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Elfriede Style: A Retrospective of Colorado Couture
Guest Blogger: Susan Froyd, Arts and Culture Editor at Westword. 2012 Westword MasterMind Dianne Denholm has presented exhibitions focusing on the fiber arts in nearly every aspect since opening the TACtile Textile Arts Center six years ago. But never before had she turned the magnifying glass on the fine art of dressmaking and couture, a subject that’s undergone a renaissance in Denver this spring, thanks to the Denver Art Museum’s Yves Saint Laurent block-buster.
Inspired by that show — and a little bit by her own past life as the owner 
of D’Lea’s fabric store in Cherry Creek North — Denholm decided to ask her former competitor, Boulderite Elfriede Gamow, if she might be willing to pull together some of her favorite pieces from over the years for an exhibition to dovetail with the last weeks of the YSL show.
The result is Colorado Couture: Past and Present, which pairs the elegant Gamow’s impeccably sewn garments with a sideshow of prototypes from up-and-coming Denver designer Fallene Wells’s 2013 fashion line. “I wanted to make it educational, so people could know how this is done,” Denholm explains. “This is high-end dressmaking techniques and fabrics we’re talking about, featuring clothing that Elfriede still wears now, which demonstrates their timelessness. The quote she gave us says it all: ‘I’ve always gone for the style rather than the fashion.’”
Colorado Couture continues through August 18 at TACtile, 1955 South Quince Street, Suite 200; an open house is being planned during its run, with details TBA. Admission is free; find information at TACtilearts.org or call 720-524-8886. — By Susan Froyd
Exhibit photos by Carol Naff
Marketing with Pizzazz for Artists by Marketing Coach Carol Naff
TACtile Textile Arts Center presents:
How to Find Your Place in the Market: Get Paid for your Creative Achievements
You know that you’ve created something you want to share with the world. So why not learn how to get the word out to more people? TACtile presents this marketing workshop to help you learn the fundamentals of marketing your business and getting results.
Marketing Coach Carol Naff will teach you how to:
- identify the best low-cost, no-cost marketing solutions,
- find resources to help you in your business,
- create a web presence with or without a website,
- avoid dead ends and pitfalls that wastes time and energy, and
- learn strategies for creating and implementing a successful marketing plan that gets results!
Saturday, March 10, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. TACtile Textile Arts Center. For more information, call Carol at 303.337.4394 or visit her website at solobizmarketing.com and to register, visit TACtile
