Something can be said about cavorting in vintage. I wore Julie Wheat’s Vintage Silk Blouse and her Design Sequined Skirt and it upped the ante. I am pretty sure the free spirits that inhabited her fashion finds have left a little of their spirit in it and made me a little more carefree and a little more confident. I went to the Tin Roof with an old friend from college and pretty sure I caught the eye of two bachelors. Needless to say, one was verbose enough to engage me for awhile. That is, until he asked me where my boyfriend was and I panicked and flipped my hair around to say,”He’s right behind me.”
As for fit and function, vintage tops rock! Albeit size is something you should not pay attention because a Large is not a Large. The sequined skirt did not seem to be my typical flair for style, but I was glad to wear it because it really pulled the out fit together and gave the strong color of the blouse an anchor. I’m really excited to cheer on Julie and her clothes full of attitude. I have the hottest leather get-up that really ties in the “Glam Rocks” theme in Marion Square. Be sure to stop by the Style Lounge and meet the Cavortress herself!
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Caroline Millard has some inside scoop about this year’s Charleston Fasion Week. “There’s no calm before the storm” is a pretty bold statement since CFW in its festive spirit kicked off on Friday. Julie Wheat of Cavortress launched her 201o collection with Eye Level Art and the [aloft hotel] in North Charleston.
Charleston City Paper gives there praise by invoking the spirit of Bettie Page.
Here’s a roundup photos after the walk through [aloft] by Sully Sullivan.
If you would like to learn more about Julie Wheat and how she advises aspiring designers to “have the guts to be you”, then Shauna Heathman of Mackenzie Image has the scoop on being Cavortress.
My Charleston Fashion has provided a video from the event and behind the scenes.
So has All Over It. And earlier last week, All Over It put together this preview of Bellina in Cavortress prior to the launch.
Social media has impacted how we gather and view news worldwide, and media outlets continue to struggle with a way to combine social media with traditional journalism to find a model that works. We think our March Social Media Star, Ken Hawkins, has the solution: TheDigitel.
TheDigitel, founded by Ken in 2008, is currently based in Charleston, S.C., but headed to other cities soon. It’s a site that connects readers to news from local media outlets and also produces its own stories, while integrating social media tools like Facebook and Twitter in a helpful way. They’ve also created an innovative ad model integrating real time social media content from their advertisers.
TheDigitel, which recently secured funding for expansion, has its finger on the pulse of news in the 21st Century. We once heard Ken say that citizens will become the gatherers of news and the journalist’s new role will be to provide context. We think he’s right!
Ken wears many hats at TheDigitel.com, acting as Web master, information designer, owner and editor in chief. To keep the site up to date, he spends four or more hours a day on social media sites, monitoring news and events.
For the rest of this article, please visit http://www.stepaheadinc.com/2010/03/1565/.
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Largely responding to our 2nd monthly Tweetup, Live 5 News has done a piece on the growing impact of social media and micro-blogging, like Twitter in Charleston.
It’s a little scarce on how it’s impacting, but the mere fact that tweetups are now broadcast news worthy speaks of a culture shift.
If you want to hear still more about Twitter in Charleston, check out TheDigitel’s twitter topic page.
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Many news websites are working to refocus on local news, and often this means turning to automated aggregation. One hyper-local startup in Charleston, S.C., is blending links, community and visuals to try and redefine aggregation by giving it a human context.
TheDigitel.com was launched by Ken Hawkins in June 2008, and recently received its first round of venture capital funding from Palmetto Investments & Exchange Group.
Hawkins and his team are now deciding where to expand next. In keeping with its community philosophy, TheDigitel has even asked readers to vote for its next destination.
Hawkins spoke about the concept of “context aggregation,” using wikis to engage readers, and other topics shortly after the funding was announced in October 2009. Here’s an edited version of my interview with him.
Can you say how much funding you received?
Hawkins: It’s not huge, but it does give us the momentum to ‘break out’ of the test market in Charleston and start expanding.
Talk about the process of finding your investors. How much control will they have?
Hawkins: The investors were pointed our way through a mutual contact at another
local company, BeliefNetworks. I still retain more than a ’super majority’ of [TheDigitel]. However the investors bring not only cash but more of a business background, something journalists are often lacking.