We live in a complex world and much has changed since the Brothers Grimm collected the stories and fables of their time or Hans Christian Andersen put pen to paper, but our fascination with fairy tales lives on. Fairy tales are full of darkness and light and clearly define good and evil. In this day and age, definitions are blurred. The line between truth and lie has become hazy and what was once considered evil holds goodness for some. The concept of “happily ever after” grows fainter as issues such as climate change, racism, and divisiveness capture our times. In the end, there may not be a fairy tale ending for us, but our human resilience and capacity to make change will keep us moving forward. Fairy tales were written as lies, metaphors and fictional stories that ultimately show us the truth. May that truth prevail in the 21st century.
The dreamer awakes
The shadow goes by
The tale I have told you
That tale is a lie
But listen to me
Fair maiden, proud youth
The tale is a lie
What it tells is the truth!
A total of $1,000 in prize money will be awarded by Faboo. Green is the New Black designer lines are assessed by a panel of judges for the following awards: $500 for Best Overall Collection, $250 for Most Fashionable and $250 for Most Original. We want to thank all of our fabulous judges.
Faboo is a woman’s clothing store located in Basalt and dedicated to high fashion and community. Faboo has supported this show for six years and believes that we all are beautiful creatures who deserve well-made, unique clothing to cover us! faboofashion.com
Our new mission is Carbondale Arts builds an inclusive and vibrant community through the arts, supporting Carbondale’s identity as a place that fosters creativity, collaboration, innovation, and artistic exploration. We believe that expression plays an important role in a healthy community. CA has been an intrinsic part
Carbondale, and our Expressive Arts Programming. Our home is The Launchpad, located in the core of the Carbondale Creative District. We share our space with Dance Initiative, The R2 Gallery, The Artique, and the Betty Jane Schuss Memorial Community Gardens. Stay connected with us throughout the year by signing up for our newsletter or becoming a member at carbondalearts.com. Use #carbondalearts and
to ensure arts programming be sustained year round. In 2020, we are committed to our new Expressive Arts Programming on Rosybelle, which is inspiring artists and therapists to explore deeper ways of utilizing art as healing.
All the money raised from this show keeps Rosybelle and her programming going strong.
Photo by Brent Moss
CoMotion is a collaborative dance company, supported by Dance Initiative, that develops content-driven and placebased modern dance while exploring creative boundaries. Founded in 2013 by community dancers, CoMotion believes in the transformative power of movement to create narratives drawn from contemporary questions.
CoMotion's modern technique classes are held at the Launchpad in Carbondale and are open to the public. Choreographing and performing in the Carbondale Arts GITNB Fashion Show is an honor and great fun for CoMotion dancers every year!
I n addition to Mirror Mirror, CoMotion will be performing in 2020, in an outdoor Moving Installation at True Nature Healing Arts on August 28 and September 4, and will present New & Repertory Works
November 13th - 14th at the Launchpad.
Learn more about CoMotion, our modern technique classes, and upcoming performances at CoMotionDanceCompany.com.
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SoL Theatre
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Sue Drinker
Theatre Aspen
The Sopris Sun
The Third Street Center
The Town of Carbondale
Wagner Rents
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Cocoa Tree Chocolates
Down River Divas
High Q
Isa Catto Studio
Pollinator Chocolate
Mellie Test
NeuroSpa
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Two Leaves and a Bud Tea
Thank you to all the businesses and individuals who supplied us with sweetness!
Izakaya
Landmark Cafe
Patina
Sunshine and Moons
Sweet Rubies
The Beat
Village Smithy
Whole Foods
Anna Rosenberg
Anne Van Druten
Claudia Pawl
Dalene Barton
Delia Bolster
April Crow Spaulding
Gwen Garcelon
Heather Ardley
Joy White
Linda Geiss
Kennan Kristin
Kimberly Pederson
Kristen Mattera
Maria Sabljak
Maria Wimmer
Mavis Fitzgerald
Missy Elzey
Savannah Bliss
Loren Wilder
Amy Kimberly
Brian Colley
Kat Rich
Kellyn Wardell
Laura Stover
Sarah Overbeck
Staci Dickerson
Brian Golden
Brooke Brockleman
Elizabeth Hanke
Janice Barker
Joe Scofield
Katy Parr
Leah Swan
Nic Degross
Nicholas Difrank
Raychl Keeling
Sarah Murray
Seth Goddard
Thank you to anyone we inadvertently left off this list. We appreciate your help with putting on this incredible event.
