Dream Big Midwest Curvy Fashion Conference. This post contains affiliate links. To read more about conferences I have attended go HERE.
Happy Monday!! Today on the blog I am sharing a quick recap of the Dream Big Midwest Curvy Fashion Conference, Liz(withwonderandwhimsy.com) and I attended this past August. Last year Liz and I went to Full Figured Fashion Week, there we had a happen chance meeting with Jessica Milagrios(one of the founders of the conference) she told us all about Dream Big, and her mission to bring a curvy conference to the midwest! Liz and I both live in the Metro Detroit area, and Chicago is only a 4 hour drive/train away so we knew that eventually we were going to have to attend Dream Big! And this year we did!
Three Tips for attending blogging conferences
- YOU NEVER KNOW WHO EVERYONE IS. So smile and have your business card ready, introduce yourself NEVER make assumptions and just be yourself. Everyone is at different levels in their blog business, its important to be confident and friendly to everyone!
- Fashion and Blogger conferences are a great time to wear your signature look, so pull out that beautiful dress, or favorite leather leggings and rock your look with confidence!
- Bring a small notebook so you can write down ideas, quotes you loved, or names of businesses to interact with! I like to bring a smaller notebook that fits into whatever handbag I am wearing!
Day ONE
Liz and I were a little late to the game getting tickets to the conference so we ended up with just General Admission tickets. We were still able to meet up with some of our colleagues and chat with bloggers we had only seen through IG. Day one of the conference was all about panels, and networking.
We were able to hear from different experts in the industry, I especially liked hearing about how the modeling industry has changed because of social media and influencer marketing. Then we heard from a panel of influencers that had bridged the gap between blogging and modeling/consulting/designing. I went into the conference hoping to learn and be inspired by the discussions and networking. I learned a few tips about pitching, and took some information away about modeling that was really interesting.
We met up with fellow blogger babe Amber from @stylepluscurves. Liz and I met her last year at Full Figured Fashion week, and it was fantastic gabbing and catching up! The conference was held at Venue Six10 right on Michigan Ave, just a block down from our hotel, it was so easy to just walk over! I really hope they have the conference in this space again next year, because the view was PERFECT!!
Day TWO
Day two of the Dream Big Midwest Curvy Conference was held at Macys downtown. We went early had lunch on the Macys restaurant level then headed towards the fashion show area! Macys hosted this portion of the conference and featured a fall fashion show with all shoppable Macys products! After the show we went to the HUGE plus size section of Macys and shopped around! Liz and I both loved seeing the Macys plus space and we spent quite a bit of time shopping. It was especially fun to see items hanging on the racks that we saw styled in the show!
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