Sandra Kafka- Model Coordinator
With over a decade of experience as a professional hairstylist, Sandra enjoys working behind the scenes at fashion shows. In 2007, she started her line of original bicycle messenger bags. Her focus evolved to upcycling vintage items and in 2008 she launched her clothing line, Backstitch Betty. In the past two years her line has been featured in various fashion shows and events. Sandra's excited to take on her new role as TFW's Model Coordinator. Her line can be found at www.backstitchbetty.etsy.com and in the local boutiques, Bohemia and The Wooden Tooth.
Contact: s.kafka@tucsonfashionweek.net
Alexa graduated from the University of Arizona with degrees in journalism and marketing. As a freelance writer working in journalism and public relations, she has been published by The Associated Press, Time Out New York Magazine and various Tucson publications such as Inside Tucson Business and the Arizona Daily Star. She spent the past two summers living in Manhattan and working for Time Out New York Magazine and doing public relations for Group SJR. She hopes to travel the world, but eventually make Manhattan her home and establish a career in the magazine industry.
Also a freelance makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics, she works with various designers in completing their model's makeup looks for TFW and other photo shoots.
You can view her portfolio at www.alexabmiller.com.
Contact: a.miller@tucsonfashionweek.net
Alexa Miller- Marketing & Public Relations, Makeup Artist
Elizabeth has spent over a decade as a local fashion designer. Her line, Siobhan, has been featured in over 40 fashion events statewide and has been featured in local papers as well as national magazines. In 2009, Elizabeth was awarded Scottsdale Fashion Week's People's Choice Designer of The Year, an award that was given to her partly because of overwhelming support from the Tucson community. Coming home from SFW, Elizabeth vowed to bring Tucson it's own fashion week and a viable fashion industry in downtown by uniting Tucson's amazing designers, stylists and photographers. With the first fashion week under her belt and the help of talented professionals and dedicated sponsors, Elizabeth aspires to bring Tucson an extraordinary urban fashion week.
Contact: e.albert@tucsonfashionweek.net
Elizabeth Albert- Producer/Founder
Jamie Jameson- Stylist Coordinator
As former president of the Arizona Voodoo Kittens Pin-Up Troupe and highly sought after hairstylist, Jamie knows what it takes to work a backstage. Jamie has years of experience coordinating the style end of photo shoots, fashion shows and promotional events. She is known for her dramatic fusion of modern and pin-up hairstyling. Creative and innovative, Jamie is excited to work with stylists backstage. Jamie runs Bettie Rage Promotions and can be found throughout Tucson organizing events and promoting local musicians, vendors, clubs and retailers.
Contact: j.jameson@tucsonfashionweek.net
The Tucson Fashion Collective is a non-profit under The Tucson Youth Collective and is comprised of local artists, designers, models, boutique owners, photographers and various other professionals.
Together they dedicate themselves to bringing a vibrant and exciting fashion week to the heart of our city, downtown, while supporting an important and progressive non-profit each year. We provide a medium for local designers, artists, boutiques as well as hair and makeup artists to showcase their work in a creative event that continues to celebrate and unify Tucson's fashion industry and it's patrons.
We are set out to highlight progressive and upcoming local boutiques with a special emphasis on downtown and Fourth Avenue retailers. We also aim to continue to drive commerce to the downtown community in order to cultivate awareness as well as a viable fashion district in downtown Tucson.
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