This production takes a village to bring to life. We thank all those who have dedicated so many long hours and incredible creativity to the project.
Director:
Amy Kimberly
Model Choreographers:
Amy Kimberly
Josie Castaldo
Director of Dance:
Meagan Shapiro
Projection Design and Stylist:
Laura Stover
Model Coordinator/Stage Manager:
Pam Williams
Audio Visual:
Alchemy AVSC
Lighting Design:
Loren Wilder
Lighting Tech:
Cody Kosinski
Projection Mapping:
Evan Gaspar
Set Logistics:
James Gorman
Music/DJ: DJ Benny
Wardrobe Mistresses:
Kether Axelrod
Laura Meyers
Summer Trembley
Backstage:
Josie Castaldo
Maggie Seldeen
Hair Stylists:
Jessi Hinker
Joy Rosenberg
Luis Garcia
Mikela Bealka
Molly Douglas
Nicole Wilcox
Peter Wampler
Sam Fjeld
Makeup Stylists:
Brittany Sutherland
Corina Jones
Katie Alderson
Lindsay Cherry-Olivas
Nicole Nelson
Zyanni VanDoren
Videography (On-Site):
Drinker Durrance Graphics
Box Office Coordinators:
Alta Otto
Kellyn Wardell
Libations Managers:
Rebecca Binion
Shawn Tonozzi
Designer Challenge Judges:
Melanie Finan
Monica Viall
Shelly Marolt
Cocktail Server Coordinators:
Maria Wimmer
Missy Elzey
Designer Liaison:
Kellyn Wardell
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Dancer Costumes:
Delia Bolster
Laura Stover
Amy Kimberly
Fabric dyer
Sue VanHorton
Emperor fat suit & Jack
Rachel Schultz
Wolf head
Leah Swan
Queen crown & Rapunzel’s hair
Karen & Steve Barbee
Tailor costumes
Video Editing:
Laura Stover
Hand Videography:
Michael Stevens
Ethan Harrison
Evil Hands:
Katie Alderson
Shadow Forest:
Laura Stover
Brian Colley
Shawn Tonozzi
Paul McQueeney
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
— Tolkien
Choreography:
Emily Fifer in collaboration with Jen Campbell and Dancers
Dancers:
Emily Fifer - Little Red
Jen Campbell - Wolf
Dana Ellis
Megan Janssen
Aja McAdams
Meagan Shapiro
Forest Painting Animation:
Brian Colley
Music:
Sound Score by Meagan Shapiro Featuring PHILDEL and Peter Gundry
“Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Choreography:
Kevin Yu
Haley Westmoreland
Hansel & Gretel:
Kevin Yu
Haley Westmoreland
Music:
Peter Piper by Run DMC, A Retrospective by KRS-One, Edited by Meagan Shapiro
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
— Socrates
Choreography:
Carrie Vickers
Meagan Shapiro
Jack:
Carrie Vickers
Beanstalk Animations:
Laura Stover
Wylie Chenoweth
Giant Animation:
Meghan Gillespie
Brian Colley
Music:
Sound Score by Meagan Shapiro Featuring Holdrejtek and Ran Bagno
“Vanity is the quicksand of reason.”
— George Sand
Choreography:
Dana Ellis
Emperor:
Brian Colley
Aerialists (Tailors):
Devon Blanke
Sue VanHorton
Carrie Vickers
Dancers:
Emily Bennett
Jen Campbell
Dana Ellis
Emily Fifer
Aja McAdams
Tessarae Mercer
Leeza Monge
Meagan Shapiro
Mellie Test
Brooke Warren
Model Dancers:
Georgia Ackerman
Dave Blackburn
Francisco Elias
Kristen Foote
Natalie Rae Fuller
Bill Laemmel
Claire de l’Arbre
Ciara Morrison
Taylor Rogers
Marina Skiles
Patti Sunderman
Music:
The Grand Bizarre by Beats Antique; Edited by Meagan Shapiro
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Choreography & Set Design:
Meagan Shapiro
Megan Janssen
Jen Campbell
Rumpelstiltskin:
Megan Janssen
Miller’s Daughter:
Meagan Shapiro
Puppeteers:
Jen Campbell
Dana Ellis
Music:
The Death Waltz by Tobias Lilja & Christian Vasselbring; 7 La Si Fo by Ran Bagno; Edited by Meagan Shapiro
Rapunzel
“Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.”
