ACE PLACES

[rev_slider alias=”marikacharles”] Fashion Upstate visited MA+CH Textile Studio in Schenectady on July 27 for a fantastic studio tour, where founders Charles and Marika Contompasis gave in-depth, hands-on explanation of the patented processes they use to create the high-end textiles and garments they ship to boutiques throughout the country. MA+CH was founded in 2002, and employs 15 in their Schenectady factory.

“MA+CH is a family company created by Schenectady natives, therefore it was a pleasure to host an event which brought other creative minds in the area together,” said MA+CH Marketing Director Sarah Contompasis, who recently relocated to this region from the West coast, after building a Marketing career in New York City and San Francisco. “My aunt and uncle, designers Marika and Charles, both graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and value Upstate New York’s close proximity to the New York City Marketplace. We appreciate being based in Schenectady as it supports inventiveness and is a business-friendly, art-aware, and naturally beautiful place to live and work.”

A sample sale, pastries by Crisan Bakery, and live modeling rounded out a high-energy evening.

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][rev_slider June2017BlogPostSlider][cs_text]Kat Richards and Malaika Iyok recently graduated from Mission Accomplished‘s “Fashion Edition” program and decided it was time to launch their multi-platform brand, known as Untitled, in earnest, so on Sunday, June 25, from noon-4pm at Troy Kitchen, they gathered a dozen artists and creators for an event that showcased talent and energy of Capital Region millennials. T-shirt and fashion brands, a make-up artist, poets, a photographer, and several painters had their work on display and all were happy to talk about their vision for themselves and their businesses.

Untitled’s website describes their mission:

Untitled is a collective of influential millennials dedicated to making a creative movement. We’ve built a new type of social networking service targeting creative young adults, while forming a positive social community  for artists in various fields. We use our many different events to provide a platform for our creators and celebrate our creative minds.

Kat has joined ACE’s Freelancer Event production team, and Malaika is a stylist with a rapidly growing list of clients.  Keep your eye out for their next event in September, and write them at UntitledOfficial.Info@gmail.com to join their mailing list.[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]

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I’ve lived Upstate for 12 years, and am just now discovering our gorgeous rural towns, roads, businesses and arts organizations. I drive upwards of 1,000 miles a month with my job as ACE Project Director, and while much of that time is spent in our cities of Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Hudson, Glens Falls and Saratoga, I’m occasionally — and very happily! — heading out to more rural towns during a wonderful time of the year. Here’s some scenery from Washington County, where the farm stands like Hand Melon Farm are bursting with flowers, and Ice Cream Man — where they make all of our own ice cream onsite, using an old-fashioned batch method of production and cream from a local dairy — is beckoning!