ModCloth

Every year, the Fashion Association makes a trip to Pittsburgh and New York City. Normally the Pittsburgh trip is during the fall semester, and New York is in the Spring, but a series of events changed that, and we went on our Pittsburgh trip today. This was the first time our organization was able to visit ModCloth's Pittsburgh office and distribution center, and it was so informative and educational.




We arrived at the offices at 10:30, and waited for a short while in ModCloth's mod waiting room.


Casie was a great tour guide. It was really awesome to physically see how much the company has grown since its inception in a Carnegie Mellon dorm room in 2002. ModCloth is a community e-commerce store. It does not operate on trends or what they think people should wear, but the company really focuses on what the customers want. One of the ways ModCloth does this is through their "Be the Buyer" option where customers can actively vote on products and suggest changes. We learned so much about ModCloth today, I would have to write a little book to include everything, so I am going to leave my comments on that point that stood out to me about the company and include more pictures from the trip.

If you went on the trip, comment and let us know what stuck out in your mind about ModCloth!

Fashion Association at the Relay for Life!

This year's Relay for life was from 5:00 p.m. April 8th, until 9:00 a.m. April 9th. The Fashion Association set up a "Decorate your own cookie" table. Our great officers, Amanda and Chelsea, did an excellent job making 70 sugar cookies, mixing about 14 bags of colored icing, and making the cute sign for our table. As far as I know, we raised about $350 dollars for the cause, and that is before the money from out cookie sales. It was a super fun time with the club, check out some of the pictures in the post or on the events page!

Valentino: The Last Emperor

Tonight, the Fashion Association watched the film "Valentino: The Last Emperor," and ate pizza, not before going over upcoming events!

1. Our next meeting is April 13. We will be making invitations for our Style Show. The style show is Wednesday, April 27th and we need models!

2. American Eagle is now unable to have us come on the 15th, so instead of rescheduling with ModCloth, for the third time, we will just be going to ModCloth and having a shopping extravaganza! If you are not familiar with ModCloth, be sure to check out their website!
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3. We are forming a team for the Relay for Life. If you would like to be on our team, you can register online here! (There is a $10 registration fee)


Here is the trailer for the movie watched. It was a really great insight into the fashion world.

ATTN: Philly Fashionistas

Roberto Capucci, a famous Italian designer, is showcasing an exhibit titled "Art Into Fashion" from March 16, 2011 to June 5, 2011 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tickets are $22.00, but should be well worth it. Just look at some of his work ( click the image for original source)

Hello!

Welcome to the new Fashion Association Blog! I felt like since blogs are so popular, this would be a really good way for people to be able to keep up with what the organization is doing. So, watch out, this is only the beginning!