🏃Issue #11 - Shoot #4 Wrap-Up, Workshops, CFE.3 Reminders, Semester Feedback Form🏃
Hi, TFN! Checkout Issue #11 for info on Shoot #4 wrap-up's, new/upcoming workshops (and events!), CFE.3 reminders, as well as the Semester Feedback Form.
📰 Newsletter At A Glance:
BODY MODIFICATION WRAP-UP + PHOTO UPLOAD 💉
Semester Feedback Form + Photo Album 🛎️
SCREENPRINTING EVENT! 🎨
[UPDATED] Workshop Schedule 🔔
Writing Schedule ✏️
UPCOMING END-OF-THE-YEAR EVENTS
CFE.3 REMINDERS 🧪
Pay your dues 💵
Links, links, links! 🔗
Looking ahead 🌅
1) BODY MODIFICATION WRAP-UP + PHOTO UPLOAD 💉
Photography by: Isaac Tu
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone involved in the making, creating, ideating, planning, and executing of our fourth shoot of the semester, “BODY MODIFICATION.” On behalf of myself and the Exec. Board, we are so proud of all of you and beyond impressed with the shoot! A major shoutout goes to the makeup artists, models, photographers/videographers, and stylists; Each of you played such an integral part in this shoot and we couldn’t be happier.
Photo/Video Upload:
With that in mind, PHOTOGRAPHERS + VIDEOGRAPHERS, please upload your videos by APRIL 16th at 11:59 PM and photos by APRIL 23rd at 11:59 PM. See the link below for uploading and instructions as well as refer to the email sent to you by Francesca Dumiterscu (P/V Director). All questions can be directed towards Francesca regarding photo/video uploads (fdd3@illinois.edu)
Clothing Pick-Off/Drop-Off + Lost & Found:
Lastly, all stylists and models who need to pick up their pieces from BODY MODIFICATION, PLEASE CONTACT KAILEY SEDLACEK (Creative Director of Styling) IF YOU HAVE NOT RETURNED/RECEIVED YOUR CLOTHING!
2) SEMESTER FEEDBACK FORM + PHOTO ALBUM🛎️
Photography by: Nethra Yuvaraj
Semester Feedback Form🛎️
We appreciate all the feedback we have received from TFN members regarding their experiences in TFN this semester. Whether it be positive or negative, your words, honesty, and efforts put into TFN matter to us. Below we have attached a feedback form for you all to review your semester with TFN as a way for us to improve the experience of The Fashion Network for all its members. Please feel free to reach out to tfnuiuc@gmail.com in the meantime if you have any immediate concerns; we appreciate your honesty and perspectives; we look forward to hearing your thoughts!
Semester Photo Album 📷
Hello, lovely TFN members! Exec. the board is putting together an end-of-the-semester photo album to showcase some of the BTS, happenings, and moments missed in between the madness of this thrilling semester. Please feel free to include any and all images you would like to be featured in this spread/memory book as well as showcased at the end-of-the-year release party. In order to credit you specifically, please see the document attached below for specifics in terms of labeling your images.
3) SCREENPRINTING EVENT! 🎨
Photography by: Elie Zieserl
Please fill out this form if you are interested in participating in our Screen Printing Event on the afternoon of Saturday, April 22nd from 12pm-4pm in the SCD Shop. Join the TFN family with special help from TFN Fashion Design Director, Nolan Nemeroff and designs by Creative Director of Design, Olivia Sims, for an afternoon of screen printing you clothes with various TFN logos and other designs!
Every TFN-paid member gets one free garment inked (bring your own or use one of TFN’s)
Additional garments/blanks will be provided ($5 each)
Feel free to bring a garment of your own that you want to ink ($5 for inking)
4) Workshop Schedule 🔔
Photography by: Nethra Yuvaraj
💼Upcoming Workshop Schedule💼
We have a plethora of workshops coming your way! See below and mark your calendars for these upcoming opportunities.
Makeup Workshop w/ Kailey Sedlacek (Creative Director of Styling)💋
DATE - Wednesday, April 12th
TIME - 6-8 PM
LOCATION - SCD Starlight Room
Screen-printing Workshop w/ Nolan Nemereoff (Fashion Design Director)🪡
DATE - Saturday, April 15th
TIME - 2-4 PM
LOCATION - SCD Shop
E-Commerce Workshop w/ Naina Shankar (Commerce Director)👢
DATE - Thursday, April 20th
TIME - 7-8 PM
LOCATION - SCD 1000
Beginning Crochet Workshop w/ Alysa Zhang (Director of Discord)🧶
DATE - Thursday, April 13th
TIME - 7-8 PM
LOCATION - SCD Starlight Room
Denim Mending w/ Nolan Nemeroff (Fashion Design Director)🪡
DATE - Saturday, April 22nd
TIME - 2-4 PM
LOCATION - SCD Shop
Up-cycling Workshop w/ Nolan Nemeroff (Fashion Design Director)🪡
DATE - Saturday, April 29th
TIME - 2-4 PM
LOCATION - SCD Shop
5) Writing Schedule ✏️
Photography by: Isaac Tu
A message from the Writing Team (Editor-in-Chief, Sophie Mennenga & Blog Director, Monique Robinson):
The following writers meeting has been CANCELED:
Writing Meeting #4: April 12th, 6-7 PM, SCD 1070
Feel free to reach out to Sophie Mennenga or Monique Robinson if you have any questions!