— Anonymous
Choreography & Set Design: Meagan Shapiro
Rapunzel:
Devon Blanke
Dancers:
Jen Campbell
Dana Ellis
Emily Fifer
Megan Janssen
Aja McAdams
Meagan Shapiro
Music:
Say it Once Not Twice part iii by Ran Bagno; Edited by Meagan Shapiro
“In many cases, it is very hard to fix the bounds of Good and Evil, because these part, as Day and Night, which are separated by Twilight.”
— Benjamin Whichcote
Choreography: Meagan Shapiro
Dancers:
Dana Ellis - Evil Queen
Megan Janssen - Snow White
Emily Fifer - Little Red
Jen Campbell - Wolf
Meagan Shapiro - Miller’s Daughter
Music:
Mana part IV by Ran Bagno; Vertigo 20 - Bonus - Sholder by Ran Bagno; Edited by Meagan Shapiro
Green Is the New Black (GITNB) is in its 12th year, but the show continues to stay fresh by drawing in new and unique designers every year. This year features two first-time GITNB designers, Yoli LaGuerre, world-renowned floral designer, and AJ Machete and Liana Kachmar, two bespoke tailoring designers whose designs have been featured on the Hollywood red carpet.
Yoli LaGuerre is an award winning, professionally trained floral designer and native New Yorker.
Yoli started young like most creatives and has been a crafter since she can remember. Yoli discovered her love for flowers thanks to her maternal grandmother who used to take her on walks around the Bronx stopping in floral shops, picking out flowers, and then taking them home to arrange them. When she was 12, she started sneaking out of the house to go to the Floral Market on 12th
Street in Manhattan. She would beg the vendors for work or mentorship, so much so that she used to get kicked out of the market for soliciting. That was until everyone working the market fell in love with her spirit and determination. Finally, one designer took Yoli under her wing and Yoli’s floral design career officially began.
Yoli has lived in many places and traveled the world doing floral design. She always felt like the world was her home, until she came to Aspen for a job about
five years ago. Yoli says, “The Roaring Fork Valley is the one place that has made me want to stay put because the community has fully embraced me.”
Yoli is excited to continue connecting with the local community through the GITNB Fashion Show. Her line demonstrates her love for blending her passions: floral design, wearable, art, and nature. One of Yoli’s pieces in the show is a dress made out of wood that she collected from the river banks in the Roaring Fork Valley. She is thrilled about this piece because it represents a sustainable effort to reuse the beautiful materials that surround us.
Yoli is also a loving mother of two boys, a carpenter, a knitter, a salsa dancer, and a believer in giving back to the community you live in.
Thank you Yoli for coming to the Valley and sharing your beautiful craft.
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EXPANDING our hours from 4 to 7 p.m. on Fridays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays beginning in APRIL.
AJ Machete and Lianna Kachmar also started their career in design in New York City. They met at the Pratt Institute School of Design, Lianna studied fashion design and AJ studied architecture and sculpture. AJ went on to get his BA from Columbia and his Master’s from Harvard where he had an aha moment that made him realize the happiness that creating with your hands can provide, verses a more theoretical existence which he was living in while studying philosophy at Harvard.
AJ and Lianna decided to leave New York and move to Denver where they had family and could afford a decent sized home verses their 300-squarefoot studio apartment in the Big Apple. Shortly thereafter, Machete & Sons, AJ and Lianna’s bespoke tailoring company, came to life.
Bespoke clothing is traditionally cut from a pattern drafted from scratch for a particular client, unlike ready-to-wear factory made clothing which is only available in standard sizes. When their line hits the runway, you will feel it's one-of-a-kindness immediately.
Machete & Sons aesthetic is partly inspired by the couple’s love for history, historical fashion in particular. Lianna and AJ are both avid readers and have a library of over 6,000 books in their home. They are particularly inspired by the longevity that clothing used to have. AJ shared, “When someone in the 19th century used to have a coat
made, it was created for generations, not only for that person's whole life but for their children’s as well.” One of the couple’s goals through their business is to create fashion that is of value and that will last for a long time. For example, Lianna still wears a jacket that she and AJ made 12 years ago out of harris tweed. AJ says, “Somehow it looks better now than it does when we first made it.”
