Crazy couple of weeks, and more great news coming

Hello friends!

Well, it has been a somewhat crazy few weeks following the NYFW Cabiria show, and all the press that came around it. I think I had underestimated what a big splash we were making with our little company, relatively brand new and all. But people really understood that Cabiria was making history, and with a groundswell of positive public sentiment as well. It was awe inspiring to watch that recognition happen around the globe, and I'm incredibly proud to have been the emissary.

All that attention meant that I needed to move everything into a factory that would take good care of us, fast! We have as of this week gotten into the perfect sized place for us - not so small as to lose the professional touches, and not so big as to get lost, and best of all, in my beloved Garment Center in New York City!

I will be releasing items in waves this time around, as I didn't make it in time to fulfill regular seasonal delivery, but we've gotten order from around the world, and pre-orders for more. New fabrics, and many of those pieces from the NYFW show, so familiar shapes. Separates, and sumptuous fabrics too, and some surprises up my sleeve for spring!

The next step as a small business is going to be growth. Now I have shown that there's interest and a real market out there, I need to do a more formal round of capital raising to get to the next step. Many challenges are on the horizon, but I know we can do it!

In the meantime, here's some teaser fabrics for the new collection - all silk and high quality wools, of course...

As far as press goes, we hit the jackpot. We were on the front page of the Sunday Style sections of MAJOR papers around the world right after the show, featuring my beautiful plus size models. I'm talking The London Times (UK), Suededeutsche (Germany), Al Jazeera America, and L'Express (Paris). And Yahoo's front page, CNN, Nightline, OMG Insider, and ABC News. And major papers in China and Kenya and Oman and New Zealand and Indonesia.

Then there was a lovely mention by Jimmy Fallon on his late night show (he totally got it), as well as an NPR segment and Howard Stern. Definitely hitting the zeitgeist there. And finally, a standing invitation to go on the new Queen Latifah talk show. I love her!

Because I can't even handle how much press came in, here's a comprehensive list, unless of course I missed a few. Entirely probable, actually. Please forgive me! And enjoy catching up if you like.

All my best, Eden

Beutiful Magazine

AFP footage from the show

The Curvy Fashionista

Nightline

NPR with Audie Cornish and Robin Givhan of The Cut from New York Magazine (comment at 2:47-3:00)

Hello Giggles: Queen of The Day

The Gloss

Fashionista post show article</>

ABC News

Dare Magazine (Canada) page 10)

Zaftig Times

Al Jazeera America

Suedeutsche Stil (Germany)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (monologue 4:47-5:05)

CNN Erin Burnett OutFront

OMG Insider with Emme

Times of Oman

Explosiv (Germany)

Jezebel

Wondervol (Netherlands)

Curvily

Straits Times (Singapore)

Oman Observer

Capital Kenya (Kenya)

Masque Mag

Sioux City Journal

Grown and Curvy Woman</>

Ozarks First

Houston Chronicle

Style Hs No Size (Netherlands)

Amica (Germany)

Girl Talk HQ

Beautiful Curvy (Italy)

Policymic (China)

Terra TV (Brazil)

Fashionista

DNA Info New York

Break Thru Radio

Paozim de Queijo (Brazil)

Fashion News Live

NY Daily News

Yo Dona (Spain)

ENCA (South Africa)

Grazia (France)

Juromano (Brazil)

Sueddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)

Huffington Post

Yahoo Shine

Fat Chic

Agence France-Presse

Today

Moda and Estilo

Culturebox (France)

Pudelek (Poland)

Yahoo Shine (Canada)

Vogue Italia

L'Express (France)

Yahoo News

UK MSN Style

Little Lime Dress

Beleza GG (Brazil)

Fashion Holo Fote (Brazil)

Curve a Porter (Brazil)

Life and Style (New Zealand)

Gulf News (Dubai)

The Times (UK)

Washington Post

Business Insider

She Knows

New York Business Journal

Metro Nieuws Amsterdam

The Atlantic

Daily Life (Australia)

Style Has No Size (Netherlands)

Curvy Is the New Black

Yummy Mummy Club (Canada)

Squishy Gals

Bernadett Vajda

Fashionista

Daily Mail UK

Refinery29

StyleList

De Morgen (Netherlands & Belgium)

Glam

Analogue Chic

Abbey Post

HLN (Belgium)

Fashiontographer

Hello Beautiful

Fashion Times

Fashion n' Style

Daily Venus Diva

Grazia (UK)

Total Beauty

More of Me To Love

Caras (Brazil)

Global Noiz

Plus Model Mag

Internet Nachrichtenagentur (Germany)

Misstop (UK)

Famosas & Fotos (Brazil)

Debora Fernandes Plus (Brazil)

Okezone (Indonesia)

Newsstand 24/7

Cosmopolitan . net

Fashion Lately

Fashion Courier

Beauty Advices

My Fashion Life

GOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Telemundo, WNTW, and a new Boutique!

