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Fashion Week may be over, but there are those of us still deep in the trenches. This weekend, FashionCampNY is meeting at Parsons to discuss issues and techniques for fashion and technology. Everyone was invited to speak on whatever inspires them or knowledge they want to share.
The simple rules were these: [1] Share you knowledge: if you have something to speak on, write it on a piece of paper and post it on the board. [2] The rule of feet: Attend whatever talks you want, if you find it uninteresting, don’t disturb the talk or cause problems, just walk out and find something more interesting.
While attendees enjoyed themselves presenting, listening, and mingling throughout the day, I enjoyed myself taking pictures of said people presenting, listening, and mingling.
FashionCamp attendees listening to Judith on Marketing and Monetizing a Fashion site.
Attendees listen, in rapt interest, to Sabine Seymour on wearable technology.
Angela E. Matthews wearing one of her pieces of vintage jewelry, including rope from a mop.
The FashionCamp schedule. In barcamp style, presenters write their proposed talks on a piece of paper and stick it to the scheduling grid the morning of the event. People would occasionally come up and ask me what tomorrow would be like, and I was pleased to tell them that their guess was as good as mine. That is the beauty of FashionCamp.
Checking out the laser cutter.
Rasterized image printed by the laser cutter on a think piece of ply wood.
Sabine Seymour presenting pieces featured in her book, Fashionable Technology. This piece on spray-on fabric particularly caught the attendees imaginations. Just check out the #fashioncamp2010 feed to get a sense of what the attendees are saying.
Group discussing sustainable fashion. It’s quite the hot topic in fashion right now but so easily oversimplified. People like easy solutions rather than recognizing such complexities as how organic cotton isn’t as durable as its non-organic processed cousin. How creation process must also be tempered by it’s longevity, and one must always consider not just how it is constructed but how it will be deconstructed.
Of course, FashionCamp wouldn’t be complete without sewing lessons to those unacquainted to the sewing machine..
And more recording of information imparted by FashionCamp’s man many speakers.
I feel that this picture pretty well sums up FashionCamp, as some attendees discuss issues while others play and explore.