AJ and Lianna have found a unique niche in the fashion world and
as time goes by their craft and expertise gets better and better. They’ve spent years fitting and figuring out the process and it shows in their work. From the red carpet in Hollywood to Carbondale, CO, Machete & Sons knows how to make an impression.
So sit back and enjoy AJ, Lianna, Yoli, and all of the amazing designers in the 12th Annual Green Is the New Black Fashion Show: Mirror Mirror.
We use photography to create vibrant natural & botanical scenes on eco-printed fabric. We anchor these visuals on classic silhouettes and upcycled vintage capes.
victorymae.com
amanda@fullcupcreative.com
photomoore.com
summers2@mac.com
Through contrast and texture, RELIC brings together the traditions of the sculptor and the seamstress using bastard porcelain and hemp fabric from Envirotextiles.
savannalabauve.com
savannalabauve@gmail.com
DESIGNS by M is a Boulder based company bringing you uniquely handcrafted clothing for men and women all made in the USA.
designs-by-m.com
beautyspotboulder@gmail.com
Mandel is a sustainable clothing brand. Raw materials guide us to unique garments which combine style with sustainability. facebook.com/mandelclothing mandelclothing@gmail.com
Local designer Kendra Lizotte makes women wear reclaimed and sustainable fabrics. This year’s line is a play on women’s studio/maker wear.
treeline.space.com
klizotte777@gmail.com
Heather Narwid
Garments enhanced with rogue whimsy to create psychedelic regalia for the streets and stage of life’s rich pageant.
@sideshow411vintage sideshowdolores@gmail.com
by Meghan Gillespie
sewitseamed.com
meghanagillespie@gmail.com
Second hand clothes given a second life.
thomasmackdesigns@gmail.com
“Statement Peace” by MDFashions - Aspen centralizes around the idea that we should embrace our cultural differences, while stressing the importance of our common humanity. mdfashions-aspen.com michelle-lee-dunn@outlook.com
Inspired by the Midwest, gas stations, Christian guilt, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Reno strippers, cowboys, poetry, billboards, and free WiFi.
Allison is local to Carbondale and has designed, patterned, and sewn her collection entirely herself. Allison combined unique fabrics with post-consumer plastics. allisonwegnerdesigns.weebly.com
allisonwegner95@gmail.com
FABOO is a European style unique fashion boutique located in downtown Basalt. Our mantra; Dress 4 Success! Offering flattering comfortable high quality fashion for every body focusing on exceptional honest service and expertise. faboofashion.com
monika@faboofashion.com
The designs in this collection are made almost entirely out of decommissioned tents.
Thank you Big Agnes!
laurastover.design@gmail.com
My design is made almost entirely of cotton t-shirts and jeans dating as far back as the 80’s. I cleaned out my closet!
helenmcqueeney@gmail.com
970-948-2082
Inspired by WB Yeats faeries and poem, The Stolen Child. Recycled silk saris and cheesecloth from stage sets, hand-dyed and hand-sewn by Morgan Walsh.
Africana Village of Peace Project is a passion project for the orphans, schools and communities of Ghana celebrating culture through the arts, fashion, & drum and dance. We have a nine-acre village for the future generations, a place to share experiences with the world. Visit our website to donate.
africanadanceensemble.org
rochellenorwood@hotmail.com
Designs drawn by hand, handprinted onto fabric and hand-sewn into various styles. Life is not always fair, but fabric and fashion certainly can be.
Classy Trashy looks, emphasizing the waste and plastic fetish industrial fashion worships and produces, while looking fierce and fabulous.
@sexyactivism
Machete & Sons is the bespoke menswear line designed by AJ Machete and Lianna Kachmar, and made by hand in Denver, CO. denverbespoke.com
aj@denverbespoke.com
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BOX ELEVEN by Katie Browne
Carbondale native Katie Browne designs and sews small batch wearables under the label BOX ELEVEN.
