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Submitted: 07/05/2009 4:08:08
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
We would love to have the tailor come and stay with us on a volunteer vacation!
Submitted: 27/05/2009 6:05:30
Dafna Wu and Amalia Cymrot-Wu »
What beautiful fabrics and textiles! My sister is a fashion designer in Los Angeles, California. I will share this website and your project with her.
all the best to you,
Dafna
San Francisco, California
Submitted: 27/05/2009 9:27:39
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Dafna and Amalia we will appreciate alot if you share this project and website with your sister we need someone like your sister to share ideas ånd fashion designs so that we can improve on our designs thank u
Submitted: 27/05/2009 16:28:41
eleanor goldberg »
These designs are fabulous! My friend in New York is interested in contributing to the project. I will make sure to send her all the information.
Good luck!
Eleanor
Submitted: 27/05/2009 19:14:56
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Eleanor. your contribution will be highly appreciated by our members thank u
Submitted: 02/06/2009 15:07:29
Tetsu M »
Hi. I like these designs. Why not do some fusion with Eastern designs as well. Maybe my friends in Japan will like this.
Submitted: 03/06/2009 0:03:05
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Tetsu we are willing and able to do fusion with eastern designs to expand our market we would like to get samples of eastern fusion designs and we can start making the designs thanks for the comment and say Hallo to your friends in japan
Submitted: 11/06/2009 2:00:34
Sol Collective »
Hello,
I love the textiles. I am a teacher and a few of my students and some of friends have been working on designs that blend traditional (from various countries) and western clothing! I would love to collaborate with you. Let me know how I can send samples to you. Blessings.
Estella
Submitted: 11/06/2009 13:52:28
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi,i'm Harrison and we r glad u want to collaborate with us, u can send samples by the help of mobile movement our partner organisation. Thanks Estella n hoping to hear from u again.
Submitted: 12/06/2009 1:08:07
Sol Collective »
HI Harrison,
I sent a message to the Mobile Movement Team. I talked to some of my students and they are excited about collaborating. I will give you an update when I find out how to send you the samples.
Peace.
Estella
Submitted: 12/06/2009 1:43:16
Sol Collective »
Mobile Movement Team
Thank you for the update and the work that you are doing. I am a teacher and director of a non profit. We just started a clothing design project for youth. Our organization's projects have a social justice, and cultural education emphasis. I would like to collaborate with Harrison and send designs my students and mentors have made, so that they can then be blended with his groups traditional textile and design detail. We can then purchase the finished designs at a fair price and sell them here. Please let me know how I can send the samples. Thank you for your work.
Estella Sanchez, Director
Sol Collective/Freedom Bound
www.solcollective.org
Submitted: 12/06/2009 2:30:03
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi, Estella we r waiting for the samples and happy to do business with u thanks alot
Submitted: 03/07/2009 6:52:01
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi jess n leba i'm irene n just sayin Hallo to u thanks.Hi jess n leba we were asking about samples from sol collection which were supposed to be sent to us thanks i'm Harrison. Hi jess ánd leba i'm kate we wish u al the best from Be smart and thanks 4 every thing that u r doing.Hi i'm samuel we met in october wishing u al the best. Hallo i'm Emily we met in october i'm back from school 4 mid term holiday wishing 2 talk 2 u again gudday.Hi i'm Humprey when r u visiting us again we mis u gudday.Hi i'm Donnel we've never met but i like what u r doing 4 äl the groups in EYA the support u r giving us cannot b explained in words alone thank u very much.FROM B. SMART GROUP MEMBERS
Submitted: 05/07/2009 3:37:33
Sol Collective »
Hello,
Sorry about the delay. I had not found a direct contact at Mobile Media, but I got a number and will try to be in touch with them to find out where to send the samples. I will continue to be in touch to update you. I hope all is well! Blessings !Estella
Submitted: 05/07/2009 7:57:55
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hello! Estella, we are fine and all is well. We are waiting for samples. We went to sol collective website and liked the designs and activities that your organisation does thats why we really want to collaborate with your organisation Goodluck and hoping to hear from u soon thanks
Submitted: 20/08/2009 5:07:26
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hallo mobile movement! all is well just saying Hallo! Our business and projects are going on well we organized a clean up last week and we wanted to upload some of the pictures we took thanks and hoping to hear from u soon
Submitted: 31/08/2009 6:05:47
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hallo Estella ave u found how to send samples? we r still waiting and hope al is well THANKS
Submitted: 16/09/2009 0:54:32
Sol Collective »
Hello,
I would love to move on this project, but I have not heard back from anyone. I am not sure were to send the samples. I need an address. Hope all is well. Thank you.
