Midwest Fashion Press Coverage — (DE-FI) Global INC
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2025: As a part of A Weekend of (DE-FI)ance, (DE-FI) Owner/Director Caressa Brown, along with Elliot Carlyle, founder of the CFDA Connects program and CURRENT•LY™ Global, Inc. were interviewed during FOX19's Weekend Morning Show.
BBB of Dayton & Miami Valley: WiBN's Women to Watch
2023: (DE-FI)'s Owner/Director Caressa Brown was named to the Dayton Better Business Bureau's Women in Business Networking 2024 Class of Top Women to Watch.
2024 WiBN Women To Watch
2023: (DE-FI)'s Owner/Director Caressa Brown was named to the Dayton Better Business Bureau's Women in Business Networking 2024 Class of Top Women to Watch.
At a NYFW Cocktail Party, New York City Mayor Eric Adams Brought the Fashion to Gracie Mansion
2023: (DE-FI)'s Owner/Director Caressa Brown and (DE-FI) Designer and Model Alum Sa-Shai Daniels received an exclusive invite from legendary designer and Chair of the CFDA Thom Browne and NYC City Mayor Eric Adams to Attend the Official NYFW Kickoff at Gracie Mansion and they landed a spot in Vogue.
2022 CFDA Annual Report
2023: (DE-FI) was recognized in the program strategies portion of the 2022 CFDA Annual Report as an Associate of the CFDA Connects program.
Chic Spotlight: The House of (DE-FI)ance
2023: The House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience is the January 2023 Chic Spotlight for the Chic Guide Dayton.
Did we spot you at Dogs on the Catwalk?
2022: (DE-FI) Global INC was honored to partner with Ellies's Rainy Day Fund by providing costumes and customized matching jewelry from our designers and sewist. We raised $38,000 to help keep pets and families together as a part of our annual community outreach initiative.
Change Makers- Stories that Inspire: An Inspiring Conversation with Caressa Brown of (DE-FI) Global INC
2022: Read about the challenges she's faced, lessons learned, and the toll that COVID-19 played on (DE-FI)!
The 2021 CFDA Annual Report
2022: (DE-FI) was recognized as a founding member of the CFDA Connects program in the 2021 CFDA Annual Report.
Event Showcases HC Student Designers
Event Showcases HC Student Designers
2022: (DE-FI) Global INC served as a proud sponsor for Hocking College's Fashion Design and Retail Merchandising program's Inaugural Fashion Show.
The Archives
Fashion Forward: The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator is Ready For The Runway
2013: Dayton Magazine covers the official launch of the Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator and how righting a wrong inspired our work.
(DE-FI) wants your input for fashion coworking space
2019: Elevate Dayton covers (DE-FI)'s community planning for the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.
Indy’s Incubator Dream: Focusing on Developing and Growing Indy’s Natural Talent
2013: the Indianapolis based Pattern Magazine featured the Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator as the Circle City started planning for creative incubators.
Fashion Incubator Needs 60 Models in Dayton
2013: the Dayton Business Journal features the Model Search for (DE-FI)'s Fashion in the Mystic Garden Launch Party.
Fashion forward! Meet Daytonian of the Week Caressa Brown
2018: (DE-FI) Global INC's Owner/Director Caressa Brown was Daytonian of the Week.
CFDA Connects Debuts to Help Regional Fashion Weeks and Organizations
2021: CFDA Connects debut is featured on Yahoo Finance.
Meet…. Caressa Brown
2015: Sinclair College's Student Newspaper The Clarion featured the work of (DE-FI) Global INC's Owner/Director Caressa Brown in their monthly edition.
Member Column – DAVID K. DUEBBER GENERAL MANAGER WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP DAYTON MALL
2021: Washington Prime Group features (DE-FI) in the South Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter
A Fashion Moment w/Kirsten Holtz Naim
2021: CFDA Connects Creator Elliot Carlyle shares his story and his chance encounter with (DE-FI) Global INC's Owner/ Director Caressa Brown at New York Fashion Week influenced how we operate.
10 startups to watch in 2021
2021: Launch Dayton features the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience as a top Startup to Watch.
New local fashion business now open at Dayton Mall
2021: WHIO Channel 7 Covers the Grand Opening of The House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience and Dayton Threads.
Caressa Brown-2021 Ohio Black Expo Honoree
2021: (DE-FI) Owner/Director Caressa Brown was the recipient of the Columbus based Ohio Black Expo's first Black Expollence Award for the Arts.
We're Open For Business
2021: Washington Twp profiled The House of (DE-FI)ance in its original locationas a part of their "We're Open for Business" Series.
A Year of (DE-FI)ance: A Look Back
2014: Dayton Most Metro takes a look back at the inaugural year of the Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator.
Dayton’s first fashion co-working space and business hub opens at the Dayton Mall
2021: The Dayton Daily News covers the Grand Opening of the House of (DE-FI)ance: A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience
10 people with Wright State connections named to Dayton Business Journal’s ‘Forty Under 40’ list
2019: Wright State University featured (DE-FI) Owner/Director Caressa Brown after being named to the 2019 Dayton Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40.
"Fashion is Art" at Opera Guild brunch
Columbus Monthly features the Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator participation as coordinator for the Opera Guild's Annual Fundraiser
Introducing The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI)
2013: The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) makes its official debut via Dayton Most Metro
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
2013: The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI)shares its future plans.
Exclusive: Sewing collaborative launches in Dayton
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
2016: (DE-FI) Global INC spent 3 years leveraging its name to help plan and fund the Dayton Sewing Collaborative brand and audience and was the key to their initial success. While Sewing Collaborative ultimately opted not to focus on fashion after receiving the attention that they needed from (DE-FI), the work that we did for them set the path for the House of (DE-FI)ance. A Fashion & Design Co-working Experience.
Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator to host CEO
The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator (DE-FI) LLC Announces Future Plans
Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator to host CEO
2014: The Dayton Emerging Fashion Incubator hosted Indianapolis based Midwest Fashion Week's CEO Berny Martin who introduced the Fashion Industry to youth empowerment groups My Beauty Is Priceless and Sons of Solomon.
Fashion Week of Cincinnati...You're on Deck!
The inaugural Fashion Week of Cincinnati is here and we’re doing things differently. This isn’t a traditional runway-heavy fashion week. This is the foundational year that's taking a bold, unorthodox step toward amplifying Cincinnati’s incredible fashion talent and laying the groundwork for what’s to come.
We’re building bridges, elevating voices, and weaving together the fabric of the industry one designer, collaboration, and one moment at a time.
Invitation requests are now open. Space is limited, and this is where it all begins.
Be part of the foundation.