Biomimetic Bride was created by Catherine Hazin, Kelly Hofer & Dianne Gibson. Video by Paul Spenard Catherine Hazin is originally from Edmonton and moved to Calgary to attend ACAD in 1997. “I have an interdisciplinary BFA from ACAD, and my major was metalsmithing, and my minor was textiles. I have always had a passion […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Photos by Justin Poulsen and Edward Ross photography. Video by Paul Spenard Patricia “Tricia” Flanagan is an Australian/ Irish. She grew up in a family run electrical […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Photos by Edward Ross photography. Video: Paul Spenard “I was born in London, England and moved to Calgary with my parents when she was was […]
During a whirlwind 3-day visit to Shenzhen, China, MakeFashion shared a booth with Tricia Flanagan from the Wearables Lab. Tricia’s work (including Blinklifier displayed at our 2014 gala) was displayed along with Tech Tie (Jeff De Boer) and Illuminated Vintage (Kenzie Housego, Amie May, Stacey Morgan & Dan Damron). The pieces were a huge hit, […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Photos by Andras Schram. Genene Grant was originally from Comox, BC and moved to Calgary 14 years ago, attracted to the energy of the city and positive […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Photos by Justin Poulsen and Edward Ross photography. Video by Paul Spenard Elle Nguyen, creator of “Dragon Queen” with Aman Dhalay was born and raised in Calgary. […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Photos by Edward Ross photography. Kathryn Blair and teammate Ryan Blair, creators of “Common Experience” are both from Calgary. “I like that the maker and art communities […]
MakeFashion Spotlight is an insider’s look on our 2014 gala pieces. Follow us as we showcase each of our designers and the inspiration and technology behind their work. Video by Paul Spenard Shannon Chappell (the maker) is from Prince Edward Island, and Kayna Hardman (the seamstress) is from Calgary. We both now reside in Calgary. […]
photo credits: Doug Wong Thanks to everyone who attended, sponsored, supported, and volunteered for our 2014 MakeFashion gala. We were thrilled to have over 400 attendees at the WestJet Campus. We will be posting follow-up notes and details on some of the pieces you saw soon, in the meantime have a look at some local coverage […]
Calgary-based MakeFashion made a big impression on the 2014 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) runway in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES is the world’s largest consumer technology show with over 150,000 attendees. MakeFashion founders Shannon Hoover, Maria Hoover, and Chelsea Klukas and designer Angela Dale were in attendance for the FashionWare wearable technology event on January 9th […]