Submitted: 16/09/2009 0:54:45
Sol Collective »
Hello,
I would love to move on this project, but I have not heard back from anyone. I am not sure were to send the samples. I need an address. Hope all is well. Thank you.
Submitted: 16/09/2009 4:53:41
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hello Estella! Thanks very much for getting back to us! Hope you have been good! Kindly send the samples to these adress P.O.Box 63487-00619 C/o Environmental youth Alliance .This is a more reliable adrress for us. Thank you very much.
Submitted: 22/09/2009 13:22:25
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hello Estella! Hope you are doing fine. I just want to a mend the Postal adress i gave out.This is how it should read. MR. Harrison Ndaga, C/o Envronmental Youth Alliance Kenya, P.O.Box, 63487-00619,
Nairobi Kenya. This should work. Thank you.
Submitted: 24/09/2009 14:40:28
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hallo jessy n leba we r fine n thanks 4 the support and looking forward to see u nxt year, we r glad that students from St. Michaels university appreciate our products and we wil b happy to collaborate with them THANKS
Submitted: 06/10/2009 12:14:08
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hello jessy and leba,thanks for your message from students of st. Michaels university high school we were eagerly awaiting their response unfortunately it's in the negative. However we are encouraged they had the time to look at our designs and are hoping sol collective will come through with designs we can work with. We are also open to the possibility of a fashion designer spending time with us to perfect our design work and overall finishing. Thanks for your efforts in this demanding work. God Bless (Be Smart Members)
Submitted: 19/10/2009 9:51:56
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hallo jessy n leba, we r still waiting 4 samples from Estella n did u talk to her? We r know preparing 4 christmas season sales by trying to boost our stock of embroidery shirts,bags n tiedye n batik fabrics n working thru' the night cause of power rationing we experience at our place of work and al over Nairobi We r fine n hoping to hear from Sol collective and u soon. Thanks
Submitted: 20/10/2009 13:55:22
Jessica Fraser »
Hi Harrison,
I will try and find out if she sent them. Also, I talked to another woman the other night who is interested in working with you. I'll follow up with her as well.
All the best,
Jessy
Submitted: 24/11/2009 16:24:08
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi jessy n leba! hop u r fine n doing well. we r okay and stil working hard to achieve our goals. we r concerned about the samples to be sent by Estella we really want to collaborate with her especially this christmas season when our sales r good we can copy her styles and produce a product which can sell during this season and also did u talk to the woman u told us she's interested working with us thanks and all the best
Submitted: 30/11/2009 1:58:56
Sol Collective »
HI Harrison!
Blessing, I hope you are well. I got the address and will send the sample this week. I will let you know once it's in the mail. I am very excited to finally get things moving! I will be in touch soon!
Submitted: 29/01/2010 10:27:26
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Jessy n Leba! Happy New Year! Hope u r fine got message from Estella and we r still waiting 4 samples. Good luck n Godbless Thanks
Submitted: 04/05/2010 14:27:40
Sol Collective »
Hello! Have you received the samples? I sent them quite a while ago. Thank you!
Submitted: 06/05/2010 13:28:48
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
We r okay. And how r u? Hope u r fine.We've not receive the samples. Did u use the address i sent u and wen did u send them?THANKS and hoping to hear from u soon GOODDAY
Submitted: 06/05/2010 13:30:37
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
We r okay. And how r u? Hope u r fine.We've not receive the samples. Did u use the address i sent u and wen did u send them?THANKS and hoping to hear from u soon GOODDAY
Submitted: 26/05/2010 20:11:42
Sol Collective »
Hello. Yes we send the samples months ago to the address I was given. You might want to check post office there. Please let me know if you get them. Thank you.
