Chicago, IL
–Jul. 18–20 — Pitchfork Music Festival
Coney Island, NY
–TBA — Siren Music Festival
New York, NY
–Jul. 19–26 — Int’l Indie Film/Video Festival
San Diego, CA
–Jul. 23–26 — Comic Con
San Francisco, CA
–Jul. 17 — PSFK Conference (Marketing)
If you know of any events that we missed, please post them in the comments.
Austin, Texas
Jun. 24–27 — How Design Conference
Boston, Massachusetts
Jun. 11–18 — Boston Int’l Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Jun. 5–14 — Brooklyn Int’l Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Jun. 26–28 — Dwell On Design (Home)
Long Beach, CA
TBA — Sushi and Sake Festival
Manchester, TN
Jun. 11–14 — Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
Jun. 10–13 — Voices That Matter (Web Design)
If you know of any events that we missed, please post them in the comments.
Chicago, IL
–May 16–17 — Green Festival (Sustainability)
Denver, CO
–May 2–3 — Green Festival (Sustainability)
Detroit, MI
–May 23–25 — Detroit Electronic Music Festival
Gorge Ampetheatre, WA
–May 24–26 — Sasquatch Music Festival
New York, NY
–TBA — Rooftop Films Summer Series
Portland, OR
–May 2–3 – Portland Wine Festival
San Mateo, CA
–May 30-31 - Maker Faire (video from last year)
UPDATE: Added Maker Faire to the list, care of wonderful reader Sarah!!! Thank you! Make sure to check out our video coverage of last year’s event… it’s one of our favorites!
And if you know of any other events that we missed, please post them in the comments.
Boston, MA
–Apr. 22–28 — Independent Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
–Apr. 19–23 — Brooklyn Underground (Film)
Columbia, SC
–Apr. 15–19 — Indie Grits Film Festival
Durham, NC
–Apr. 2–5 — Full Frame Doc. Film Festival
Houston, TX
–Apr. 17–26 — WorldFest (Film)
Indio, CA
–Apr. 17–19 — Coachella (Music)
Minneapolis, MN
–TBA — Intrn’l Film Festival 2009
Philadelphia, PA
–Apr. 7 — Sake Fest
San Francisco, CA
–TBA — Craft Con ‘09
Santa Monica, CA
–Apr. 25–26 — Vintage Fashion Expo
If you know of any events that we missed, please post them in the comments.
Austin, TX
–Mar. 13–21 — SXSW (Tech, Music, Film)
Boston, MA
–Mar. 19–26 — Boston Underground Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
–Mar. 19–26 — Int’l Indie Film/Video Festival
Maimi, FL
–Mar. 24–28 — Winter Music Conference
New York, NY
–Mar. 27 — PSFK Conference (Marketing)
Philadelphia, PA
–Mar. 26–Apr. 7 — Philadelphia Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
–Mar. 21–22 — Vintage Fashion Expo
–Mar. 23–27 — Independent Games Festival
–Mar. 31–Apr. 3 — Web 2.0 Expo
Seattle, WA
–Mar. 28–29 — Green Festival (Sustainability)
If you know of any events that we missed, please post them in the comments.
As seen in LEGENDmag print Issue 23
Thread
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 2003
Category: Fashion trade-show, open to the general public
Leadership: Lara Matthews, Alex Matthews (co-owners and joint directors)
Products: National shopping events in San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, New York City, Los Angeles; Trade show events in New York City, Miami, Las Vegas
Website: www.threadshow.com
Brief overview: Who says you have to go to a mall to have the best in fashion from across the country? Not Thread, they’ve been throwing shopping events and giving consumers the opportunity to see what’s real, what’s now and what’s next in fashion’s independent landscape. Don’t miss another show, you’ll regret it!
Brand philosophy: Thread is the indie fashion brand incubator, providing a platform for emerging fashion designers to showcase their collections, make solid business connections, test products on fashion savvy shoppers and take the first step towards becoming a real business. We strive to be the authority on the indie fashion designer marketplace, with over 10,000 registered designers. For consumers, we are a live magazine, highlighting the top 100 indie fashion brands along side local artists, musicians, authors, designers, local media, new products and youth culture trends.
Target customer: We have 2 target customers. First, the indie fashion designer: proactive, independent fashion designers from all fashion categories from any city in the United States. Second, Thread subscribers: 18–35, 80% female, earning approximately $50k a year, employed, fashion savvy, risk takers, style conscious, actively seeking “what drops next”.
Future plans: 17 markets in 2009; 24 markets in 2010; 49 markets in 2011; Thread online store; Thread’s definitive top 100 emerging designers published.
As featured in LEGENDmag print Issue 23
Location: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2001
Leadership: Jason Bass, Miss Mdot
Category: Footwear/Lifestyle
Affiliations: Triplewide Collective
Products: Sneakers, lifestyle accessories
Website: www.suite2206.com
Brief overview: Changing canvases from the streets to shoes, JB Classics founders Jason Bass and Mdot have been bringing well designed shoes to those with a discerning eye for almost a decade now. JB Classics will be around for a long time. Don’t be the last to know!
Brand philosophy: To bring it better from collection to collection. Understanding that success is a journey not a destination.
Target consumer: Our goal is to fill the void in the lifestyle we live. We understand that our market is borderless, ageless and colorless. Over the last few years, we anticipated and planned for the time when our individually hand-numbered Premium models would reach a maximum distribution point. During this time period—sparked with a few onversations
by Mdot—the Prime Label™ was launched. We are now in our 3rd season, with the label created to fulfill our global audience and growing brand supporters unable to obtain one of Premium models, while maintaining quality and making the brand available to a larger audience. With a combination of our Premium and Prime labels ( mid price point ) working together from season to season, our audience is growing naturally.
Future Plans: We are continuing to learn, develop and proceed, respecting every step we take as well as nurturing and growing our global distribution relationships. We have a few special projects set for 08/09 and are planning to open JB Classics Lab consulting and development division.
