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"Success comes to the underdog who doesn't let sleeping dogs lie...
Something Extraordinary is Coming!
A new era in fashion infrastructure is almost here. Our newly reimagined directory is your front door to opportunity, community, real support and growth. Whether you design, sew, farm, or innovate your seat at our table is waiting, along with the tools and resources that you need to build your own. We’re leveling up during (DE-FI) Fashion Week, September 16-20, 2025. The all-new (DE-FI) Directory will go live bringing strategy, support, and community like never before. More than a list, this is the future of fashion in motion.Don’t miss the shift.
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Welcome to the New Standard of Fashion Networking
Join the Digital Front Door of the Future of Fashion
Breaking into the fashion industry has long felt like navigating a maze without a map,especially outside traditional fashion capitals like New York. The landscape is fragmented, unregulated, and often dominated by gatekeeping, exploitation, and performative inclusion. For talent across the Midwest and beyond, access to reliable support, transparent education, and equitable opportunity has too often been out of reach. We’re here to change that.
At (DE-FI) Global INC, we’re not interested in recycling broken models or mimicking outdated institutions. We are building a fashion infrastructure, a living system of support that centers ethics, education, innovation, and economic development. Powered by Mighty Networks, our digital platform is more than a directory, it’s a dynamic, purpose-driven community that connects designers, textile artists, engineers, farmers, sewists, stylists, students, material scientists, and fashionpreneurs across the supply chain.
Beginning July 13th, 2025 memberships to the House of (DE-FI)ance will open, granting members exclusive access to their professional profiles on our new Mighty Networks platform. This dynamic, member-powered directory will fully launch in September during (DE-FI) Fashion Week, alongside the official rollout of the Dayton Garment & Textile District, bridging digital access with real-world fashion infrastructure. Active membership is an invitation into a new fashion infrastructure built both digitally and physically with brick-and-mortar presence in Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, and beyond. Activated through local partnerships, studio spaces, and workforce development hubs, we’re creating real access with real outcomes.
Whether you’re sourcing natural fibers through our Farm to Fashion Initiative, exploring material science in our STEM Atelier, launching your brand in one of our fashion incubators, or gaining hands-on experience through our Workforce Development Program, (DE-FI) is your industry launchpad from soil to runway.
Fashion isn’t for the faint of heart. But with the right network, tools, and guidance, you won’t just survive...you’ll lead, design, and thrive.
How the (DE-FI) Mighty Network Empowers Our Digital Directory, Virtual Village, and Professional Launchpad.
The (DE-FI) Network on Mighty Networks is more than a digital space, it’s the connective fiber of our fashion infrastructure, designed to foster collaboration, visibility, and economic mobility across fashion’s full lifecycle.
Member Profile Pages
Each member receives a customizable, professional profile that serves as a living résumé and digital portfolio, including:
- Name & Business Name
- Industry Role/Specialty (e.g., Designer, Pattern Maker, Fiber Farmer, STEM Educator)
- Location (City/State)
- Professional Bio or Mission Statement
- Website & Portfolio Links
- Image Gallery (e.g., lookbooks, product shots, process images)
- Past Clients or Collaborations
- Availability for Paid Work or Projects
- Preferred Contact Info
- Membership Type (Student, Model, Press, Professional, etc.)
Profiles are searchable and filterable, enabling members to find collaborators or service providers based on expertise, discipline, or geography.
Networked Directory Integration
This isn’t a static list, it’s a responsive, member-powered network where you can:
- Search by role, region, or specialty
- View full professional profiles
- Post or respond to collaboration opportunities
- Recommend or endorse trusted partners
- Communicate directly via secure private chat
Collaboration & Community Spaces
Our platform offers meaningful spaces to grow your network, strengthen your skills, and stay inspired:
- Topic-Based Rooms (e.g., STEM Atelier, Farm to Fashion, Design & Merchandising)
- Project Groups for runway shows, sourcing trips, community builds, and campaigns
- Virtual coworking meetups and curated networking lounges
- Member-led workshops and panel opportunities
- Live Q&As with industry leaders and special guests
- Exclusive job postings and vendor calls via (DE-FI) and partners
These forums mirror real-life industry infrastructure, connecting talent across creative and technical disciplines.
Events & Workforce Development
Our network also hosts:
- Event registration portals for (DE-FI) runways, open houses, and info sessions
- Access to Workforce Development Tracks, including:
- Farm to Fashion (natural fibers, agri-fiber education, fiber farming)
- STEM Atelier (material science, engineering, technology, sustainability)
- Sewist certification testing and industry-standard training
- Paid mentorships and micro-internships
- College-to-career guidance for fashion-based pathways
Access Levels & Membership Tiers
Membership access reflects your role in the industry and ensures safe, relevant engagement for all:
- Student spaces safeguard youth engagement and learning
- Professional hubs offer career-level networking and resourcing
- Press/media & community tiers have tailored access for engagement, visibility, and reporting
Every member receives access to a verified core library of industry resources, including vetted contacts, grants, contracts, templates, and strategic tools.
