Giveaway Alert: Win Passes To Afingo Fashion Forum With Guest Speaker Cynthia Rowley

If you are an aspiring fashion designer the Afingo Fashion Forum is an event you must attend. We will be randomly picking the winners of this giveaway. To enter all you have to do is comment here, follow us on Twitter with hashtag #Afingo or “like” our new page on Facebook and comment on page. The deadline is Wednesday March 31, 2011 at 3pm. After the winner is chosen I will need your name and email address you will have comp tickets waiting at event.

AFINGO Fashion Forum will be taking place this Friday, April 1, 2011 in New York City at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s K.M. Amphitheater (Building D on 27th Street and Seventh Avenue). For more details visit: http://affny.eventbrite.com/.

“The AFINGO Fashion Forum is a space where the fashion-interested and the fashion expert can meet and both walk away with more knowledgeable, ideas and information to help move their respective businesses forward,” says Liza Deyrmenjian, co-founder and CEO of AFINGO. “It mirrors the mission of Afingo.com, bringing that online experience into a real-time environment.”

The five panels include…
ICONIC WISDOM: A DISCUSSION WITH CYNTHIA ROWLEY
Designer Cynthia Rowley talks about the essential moments in her more than 20-year career on the New York fashion scene with Nick Axelrod, Fashion News Editor of ELLE. Rowley will also discuss in what direction she sees the industry heading, the role of celebrity in fashion, and the future plan for her eponymous line.

READY TO LAUNCH YOUR LINE? Top designers and retailers will share their stories and give practical advice on how to effectively make the leap from sketch to sales, including how to avoid dangerous pit-falls to position a line for success.

SUSTAINABILITY & PHILANTHROPY Experts in the arena of green fashion examine the balance of incorporating eco-friendly and socially responsible initiatives into the fashion businesses, finding new ways to be environmentally conscious without sacrificing style — or the bottom line.

SOCIAL MEDIA & PUBLICITY PR professionals emphasize the importance of creating a signature identity and impart methods for achieving the best, most targeted exposure for everything from a personal style blog to an up-and-coming boutique.

INNOVATION Industry iconoclasts turn the traditional business model on its head, highlighting new methods to build a business, reach consumers, and distribute products.

About AFINGO:
AFINGO.COM is the first online platform to help fashion designers turn their vision from sketchpad to production to retail by providing expert advice, as well as vetted development and production resources. AFINGO combines a fashion sensibility with a highly functional utility, designed to educate designers, vet vendors and facilitate connections, becoming an invaluable tool for designers to Get It Made™. AFINGO lowers the barrier of entry into the fashion business through education, connection and nurturing of future of design talent.