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Spring is here and the fashion experts say that color is in! Of course fashion trends come back around, so if you are wanting to update your wardrobe and the dollars are tight you might want to check out what you can find at your local vintage store. This lovely dress can be found at the Roulette Vintage in Carrboro, NC. Check out our overview of the town at DIY City Mag blog.

Have you heard about Vida’s Market ? It is to be the first market in New York featuring handcrafted items for children, babies and expectant parents.

Up-and-coming designers will have a chance to sell their work on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 10 AM – 7 PM at Wallace Hall in Saint Ignatius Loyola Church at 980 Park Ave. (between 83 and 84th Streets) in New York City. Stay tuned and we will bring you more details. Check out the web site for some of the vendors you can find.

See Kate’s profile on our DIY City Mag Community site.

Compai Design Studios is releasing a new book - 99 Ways to Cut, Tie, and Rock Your Scarf. If you want to meet the authors (Ellen Schultz and Faith and Justina Blakeney) you can stop by Spoonbill and Sugartown at 218 Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg on March 6th. The festivities will begin at 7 pm.

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OutsaPop posted this wedding dress today over on DIY City community - The denim wedding dress was made for “Discarded to Divine” -Discarded to Divine is a recycled clothing design competition hosted annually by this charity organization. Recycled Fashions - Renewed Lives -Donated clothes transformed into one-of-a-kind couture creations, auctioned to benefit the poor and homeless.

Who is OutsaPop you might wonder - “I´m a crafty fashionaddicted girl from Espoo, Finland. I´ve studied clothes making for four years and graduated in 2000. My studies included pattern making, sewing, fabric printing, fashion drawing, ect. Nowadays I´m most into customizing clothes for myself and making my trashion inspiration books. The future of fashion is in sustainability. Repair, reuse, recycle.”

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Auto is hosting a trunk show event featuring new metal and glass jewelry by Jane D’Arensbourg.

When: Thursday February 7 from 6-8 PM

About Jane
Jane D’Arensbourg was born in Ohio, and grew up in New Orleans, La.. Jane moved to San Francisco, CA. in 1986. She received her B.F.A. in glass at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA., 1996. In 1999 Jane moved to New York City, NY, where she now currently lives and works.

Where:
803 and 805 Washington Street
(between Gansevoort and Horatio) in the Meatpacking District
Subway A,C,E or 1,2,3 to 14th St. or L to 8th Ave

Description: What about this sweet necklace from serahangier on Etsy. All jewelry is handcrafted by Serah.

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Here’s your chance to Make it Work with Project Runway and Levi’s 501 - “Fashion Your 501 Dream” contest. If you haven’t heard about - hurry. Deadline ends February 6, 2008.

Outi Pyy has to be one of my favorite creatives…i love to browse her inspiration pages on flickr. Outi Pyy collects clippings from different fashion magazines to make her inspiration pages, she is inspired by thinking of new ways to use old objects in design.

Outi is one of the designers that will be featured on DIY City mag, although she is not from NYC (she is from Finland) we felt her inspiration pages deserved recognition. Her blog outsapop.com is filled with inspiration that is sure to kickstart the creative within us all. You will not be disappointed but leave fulfilled - so start reading her blog today.

What a great shirt dress by Rip Studio over at Asian iCandy.

Rip Studio’s designs seem to be very flowing and free. If you are looking ahead to summer you will want to check out their complete line over at Asian iCandy.