At long last I have some time to write up a few of the recent Montreal Girl Geek Dinner events. I have to say thank you and the participants for their patience in waiting for me to get this together.
Here's the first of three to get us all up to date.
Back in September, we had a great time visiting The S.W.A.P Team's "Take Off Your Clothes" clothing swap at Piknic Electronik- Parc Jean Drapeau and lending our support for such a super cause. Rachel Dhawan, of Brazen Design was on hand to give fashion consultations and help folks out in putting together some fab outfits. If you missed out on attending this event, then please don't miss out on next year's. Trust me. There was much swag to be traded and for those of us who made it out, we were blown away with the selection available. All of the remaining 4000 pieces were donated to the Salvation Army and 1945 items were swapped. Wow!
A few weeks after the swap, we hosted our September talk at 'the' local co-working space Station C. Aleece gave us a recap of the "Take Off Your Clothes" events in Montreal and Toronto and covered how the organization and idea came to be, how the events work, the successes and benefits realized through the creation of this organization and its future plans for growth. With chapters springing up throughout North America and hearing the stories of effective change and connection that is coming from The S.W.A.P Team, we're certain that this is only the beginning for this group.
Rachel Dhawan, bling-mistress and founder of Brazen Design spoke to our group about on "How to Look Good and Buy Local". It was clear to see that this is one of her passions and that she is the human google of the Montreal local fashion set as she fielded some great questions from the crowd on where to find the most sought after and difficult to fit pieces (ie: jeans, boots). Rachel spoke about numerous local fashion designers, what each was known for and gave mention to the local stores that stock their products. I was so pleased to see her encourage our support of these local shops and designers in keeping business local for numerous economic and environmental reasons. Rachel also gave mention to many of the local fairs that happen here in Montreal where these designers are known to sell their wares as well as several online Canadian retailers.
Rachel also be gave us a rundown of her top ten must haves and described the best fit for each and what to pair these items with. It was an information-packed evening but really demonstrated that this girl is geeky about fashion and loves to share this with the local community.
For those who missed Rachel's talk, here's her slides for you to check out.
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It was an awesome evening. Rachel is a TOTAL fashion guru and we all loved getting advice and secret tips from her!! It was also wonderful to hear Aleece speak about SWAP's fabulous success - can't wait to hear how it goes next year! Thanks Girl Geeks for another successful get-together!!
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