Hi friends,

I'm so pleased to know Aimee Cheshire and her extraordinary website for plus size independent contemporary designers (like me), MadisonPlusSelect.com. She curates designers who wouldn't otherwise have a broad platform, and she does it with panache!

Last week I was part of a press event for Madison Plus Select and the new pieces on the website, and then this week, she had us featured on Telemundo's "Mujer de Hoy" program. As in gorgeous plus size Latinas who look amazing in my bold patterns and curve enhancing dresses!

Here are some photos from the press event (it was dark, so lots of flashed out shots, mea culpa),

and the video from Telemundo yesterday:


In another piece of wonderful news, I just shipped a big selection of Cabiria pieces to the amazing, classy Boutique Larrieux in Milwaukee, WI. The boutique is located in a pretty shopping district of landmark buildings in the Historic Third Ward, and Lydia Hamilton's shop is a perfect jewel in the center of everything.

You ladies in the upper Midwest have wonderful taste!

Finally, the TLC show "What Not To Wear" came into Curvaceous K in NYC last week, and makeover girl Carly got one of our silk jersey dresses! Not only that, but she'll be featured in the episode trying it on and loving it! Such an unbelievably wonderful addition to our great press - I can't wait to find out the air date and show you the reveal.

Thank you to everyone involved in this wonderful journey. I get so excited to see people respond so positively to Cabiria and my work!

All my best, Eden

Cabiria Available Online and In (a few) Stores Now!

Hello friends,

It's been pretty busy here at Cabiria HQ since we received delivery from the factory. We're now on the rack at Bombshell Boutique in St. Paul, MN, and Madison Plus Select has an exclusive Cabiria line rolling out as we speak. I've sent an order off to a plus size celebrity for a new CBS television show (hush hush until it airs!), and gotten a LOT of inquiries on how to get these dresses. It's really exciting!

This is where you come in as a community. If you know of a plus size boutique that should carry our dresses, please show them the Online Store at http://www.store.cabiriastyle.com, where all our availability stock is currently listed. If you are a retailer with a desire to stock us, let us know. We have a couple of different structures available for wholesale, drop shipment, and memo terms. If there's a style and pattern that you want exclusively for your shop, you create exclusivity by reserving or purchasing the whole run of that item - not prohibitive, in reality. I really, really want to work with you to get these dresses in your hot little hands! Help me help you.

I know that the price point is higher than some of the pieces on the market, but it's actually priced low for what they are - sumptuous fabrics, designed specifically for the plus size body, made in the USA, and in small, unique quantities. I want you to try them on to feel the difference in quality and the details that make it fit so well and wear for years. That means that you need to make sure retailers know they can sell what they bring into their shops. You, yes, you, the consumer, have that power. Heady, isn't it?

Finally, *here are a few Cabiria dresses currently and exclusively available on the Madison Plus Select website. Go get 'em, folks!

All the best, Eden











*all photos in this entry courtesy of MadisonPlusSelect.com Do not reproduce without permission from the owner of the photos.

Featured in Pratt's Curated Pages!

Hello friends,

I'm in a celebratory mood today - first of all, thanks to your continued support, we are now the most successful plus size project EVER on Kickstarter! That's both in terms of percentage raised over initial goal (133% so far) and amount of money raised. Stupendous! Let's smash that record even more, and show those 1000% funded tech projects what for.

Great news today, other than the election of course, is that as a Pratt Institute alumna, our project was chosen to be featured on the Pratt Curated Page here on Kickstarter. It's great to receive that acknowledgment from such an esteemed artistic authority. Check it out by clicking the big yellow "Pratt" button.

And finally, we've been getting a lot of press mentions in fashion and plus size blogs around the internet. I was interviewed for a radio show in New Zealand earlier this week (I'll let you know more details when it becomes available Thursday or Friday), and have been collecting those mentions on our press page on the Cabiria website.

Let's keep the ball rolling - we still have 14 days in the campaign, and there's so much I can do with stretch goal funds. Thank you again, and please spread the word!

All the best, Eden

following is a screen grab from the latest blog to review us, "My Therapist Told Me to Write a Fashion Blog". See more great reviews on our press page.

First Press Interview!!!

Hi everyone!

Today I have a big milestone for Cabiria - our first Press Interview!!! So unbelievably excited.

Amanda Hudson of Stop and Style contacted me (disclosure: we know each other in real life too) about Cabiria's progress, and has made us their September Stop and Chat! How cool is that?

Here's the whole article on the website Stop and Style NYC, right around the NYFW buzz, too. Again, so cool!

Seriously, check out her site: stopandstylenyc.com it's just lovely for so many great resources. Have a great day! Eden