Firefly Clothing to feature Oklahoma fashion designers
Page 1 of 1 Firefly Clothing will be featuring four Oklahoma designers at the “Up & Coming Party” at their location in Bricktown from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Feb. 29. The four Oklahoma designers are mostly all from the metro area and include: Dead Cities, Cadillac Cowboy, Bombs Away and Heidi Cannon, said Heather Parsons, UCO senior fashion marketing major.
Parsons, the assistant manager at Firefly, said there will be no cover charge, artists Dennis and Casey will perform and there will be free food and drinks. She strongly encourages UCO fashion majors or anyone interested in fashion to come to the event. There will be an after party at Venu located at 222 E. Sheridan in Bricktown and everyone is invited to come. “It’s a great experience and great learning opportunity,” Parsons said.
“A lot of kids just go through the motions at school.” She said this event will be a great way to gain contacts and get plugged in with people in fashion. “It’s so great if you are interested in fashion to meet these designers and talk with them. They can help guide you with your future,” Parsons said. Parsons wants Friday night to be a fun, hip, shop party atmosphere. Each designer will have a table set up for customers to come and view their merchandise.
The designers will be able to answer questions and have fliers to pick up. Julia Andalman, director of marketing for Firefly, said young designers think they can’t make it in Oklahoma. They think they have to go to Los Angeles or Dallas, but this event will show that there are strong, competitive designers in Oklahoma. “There are fresh faces and new talent everywhere you look,” Andalman said. Lonna Thompson, a junior business major at Rose State and sales associate at Firefly, said.