
FABRIC is MOVING THE NEEDLE
Grand Opening of the new Phygital Fashion Campus
SATURDAY, April 22, 2023
5PM-9PM
FABRIC 132 E. 6th St., Tempe, AZ 85281
Arrive at the original FABRIC facility at 5pm promptly and follow the designer/model trail to the new phygital fashion campus on foot

HIGHLIGHTS
Group Photo by Steve Konopka
Photos of Participants by Capture N Shoot
FABRIC'S NEW PHYGITAL FASHION CAMPUS - WEAR THE INDUSTRY COMES TO...
PLAY | INNOVATE | TEST | COLLABORATE | LEARN | TEACH | MAKE | MEET | GROW | SELL | IMPROVE
FABRIC's Grand Opening event was a VIP sneak peek of the nation's first Phygital Fashion Innovation Center which opened in the Spring of 2023. To celebrate the move, industry leaders, partners, supporters, and visionaries attended the Moving the Needle event to get a sneak peek of the facility and meet 40 apparel entrepreneurs and brands who call FABRIC home.
The facility, ideally suited for digital design and high-tech manufacturing, is a newly renovated, ultra-modern, window-clad facility that is the perfect showcase for innovative micro-factory technology consisting of a physical design and manufacturing floor as well as a digital design floor to create one of the nation’s first physical-to-digital fashion incubators and micro-factory that supports brands of any size. This pioneering endeavor aims to provide everything an apparel entrepreneur or brand needs to make and sell their products physically and digitally using the latest software and equipment.
Invitations were printed on dead stock fabric using the sustainable Kornit Presto printer and sent to VIPs worldwide. Attendees arrived at FABRIC's old facility, grabbed a limited-edition Moving the Needle, zero-waste bag (also printed on the Kornit), and followed a pathway of 40 designers/brands into the new Phygital Fashion Innovation Center. Along the path, attendees collected gifts from the participating brands as they learned about each one. As attendees entered the new facility, they explored the first-floor physical micro-factory and then made their way up to the second-floor digital design center and event space for cocktails provided by Four Peaks, hors d'oeuvres provided by Heidi's Catering, and music provided by Soundwave Productions/DJ Krickit.
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, Economic Development Director Donna Kennedy. Lectra/Gerber VP of Marketing Ketty Pillet, Kornit, and Dapzury Valenzuela from UAT shared inspiring words of support and encouragement about FABRIC. Apparel entrepreneurs David Parrish of O.T.T.R., Alison Callaway of Skirt the Issues, and LaMark Cole shared the impact that FABRIC has made on their brands.Â
PARTICIPANTS
ACONAV
Model: Fern Hoover
Adea Everyday Luxury
Model: Anna Marie Castaneda
Amelia Walsh
Model: Andee Carino
Angela Johnson Design
Model: Talullah Johnson
Black Russian Label
Model: Essence
Castillo By Karina
Model: Liz Figueroa / Vasu Patel
Hair/Makeup: Brenda Muñoz
Classic Reclaim
Model: Edwin Lunes
Cody Chris Collection
Model: TJaye Perry
Couture Aprons
Model: Madison Watson
Design by Lady D
Model: Krystal Zollars
eclisse
Model: Annastasia Stock
Emuleos
Model: Heather Lewis
Hair: Sarina Bonnet Newell
E-Truism
Model: Jules
Caring for the Earth Dress Rentals
Model: Brynlee
FABRIC
Model: Kristen Walker
Floe Mask
Model: Adelina Valenzuela
Gail Friend Designs
Model: Cielo Aubee
Heights Apparel
Model: Scott Warren
JG's Rio Craft
Model: Jessica Hansen
LAB Studios
Model: Chelsey Stevenson
LaMark Cole
Model: Faith Elizabeth
Hair: AZ Royalty Salon
Makeup: Raymond Peeples
Leetie Lovendale
Model: Ashlie Johnston
Limted Art
Model: Rachel Cullen
Mayume Designs
Models: Hillary Ogutu and Kevin Martinez
momWAM LLC
Model: Madison Watson
Movement Interactive / Recofit
Model: Brianna Quem
O.T,T.R,
Models: Rob Davis and Logan Whitfill
OXDX
Model: Danya Villasenor
Pastiche La Femme
Model: Aeryn Watts
Ruby Farias Designs
Model: Emmalise
Skirt The Issues
Model: Jessica Hayward
StitchesNBloom
Model: Lauren Topor
TECHNOIR CANDY
Model: Logan Aros
Vivative #AZFashionLove
Model: Alexis Miranda
We Match Luxe
Models: Reuben Jefferson and Lachelle Jefferson
Makeup: Lachelle Jefferson