etsy.com/shop/BoxEleven boxeleven@hotmail.com
Intuitively driven, creating clothing with several slow-cloth hand techniques to sculpt natural fiber artwear. Different Vintage textiles meld within each garment, simmered with plants for a transformative process to naturally dye the handmade textile. The language of cloth unfolds into a story, reflecting nature within these soul-filled designs. livinganddyeing.com
michelle@livinganddyeing.com
Akomplice by Patrick McCarney
This collection uses clothing as a medium to bring awareness to issues facing the fashion industry and to the environmental genocide that’s happening today. akomplicebrand.com
info@akomplice-clothing.com
Leather designs made with the environment in mind, right here in Carbondale. Custom work available upon request. ironicdilemma.com
ironicdilemma@gmail.com
Onyx Moon by Sarah Peterson
Original upcycled designs by Kathryn Griest and Sarah Peterson of Onyx Moon with graphics by Monica Basile. Featuring hats from True West Hats.
onyxmoonapparel@gmail.com
Custom Men’s Wear summertrembley.jhilburn.com
summer.trembley@jhilburnpartner.com
This is our 7th year in the GITNB and we are so proud to be part of such a wonderful show.
norefuse.com
Designer Robin Paz is the upcycled textile artist otherwise known as Foxy Moron. Lee Willis, a.k.a. Onboard Balloon, is a cattle rancher in western Colorado, who shoots guns and spray paints found objects. Together, they create one-of-a-kind wearable art.
(Rachael Gillespie) Creator/ designer using reclaimed upholstery fabric, hand embroidery, and scraps of different kinds. Collaborating with Kenichi Woodworking (David Kodana) a designer/ maker of bespoke furniture, and custom cabinetry. Also including jewelry by Crested Butte designer Anna-Marie Davidson. rcgillespiephoto@gmail.com
Yoli LaGuerre is an award winning international Floral Artist and Teacher. Devoting her lifelong career to inspiring all to think out of the Vase!
www.yolilaguerre.com
yoli@yolilaguerre.com
While she may have moved her office out of The Launchpad and into the Dinkle Building, Laura Stover will forever remain a part of Carbondale Arts. Her vision, design work, and beautiful smile will always be part of the Carbondale Arts heart and soul.
Laura helped us launch the Carbondale Creative District, took the Fashion Show to new heights with her projection mapping and design artistry, and helped create the high
quality R2 Gallery. Her incredible work on the poster and t-shirt design at Mountain Fair has helped break sales records and her attention to detail makes us all better people.
While we are not fortunate enough to have her on staff forever, we are truly excited to watch where she goes on her own. Her passion is fashion design and we can’t wait to wear Laura Stover originals in the near future.
She will continue her freelance design work while she dives deeper into clothing creation. We now call her new studio Carbondale Arts North because she is still deeply involved in many things Carbondale Arts.
Good luck, Laura Stover!!
We love you.
To get in touch with Laura: laurastover.design@gmail.com
Building an inclusive and vibrant community through the arts, supporting Carbondale’s identity as a place that fosters creativity, collaboration, innovation, and artistic exploration.
The Carbondale Creative District is overseen by Carbondale Arts. A committee of non-profit, business and creative leaders governs the district. Over 200 creative businesses can be found in Carbondale. Learn about our creatives and all the exciting enterprises and events happening in the district at CarbondaleCreativeDistrict.com
Adam Lavendar
Alex Achterlioff
Andrew Ferwitz
Anna Jasmine Abdelaal
Barbara Frota
Bill Laemmel
Brooke Warren
Carrie Vickers
Casey Siers
Ciara Morrison
Chris Harrison
Claire de l’Arbre
Crystal Colantino
Cyndi Heckman
Dakota Morrison
Daniel Benevent
Dave Blackburn
Elissa Rodman
Emily Bennett
Emma Martin
Francisco Elias
Georgia Ackerman
Gina Perkins
Janisa Humberson
Jay Engstrom
Jenna Bradford
Jennifer Lane
Jessica Owings
Jill Napiwocki
Joey Staron
John Ackerman
Juliane Duarte
Kat Rich
Katy Parr
Kristen Foote
Laura Stover
Laurie Darling
Leah Swan
Linnea Fong
Lisa Weiss
Madalyn Buchanan
Marina Skiles
Matte Curry
Michael Gorman
Michelle Lundin
Morgan Walsh
Naima Johansson Vestin
Natalie Rae Fuller
Nick Forbes
Nikki Miller
Omar Velazquez
Patti Sunderman
Paul McQueeney
Rachael Schultz
Savanna LaBauve
Stephanie DiBacco
Summer Trembley
Tanell Lavendar
Taylor Rogers
Tessarae Mercer
Timara Tisch
Valerie Martell
Vallee Noone
Wes Boyd
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