Real-Time Intelligence & Growth
Our Mighty Network empowers (DE-FI) to:
- Monitor demand shifts (e.g., need for dyers, STEM pros, sewists)
- Identify potential collaborations and partnerships
- Highlight underrepresented talent for features and advancement
- Offer direct support to incubator cohorts and program participants
This is your invitation.
To a digital infrastructure built for real-world results into a fashion industry with integrity for a community committed to building, not gatekeeping.
Join the (DE-FI) Mighty Network.
Because the future of fashion is already under construction and you're invited to help build it.
Fashion Directory Categories: The Business of Fashion and Fashion Network
Agencies
Accountants
Accountants
Brands can leverage a range of services from these businesses to adapt and thrive in their ever-evolving surroundings.
Accountants
Accountants
Accountants
Helping business owner learn how to pay themselves through expert guidance on financial management.
Boutiques
Accountants
Branding Specialist
Stylish boutiques and outlets selling chic clothing and accessories.
Branding Specialist
Business Consultants
Branding Specialist
Transform business image with Branding Leaders' expert guidance on Strategic Marketing Support, Image Consulting, and Commercial Rebranding
Business Analyst
Business Consultants
Business Consultants
Offer expert guidance on business operations, strategy development, customer targeting, price setting & margin improvement.
Business Consultants
Business Consultants
Business Consultants
Committed to helping business owners achieve their business dreams by providing the needed resources.
Business Managers
Digitizers and Graders
Business Managers
Empowering entrepreneurs through holistic guidance- from conceptualization of their dream project till its fruition ,and further augmentation by tying up loose ends via tech aid & more under able mentorship.
Designers
Digitizers and Graders
Business Managers
Fashion industry professionals responsible for creating and producing clothes, shoes, and accessories.
Digitizers and Graders
Digitizers and Graders
Digitizers and Graders
Companies specializing in grading patterns for various sizes, either manually or digitally.
E-Commerce
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Digitizers and Graders
Supporting businesses that electronically transmit funds or data over the internet for B2B, B2C, C2C, or C2B transactions?
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Retailers can find a variety of high-quality fabrics at competitive prices through these businesses that buy straight from the source.
Financial Planners
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Fabric Specialists and Wholesalers
Helping business professionals navigate their finances confidently to unlock a brighter financial future.
Graphic Designers
Hair and Makeup Artist
Hair and Makeup Artist
Visual storytellers
Hair and Makeup Artist
Hair and Makeup Artist
Hair and Makeup Artist
Experienced cosmetologists specializing in hair and makeup styling.
Image Consultants
Hair and Makeup Artist
Image Consultants
Transforming style with updated clothing pieces, high-quality product photoshoot and personalized headshot experience.
Life Coaches
Manufacturing
Image Consultants
Helping business professional get unstuck, re-inspired, and headed in the right direction.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Apparel production involves individuals who manage or participate in the conversion of fabrics into wearable garments, such as cutting and sewing, according to fashion designers' specifications.
Mentors
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
The "go to" person to help business professionals navigate success, trials, errors, and achieving goals.
Models
Pattern Makers
Organizations
Agencies representing fashion models earn income via commission-based deals with models and head agencies.
Organizations
Pattern Makers
Organizations
Organizations facilitate connections between diverse industry specialists and creative talents, leading to increased productivity in reaching objectives and professional growth.
Pattern Makers
Pattern Makers
Pattern Makers
Garment technicians rely on both digital (drafting software) and analog (freehand measurement techniques) methods to craft templates that will eventually become the pattern for clothes in factories.
Photographers
Photographers
Pattern Makers
Fashion photographers with a keen eye for detail and creativity, capturing clothing and people in stylish settings.
Publications
Photographers
Publications
Through the publication of books, journals, music, and other creative endeavors, organizations help to bring the designer's vision to life and share it with the world.
Schools
Photographers
Publications
Sewing and fashion design programs
Sewists and Tailors
Social Media Marketing
Sewists and Tailors
Makes or alters clothing,
Showrooms
Social Media Marketing
Sewists and Tailors
A physical site known as a showroom offers an opportunity for customers and businesses alike to browse through various products including clothing materials.
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Helping businesses put their best foot forward with email marketing campaigns, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube Management.
Studio Space
Wardrobe Stylist
Social Media Marketing
From start to finish, this workspace caters to the creative process – providing ample room for brainstorming sessions, hands-on crafting, and even exhibiting final masterpieces.
Videographers
Wardrobe Stylist
Wardrobe Stylist
Captures moving images via electronic media for broadcasting, corporate commercials, documentaries, editing, film
scoring, lighting, motion graphics, music, real estate, short films, and training.
Wardrobe Stylist
Wardrobe Stylist
Wardrobe Stylist
A fashion consultant for published editorials, advertising campaigns and public appearances by celebrities and models.
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