DGG has hosted this gathering of the finest talent and minds for seven years and has never disappointed with the speaking line-up (previous years’ speakers included couture red carpet designer Kavan Hall, costume designer Pheonix Mellow, and veteran fashion designer Tracy Reese to name a few). In addition, the scheduled workshops provider insight and resources with regards to breaking into or progressing in the tough, competitive business of clothing and accessories.
The conference gave entrepreneurs a platform to not only network with celebrated speakers and workshop facilitators, but this year, the location of the conference was moved to one of Michigan’s busiest destination shopping centers in Southeastern Michigan, Twelve Oaks Mall. For an emerging retail business who may have a goal to scale to a brick and mortar, Twelve Oaks, located in Novi, Michigan (one of Metro Detroit’s more affluent cities), has maintained a high traffic presence by offering over 180 stores which include anchor department stores of Nordstrom, Macy’s, Lord and Taylor, H & M, and JC Penny’s; and is home to high end designer stores such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach, The North Face, and Swarovski, to name a few.