Submitted: 11/09/2010 14:43:44
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi.jessy n leba. How r u?we r fine n workin hard to achieve our goals. Estella from solcollective sent the samples n we received them last month she also wanted us to make clothes for her to sell in the u.s. and wil pay the costs to mobile movement fund. We've finished some clothes and ready to b sent to u.s. So we were askin for the wayforward on how the clothes wil reach Estella.Thanks GodBLess
Submitted: 11/09/2010 14:47:04
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi.jessy n leba. How r u?we r fine n workin hard to achieve our goals. Estella from solcollective sent the samples n we received them last month she also wanted us to make clothes for her to sell in the u.s. and wil pay the costs to mobile movement fund. We've finished some clothes and ready to b sent to u.s. So we were askin for the wayforward on how the clothes wil reach Estella.Thanks GodBLess
Submitted: 06/01/2011 5:34:32
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi jes n leba happy new yr from b smart team hop u r well we received payment from Estella and we r workin on the fabrics hopin to send the clothes by friday this week. Right now we r workin using jeans material and blending the jeans material using our african lesso materials the out come is fantastic and very soon we wil upload the pictures Thanks and Godbles
Submitted: 07/01/2011 9:24:43
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
we B Smart youth group appreciate and r very much thankful for all that mobile movement has done and all they are aiming to do for all groups in mobile movement project, like for us we were visited by two ladies from norway stela n olivia last december they r fashion designers n were happy with our fabrics and bought most of them cause they had a fashion show coming up in norway the proceeds from the sales helped us alot cause we made other fabrics n we intend to contact stella to come for more fabrics cause they emailed us and told us that the fashion show was successful n people in norway liked our fabrics Thanks alot jess n leba
Submitted: 26/02/2011 4:46:01
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Thanks alot to sol collective for business partnership to all the donars who donated towards our tailoring project to leba n jessy for their good work and may Godbless u al and reward u abundatly THANKS
Submitted: 28/02/2011 19:08:46
Sol Collective »
Hello!
I hope you are doing well, how is the project coming?
Submitted: 01/03/2011 5:40:04
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
we r doing well n we sent the samples did u receive them? n how is our work?we Would like to continue with the partnership and exchange of ideas n patterns THANKS
Submitted: 20/06/2011 2:39:25
fatima ahad »
i want to be the part of it and want to design as well...please update
Submitted: 16/08/2011 6:04:00
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Fatima! sorry 4 taking long to respond to your request we would love and eagerly waiting to work with u. r u a fashion designer? we deal in african fabrics n recently weve started using jeans fabric mixing with the african fabric pls stay in touch n keep us posted THANKS
Submitted: 29/08/2011 8:11:16
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi Fatma, we would like to know the kind of african designs that you like and if you have ideas that you want we explore, please get in touch with us. We are glad to be talking to you. Thanks. Be smart group.
Submitted: 21/03/2012 14:58:03
Barbara Garnes »
Hello, This is Barbara for USA. I am a Lifestyle creator of African inspired design. My designs are inspired by the southern part of the globe. I produce table linens, bedding and bath items in African and ethnic fabrics and textiles. Most of the products are made here in NY. I am educated in Apparel design. Self taught in graphic designs.
I designed a line of porcelain dinnerware inspired by the Massai tribe and Mali mudcloth. The tea set collection is called Liberia.
My dream is that Africa will be able to globally compete! I hope to get the opportunity to work with you in some way. It is important that Africans around the world to work together!
Submitted: 22/03/2012 10:59:59
Be Smart Fashion Design Association
Hi am harrison from kenya we r a group of fashion designers dealing in african fabrics with batik n tyedye,khangas n lessos from coastal part of kenya and also embroidery art on different kinds of fabrics recently we started blending african fabrics n jeans material with a little embroidery n the outcome is marvelous we would also like to partner with u n share ideas,designs and also fabrics from u.s thanks alot n hope to hear from u soon