“Cupcakes and Couture” First Fundraiser for Denver Design Incubator

(Denver, CO) -- DVLP Clothing will host Cupcakes and Couture as a kick-off fundraiser and fashion event for the newly established Denver Design Incubator (DDI). DDI will be an in-residence program for new emerging apparel and accessory designers to develop successful lines of clothing, reach profitable markets, and launch as established apparel and accessory manufacturers.

Cupcakes and Couture will feature Colorado fashion designers showing couture garments in a Parisian style fashion show paired with delicious cupcake bakeries. The after-hours gathering will be held Friday, December 10th at the Jet Hotel, 1812 Wazee in LoDo from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The ticket price of $20.00 includes cocktail, cupcakes and entertainment with 100% of the proceeds going to the incubator. A silent auction of fashion items will also be held to raise funds.
Denver Design Incubator is a non-profit organization modeled after successful design incubators in Toronto, Chicago, and New York. The recently formed Board of Directors includes designers of Colorado apparel manufacturers, fashion lawyers and finance experts, design educators, and retail specialists. Cupcakes and Couture is the first of many events and workshops to be held in Denver leading up to the first designers-in-residence June, 2011 with the goal of “Moving Fashion Forward” in Colorado.

To purchase tickets contact Kathy Bacon, Kathy.dfs@comcast.net or Rustin Coburn, rustin@developclothing.com. Tickets will also be available at the event.