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Join us this Saturday, May 19th from 12-3pm at SA VA  during Rittenhouse Row's Spring Festival as we host a trunk show featuring Made in America designers including: Toggery, Karina Dresses, J&I Jewelry and BCS Designs.

 

 

Established in 2007 and founded by Kate D'Arcy, Toggery is a contemporary fashion collection for women that blends beautiful design with luxurious, environmentally conscious fabrics.  Created and sourced with the best intentions for the community and consumer, the line uses more than 50% organic fabrics from us knitting mills and manufactures all garments in its Philadelphia based facilities.

 

Karina dresses are all made with love in Brooklyn, USA by happy seamstresses earning a living wage. The brand's dresses are designed for busy, multi-tasking gals as they do the stuff that makes their life truly authentic: family, romance, work, volunteering, travel, pregnancy, spiritual growth, exercise, creative work work, DIY projects...the list is as long as women are diverse. Meet Karina herself at the event!

 

The J & I jewelry collection, designed by Ian Gibson, distills the essence of organic forms to highlight the timeless quality of sterling silver. Highlighted by gemstones and freshwater pearls each item is completely hand formed in their Philadelphia studio.

 

BCS Designs are handcrafted in Center City, Philadelphia by designer, Beth Soffer. Her pieces are made with exquisite gemstones and 18K gold plated chains. Meet Beth at the event!

Come to our retail store at 1700 Sansom Street and discover these talented designers, and you'll even get the chance to meet a few of them too! Light refreshments will be served. Rsvp@savafashion.com by Friday, May 18th!

BALLE, The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, is celebrating is 10th Annual BALLE Business Conference from May 15th-19th in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  BALLE seeks to build community wealth by catalyzing, connecting, and strengthening local business networks dedicated to building Living Economies.
 
The organization believes in the power of local businesses to transform communities for the better by working cooperatively toward a shared vision. BALLE imagines cities and towns of every size and political stripe engaged in shared learning to build community assets like sustainable agriculture, green building, renewable energy, community capital, zero-waste manufacturing and independent retail - what we call the building blocks of Living Economies. We envision a time when local economies not only generate community wealth, but also are catalysts for civic action, social diversity and ecological health -- for sustainable communities.
 
Sarah Van Aken will be speaking during the main conference on Friday, May 18th during an Interactive Session called: Localize This!: Bringing Global Supply Chains Back Home in which Sarah and the rest of the panelists will discuss how their trailblazing business have taken supply chain localization to new heights in food, fashion and manufacturing.
 
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Patricia Washington is Vice President of Cultural Tourism for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC), a nonprofit organization that makes Philadelphia and The Countryside® a premier destination through marketing and image building that increases business and promotes the region's vitality. In her role as vice president, Washington serves as a leader in the development of the company's arts and diversity initiatives. She has headed up new projects such as Philly 360°™, reaching out to young, tech-savvy African-American travelers; Boundless Philadelphia®, focusing on the region's plentiful outdoor offerings; and the Neighborhood Tourism Network, helping community-based attractions benefit from the tourism industry. Washington also oversees Philadelphia's Quest for Freedom program, a marketing collaborative of 20-plus sites that promotes the region's Underground Railroad and African-American history.
 
Before joining GPTMC, Ms. Washington was a program officer in the areas of Arts & Culture and Children, Youth and Families for the William Penn Foundation, where she worked on a variety of citywide arts and youth development initiatives.  As a lawyer, Ms. Washington also worked as an assistant city solicitor in the City of Philadelphia's Law Department, served as district office chief of staff for a state senator and [...]