We are in early stage conversations with a national mall-based apparel retailer on a in-store consumer kiosk. We would love your honest feedback on our proto and business concept.

What is sustainable fashion? How do brands and consumers engage in it? What does the future of sustainable fashion look like? How can you participate in sustainable fashion now?

Showcasing and discussion about collaborative fashion design (e.g. open source sewing) and copyright free online tools and resources for fashion designers and hobby seamstresses.

how to start, build readership, and maintain traffic on a fashion/style blog

How's a young designer to get their product to market? Learn about various e-commerce solutions that are suitable for the fashion world.

can't afford expensive photographers? Need to update your site often. Learn tricks on how to shoot and upload your photos for a website.

Intro level sewing course, covering threading a machine, cutting out pattern pieces, and sewing basic seams.

Needs to be finished in a double block of time (probably 1.5hrs). Tote bag is a likely candidate.

new business models using technology platforms to drive or create fashion

Boutique and Small Apparel Retail Owners & Managers come together to discuss some of the challenges facing them and their business how they could possible be resolved through the embracing of technology.

for accessories and apparel

i have a business, marketing and manufacturing pla, a great product and a working prototype.

where do i meet potential investors and pitch my business to them?

how technology is changing retail buying strategy in fashion

What does the "green" movement mean for fashion and is sustainable design a viable avenue in fashion design.

An overview of the relationship between technology and the fashion system throughout history. Technical, aesthetic and social/cultural realms will be explored.

New materials are popping up daily and expanding the fashion designers pallet. Explore what designers have been doing in this experimental space and discuss how it can be expanded.

A space, time to share ideas, create rough prototypes and build a volume of research work locally.

Overview of the intersection of beauty and privacy. Why privacy is important and how, in an age of shrinking privacy, fashion can save your mortal soul. This is also an introduction and preliminary presentation of my thesis at ITP.

A discussion about how wearable technology can be used to passively collect extremely valuable data about our immediate surroundings. Pollutants such as carbon monoxide, dust, methane gas, noise, light and more are now easily measured with sensors small enough to be worn. This new form of research is unique as a wearable form, allowing data to be collected for longer periods of time, and with greater accuracy. http://thesis.jmsaavedra.com

Which platforms and how to use them. Going beyond Twitter and Facebook to create comprehensive branding for your fashion blog.