6) UPCOMING END-OF-THE-YEAR EVENTS
Photography by: Isaac Tu
A message from Samantha Simmons (Events Director):
TFN Couture Crawl (May 6th, 2023)👗
Please fill out this form if you're interested in participating in our end-of-semester Couture Crawl on the night of May 6th. Another wonderful semester has come to an end, and we want to celebrate with the TFN family all the beautiful work we have created together! Information regarding pregame + meeting up before heading out to the crawl will be communicated post signing up. At the pregame, participants will be served a variety of cocktails and provided with digital cameras to capture the night's moments. Remember, dress to impress!
TFN Issue #11 Release Brunch (May 7th, 2023)🍽
Please fill out this form if you're interested in participating in our end-of-semester Issue Release Brunch on May 7th from 12pm - 3pm. Another wonderful semester has come to an end, and we want to celebrate with the TFN family all the beautiful work we have created together! A variety of brunch food will be provided, but feel free to bring your own dishes as well. The end of the event will include a full showing of The Fashion Network's 11th magazine issue!
7) CFE.3 REMINDERS 🧪
Photography by: Elie Zieserl
Welcome to the third iteration of the Circular Fashion Expo!
We are ecstatic to be officially launching CFE.3 today with you all! As the third iteration of the event (happy 1 year anniversary this May to CFE!), expect the unexpected. New features, new things, and new opportunities all sprinkled in with a consistent commitment to circularity, circular fashion, and circular economics will be coming to you on May 5, 2023.
As always, we are abundant with links and one place to check out CFE.3 happenings is circularfashionexpo.com. View it below for previous CFE lookbooks, live applications, and FAQs on the nuts and bolts of the event.
CFE.3 will be taking place MAY 5, 2023 from 11 AM - 8 PM AT SIEBEL CENTER FOR DESIGN.
The day itself consists of a streamlined schedule of events, happenings, and programs. From a Swap Shop/Thrifting Event (details coming soon…), to live music, and a full production runway, CFE.3 will be a full day and evening.
An itinerary/schedule for the day with all these specific opportunities will be coming your way post-Spring Break (week of the 20th). Stay tuned for more!
DEADLINES:
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DESIGN COMPETITION DEADLINE HAS BEEN MOVED TO APRIL 28TH AT 11:59 PM!*
Member Volunteer Form → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
Vendor Sign-Ups → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
Art Installation → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM (there will be art drop-off messages + times sent out the week of CFE.3).
Photography/Videography → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
MUA Sign-Ups → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
Design Competition → April 28th, 2023 at 11:59 PM | LOOK SUBMISSIONS WILL CLOSE APRIL 30th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
Design Competition Measurement Form → APRIL 30th, 2023 at 11:59 PM.
LINKS:
All other inquiries, questions, & concerns can be directed to the TFN Exec. Board at tfnuiuc@gmail.com.
8) Pay your dues! 💵
Photography by: Elie Zieserl
🤍PAY YOUR DUES! : $25 dollars for TFN? Call it a deal, a bargain, whatever you call it, but remember to pay your dues! All events, photoshoots, and TFN-member events are for due-paying members only. If you have any questions or concerns about dues, please reach out to our Treasurer, Anu (kherlen2@illinois.edu). When sending the money over, please use “tfnuiuc@gmail.com” through Zelle or Venmo. Make sure to include your name! It makes it easier for everyone to confirm you have paid when attendance is taken at shoots, events, etc.
9) LINKS, LINKS, LINKS! 🔗
Photography by: Isaac Tu
Links! They’re important and we have a lot of them! From Discord to club dues, forms, and the first shoot, here’s a little synopsis of all the places you’ll need to visit on the world wide web to connect with TFN:
🖤Google Calendar (updated/live throughout the semester):
🤍Discord (for newbies, returning members are most likely already part of our Discord community)
🖤Blog (TFN’s writing hub)
🤍Linktree (For miscellaneous links, social media, past issues, and an easy-to-find catalogue of TFN-related festivities)
10) TFN on the Horizon 🌅
Photography by: Nethra Yuvaraj
Speaking of the future, here are some things to look out for that’ll be announced in the coming weeks:
🤍Workshop/Events - We have a plethora of things coming at you soon and very soon. Keep up-to-date with the GCal to get first dibs and first looks at TFN gatherings fastly approaching!
🖤TFN Member Notion - Coming soon…
🤍TFN Member Database/LinkedIn Group - Coming soon…
🖤CFE.3 Pop-Up’s - Coming soon…
And much, much more!
Thank you to everyone for your continued work, creativity, and brilliance; we could not be TFN without each and every one of you. CFE.3 is on the horizon and we cannot wait to end this semester with a bang! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, send a note to tfnuiuc@gmail.com.
Endless love,
~William Hohe
2023 President of The Fashion Network (TFN)
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