Join Detroit Fashion Incubator Today!!!! This month we will begin our monthly featured designer series... (more info to come)... Benefits of joining DFI include

*Opportunity to consign your merchandise and retail your creations. Also, participation in our monthly featured designer events. We will host an opening event in your honor. This event is an exclusive V.I.P event co-sponsored by Detroit Fashion Pages (Detroit's Premiere Web-based Magazine)

*Monthly networking meetings (great opportunity to meet other people in the Metro Detroit that have a love of fashion)

*Monthly networking meetings (great opportunity to meet other people in the Metro Detroit that have a love of fashion)

Also, Detroit Fashion Incubator's ::: Showroom 4737 is looking for new merchandise for spring, especially men's wear... The men are feeling neglected and need stylish designer apparel. Already in for Spring we have new t-shirts from Artist and Fashion Designer ZACK OSTROWSKI of sUPERIORBELLY. Also, available on February 6 a new pre-spring collection from Michel Delon featuring great womens & mens tuxedo trousers with velvet ribbon trim (which can be customed ordered for a perfect fit) and women's kimono inspired tops/dresses. If you're an emerging designer with a great collection of clothing and need a store to support your line, please contact us to schedule an appointment to bring in your merchandise for review (attached to this email is our consignment contract)....

February 17, 2007 @ 2pm-4pm Join Us for our Monthly Members Networking Meeting... Space is limited so please send your RSVP to mailto:info@detroitfashionincubator.com If you have specific questions about the fashion industry that you would like answered, please send those question to Michael at mwilson@detroitfashionincubator.com

and when you join us for our Networking Meeting he'll have some answers!!!

We're happy to annouce the launch of Detroit's soon to be Premiere web-based magazine - Detroit Fashion Pages

click here DetroitFashionPages.com

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Here are some looks from my upcoming Spring 2007 line.... Our runway presentation is in October... I'm truly looking forward to this outing... This collection is about movement and structure. You will see some interesting construction and mixture of textures, patterns, and color...

Here are some pictures from the Haberman's "Make It Work" Contest... I had a great time and my model Catherine was so beautiful!!!!

So I didn't win the "MAKE IT WORK" Contest, but I'm not upset about it... A great friend of mine, won Sarah Lapinski... Congrats! What amazing talent we have here in Detroit... I was so excited to see what the other designers would create, because at heart I would love to be a fashion editor... Anna Wintour, Nina Garcia, and Carine Roitfeld beware... I want your job when I retire from designing...



I have a lot of things now to focus on... My Spring 2007 collection and grand opening of the Detroit Fashion Incubator... October 2006

DFI will serve as a showroom and a resource center for designers based in the Metro Detroit area and abroad. Our responsiblity will be to represent those selected clothing lines in our showroom and at trade shows to boutiques & department stores...

If you're interested please send an email to info@detroitfashionincubator.com

My very good friend of 11yrs, Shalika is getting married on August 19th... Congrats!!! I'm working today on a dress for her bridal shower this saturday... Her bridal showers theme is "Breakfast At Tiffany's". One of my all time favorite movies. I'm creating a cocktail dress inspired by one of the greatest actresses, Audrey Hepburn. This movie inspired a million versions of the LBD or little black dress... I decided to do something different for my friend... Her guests have to wear black dresses, but to make Shalika stand out we decided to use that classic blue that every girl who loves baubles knows, that Tiffany's Blue...

We did a muslin fitting on Tuesday and she was so excited about her garment... I was happy that it pleased her, because weddings and all the things that go along with planning a wedding can be very stressful. So, I wanted it to be perfect and exactly what she wanted. I feel like I'm making her wedding dress... Maybe my next challenge will be bridal... (just joking ::: no bridzilla's)

So, I have to finish her dress by 7 tonight because I'm heading to NYC in the morning and her bridal shower is Saturday... I'm so excited about going to NYC. I'm going to purchase fabric for my Spring 2007 collection and see what's new for Fall 2007. I always love going to source fabrics and being in NYC always inspires me creatively. The energy of the city and that fast paced lifestyle just feeds the mind to create... I love NYC, but I couldn't live full-time there... I like big cities and Detroit is a big city, but we are apart of that laid back midwestern lifestyle... I've toyed with the idea of moving to NYC many times over the years.. Especially when I was 18.. I told myself if Madonna could move there with less than $100, so could I... Now at 25, I know better. But when you are determined to be successful you can make anything happen. Money is necessary, but the drive, determination, and passion are the more important things...

Hello Everyone,

I'm pleased to announce I'm a finalist in the "Make It Work" Design Challenge at Haberman Fabrics in Royal Oak...
for more info go to
Haberman Fabrics or check out this article in the Detroit Free Press

:::::News & Updates::::

Coming soon

Detroit Fashion Incubator (DFI)
4737 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48208

Mission: To Provide a creative environment that will nurture the minds of aspiring fashion design talent and entrepreneurs, while producing sound businesses that can compete in the apparel industry.


With the help of the Metro Detroit Business community, City of Detroit, and educational institutions we provide assistance to our members to develop the creative, marketing and business skills necessary to thrive and grow.

Our goal is to develop Detroit home-grown fashion based companies that can compete on the international stage and sustain growth. These companies will establish a sustainable apparel industry in the South Eastern Michigan Region, providing jobs and helping to boost the struggling economy in Michigan.

- DFI will also house a retail showroom, that will showcase the designs of a select group of designers ( if you are a designer and would like to participate in this program please contact Michael < delon@micheldelon.com > for more info....

Join us from 7 to 10pm on Friday, July 28th for special sneak preview of the Incubator - come take a look at our space and find out more info about this unique Detroit destination.... Also, stop into our next door neighbor 4731 Gallery to celebrate the re-grand opening of the gallery....

Location: 4737 Grand River
Between Warren & 15th St.
For a Map & Direction click here

So, I'm a finalist in the "Make It Work" contest at Haberman Fabrics....


Here is the Challenge
"Your girlfriend is a television reporter who will be covering the 36th Annual Fash Bash® DIA fundraiser on August 27. A Tahari fashion show is featured in the gala evening. Your friend wants you to make her dress or ensemble. Her look is upscale and stylish, but her limited budget makes this a creative challenge for you."


:::::My friend Catherine is going to be my girlfriend for the challenge... You know as Girrrrl Friend... (insert laughter here)::::

check out the official page http://www.habermanfabrics.com/special_events/make_it_work_finalists.htm