Recent Events

2019

2019

May 3, 2019: A Sense of Sanse: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 7:00-9:00 PM- DC Fashion Incubator designers presentation in conjunction with Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegelese Women exhibit

2018

December 7, 2018: Designer-in-Residence independent event: Grand Opening Holiday Soiree, for the new Dur Doux Studio/Showroom DC, 5:30-8:30 PM – The Wharf Waterfront, 800 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 211, Washington, DC 20024 

November 24: Designer-in-Residence DCFI Event: Small Business Saturday Open Studio – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

September 30: Designer-in-Residence DCFI Event: Customer Appreciation Fashion Brunch, presented by the DCFI Retail Academy At the Museum Shop – 733 11th Street NE, Washington, DC 20002

August 26-September 23: Designer-in-Residence DCFI Event: DCFI Retail Academy at The Museum Shop, Sundays from 12 PM to 7 PM – 2014 Rhode Island Avenue NE, Washington, DC, 20018; see designers who will attend each Sunday here 

July 22: Designer-in-Residence DCFI event: Model casting — Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

July 19: Meet the Creatives: Access to Capital – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

July 7: Designer-in-Residence independent event: African Doll Dress Making Class – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC; register here

July 1: Quarterly reminder: Small Business Technical Assistance available through the DC Fashion Incubator

June 21: Meet the Creatives: Selling and Buying – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

June 21: Meet the Creatives: Selling and Buying – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

June 19: Meet the Creatives: Tax Laws and Their Impact on Fashion Businesses and Online Businesses – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

May 24: Meet the Creatives: Trademarks, Copyright, and Patents – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

May 22: Meet the Creatives: The Essentials of Financial Forecasting – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

May 11: Designer-in-Residence DCFI event: Pop-up, networking night, and celebration for DC Fashion Incubator designers selected to show at The Market @ Macy’s in Las Vegas – The Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

April 25: Fashion Revolution Week open studio at the DC Fashion Incubator – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

April 19: Meet the Creatives: Legal, DCRA, and Regulations – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

April 1: Quarterly reminder: Small Business Technical Assistance available through the DC Fashion Incubator

March 29: Meet the Creatives: Creating Tech Packs, with Latisha Winston of Keeping You in Stitches and Marymount University – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

March 17: Designer-in-Residence DCFI event: Pop-up shop at Fit & Fly: A Fashion Master Class, with Rochelle Monique – Interactive Styling Session, Healthy Living Workshop, Mentoring, and More – 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814; register here 

March 13: Meet the Creatives: Apparel Product Development, with Latisha Winston of Keeping You in Stitches and Marymount University – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC

March 10: Designer-in-Residence DCFI event: Indie Fashion Week: Pop-Up Event and Runway Presentation – Alba Osteria, 425 I St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

February 20: Meet the Creatives: Sustainable Fashion and Branding, with Janice Wallace of Façon Magazine and The Fashion Parade – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

February 17: Designer-in-Residence independent event: First Annual Queen of Hearts Charity Fashion Gala, presented by Sheridonna Designs LLC – Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20904

February 2-3: Community event: Crystal Couture Show & Sale, with DCFI Designers-in-Residence Shantae “Belle” Flowers, Amanda Casarez-Ramirez, and Evelyn Brooks – 1750 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202

February 1: Meet the Creatives: Boosting Your Brand-Social Media Development and Management, with Jourdie of East and West Style – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

January 9: Meet the Creatives: Taking Your Brand Global, with Jonathan Brady of Export DC – Macy’s Metro Center, Washington, DC 

January 1: Quarterly reminder: Small Business Technical Assistance available through the DC Fashion Incubator

2017

December 27: Meet the Creatives: E-Commerce and the Prodeuce Incubator, with Aaron Bland - Macy's Metro Center, Washington, DC

November 21: Meet the Creatives: The Essentials of Commerce and Sourcing, with Kim-Bang Nguyen, Director of Export Promotion/ Strategic Business Alliances at the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel - Macy's Metro Center, Washington, DC 

October 1: Quarterly reminder: Small Business Technical Assistance available through the DC Fashion Incubator

October 1: Third Class of Designers-in-Residence at the DC Fashion Incubator at Macy's  begins (Note: The class will continue until September 2019; applications for the next class will open in Spring 2019)

September 29: Meet the Creatives: Shark Tank, Designer Edition: A Pitch Panel of Prominent Business Investors - Macy's Metro Center, Washington, DC

July 26: Meet the Creatives: A Social and Networking Night to Connect Fashion Designers and Seamstresses - Macy's Metro Center, Washington, DC

June 22: Fashion Industry Speaker Panel

April 28: New/NEXT Fashion Showcase - Southwest Arts Club, Washington, DC 

April 17: Application Closes for the Upcoming Designer-in-Residence Program at the DC Fashion Incubator at Macy's

2016

October 6-8: DC Fashion Incubator and Smithsonian Craft2Wear Event - The National Building Museum, Washington, DC

August 31: DC Fashion Incubator Spring-Summer 2017 Collection Fashion Showcase- W Hotel, Washington, DC

July 13: Designer Meet-and-Greet and Macy's Windows Unveiling - Macy's Metro Center, Washington, DC

May 19: Incubator Graduation Ceremony and Introduction to the New Designers-in-Residence