Entries by Chelsea Klukas

NUTV Covers MakeFashion 2013 Launch

Thanks to everyone who attended our successful launch. We had a great time announcing our 2014 artists. For those of you who missed the launch, we have now posted our 2014 designers and will be posting sneak peeks of the projects in the new year! NUTV covered our launch, check it out here:

Shannon and Maria Hoover win Top 40 Under 40 Award.

MakeFashion Co-Founders Shannon and Maria Hoover were recently awarded with Avenue Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 award. Avenue Calgary‘s Top 40 Under 40 celebrates Calgarians under the age of 40 who excel in their respective fields, give back to their community and raise the profile of the city. See the Avenue article here.

2014 Designers Announced!

We are excited to announce our designers for the 2014 gala. The gala runway show celebrating wearable technology will take place in Calgary, AB. Venue TBA. Tickets available December 2013. Our designers were announced at our launch event. Learn about our 2014 designers here.

MakeFashion 2014 Launch Event

UPDATE: The event has been rescheduled to Tuesday Oct 8th – hope to see you there! MakeFashion, a collaborative initiative dedicated to exploring the convergence of fashion and technology, is thrilled to announce the 2014 MakeFashion Gala Launch Event. Designers, artists and performers from Calgary and across the globe who are participating in the January, […]

2014 Call for Submissions

MakeFashion is looking for designers for our 2014 show! MakeFashion is Calgary’s fashion and tech festival. The gala runway show is scheduled for January 2014.  To see previous events, see our 2013 gala wrap-up or our video of the event here. MakeFashion is looking for designers, artists, and tech enthusiasts to participate in the event. Applicants […]

Gala Wrap-Up

Wow! What a night! Our first Gala and Runway show was an amazing night. Our event sold out days before the show and our fabulous designers amazed the audience with their skill and creativity.   The show began with performances from La Gogue and Hoop Around. The go-go dancers sported light-up corsets and glowing hula-hoops […]

MakeFashion Gala: January 2013

New date: Jan 25th 2013 The MakeFashion initiative is a collaboration of great minds who want to demonstrate that the convergence of Technology and Art can result in a form, fashion and community brand new to Calgary. Creativity and innovation are the guiding principles to unit fashion, jewelry and accessories designers with software and hardware […]

Make Cocktails 2: Harvest Oct 26th

Come down and support MAKE Fashion with the most tantalizing libations Calgary has ever seen, again. Imbibe with the fashion conscience Calgarians while contributing to this amazing technological cause.   Buy Tickets Here    DARREN FABIAN & PHILIPPE GRANDBOIS (@Candelacalgary, @Alloydining, @justcocktails, @GboisGroup, @blueshockjobs) will be showcasing Masterful Mixology with amazingly artistic Harvest Cocktails. Darren […]

MakeFashion: Save the Date

The make fashion event is approaching!  Save the date in your calendars.   Friday, Nov 9th 2012 Endeavor Arts *Note – Gala event has been changed from Nov 2nd to Nov 9th!   Also save the date for our next Make Cocktails fundraiser: Oct 26th Details and ticket sales coming soon.