airplane textiles donated by Delta Air Lines. Tierra Ideas recently launched Taking Recycle Higher, a nationwide Kickstarter campaign that runs through December 26th with the goal of turning 1000's of recycled aircraft seat covers into bags. Tierra Ideas has donated 10% of proceeds to The Nature Conservancy, an international conservation organization and their bags have been featured in USA Today, Sky Magazine, and Diane Sawyer's Made in America. Their bags are available for purchase locally at designbox, NOFO, A Southern Season, and Morgan Imports.
Oami Powers Judah Ross (Read Our Profile of Oami Here)	Contemporary women's clothing made with an emphasis on excellent construction, beautiful textiles and interesting details. These limited edition pieces are sewn in Raleigh, NC.
Wendy Allen Miss Fitt	Wendy Allen is the designer behind the name Miss Fitt & Co., maker of hand felted wool hats, scarves and other accesories. Miss Fitt was born in San Francisco when local hat shop owner spotted a hat Wendy had made and asked her to design a line for the store. Since moving back to the east coast she has been expanding her line and exploring new felting techniques. A blend of retro and contemporary stying combined with the organic quality of hand felting gives her work the ability to blend with any wardrobe. Miss Fitt hats are friend makers. They make you smile.
Katelyn & Eleanor Faded Summer	Both graduates of NC State’s College of Art and Design and College of Textiles , Eleanor and Katelyn share a passion for textiles, design, and a little bit of sparkle. The pair first connected while studying fashion and costume design in Prague and then both went on to design collections for NC State’s Art to Wear show. Despite these similarities, the pair follow different paths in their design work with Katelyn focusing on jewelry and textile design and Eleanor on fashion and surface design. Their recent collaboration brought together their distinct design philosophies, resulting in a fresh aesthetic and ultimately a new brand. For their most recent collection Faded Summer, Katelyn and Eleanor designed and knit the fabrics for the collection with colors and motifs inspired by thoughts of nostalgic summers and the patterns found in repetitive natural occurrences. In addition applying these fabrics into their clothing design, the collection also features embellishment, jewelry, and headpieces designed by the duo.
Amber Brown Raimbow Tree	Raimbow Tree draws inspiration from the whimsy of the forest and all the colors of the rainbow to create one of a kind wearable art. Each hat, headband, and garment are made without patterns or templates and with the intention to celebrate the feeling of living in the moment and releasing your inner mystical creature!