What is an IshGirl? A friend of mine recently asked me what an IshGirl is. I figured that if this was getting around that quickley (I just started developing this idea with a friend of mine) I had better get it together. What a better place than Livejournal to stream all of my thoughts. Then I transfer them to the Wiki.

An IshGirl is...

A girl (potentially) from Winnipeg that defines her own style. She doesn’t conform to much music or any tv or large fashion calling. It’s created from le Chateau or Value Villiage or wherever. The whole point is that she has worked on and created her own, unique, style. And she flaunts it around Winnipeg shamelessley. This is the website we are starting this winter, to promote all the beautiful street fashion that Winnipeg has to offer. And what a better way to launch it but by throwing a launch party in spring! We will be working with Symptom Tech and or Winnipeg Jungle (or others..we’re still interviewing) to try and get things going, so we’re looking for all sorts of people, Girls for the site, as well as people who have ideas or want to help out. We’re not sure yet where the site will go, but we know people are exited about it so the sky’s the limit. We are partnering with some gallerys to see if we can throw some photo gallerys up in the Exchange and perhaps sell prints to people and give commissions to the photographers and girls. The site will be mostly no-nude as it’s fashion oriented. Anyone will be able to upload their own pics in an attempt to become an IshGirl, however before they are public they will be screened by IshGirl staff. New Girls who wish to become an IshGirl will be able to submit sets and make appointments with our photographers upon approval. Then their set goes up and they become an official IshGirl, allowing them to attend Ish Events and book shoots with other IshGirls. At IshGirls we realize that no girl wishes to sign all her rights away (like with that suicide site…) so we have very lax contracts, basically stating that we get rights to the pictures, and as long as you are an IshGirl, you will get commissions when we make money off of them. You can still work for anyone else you wish to, however if they require exclusive rights then you would probably have to terminate your IshNess….

Back to the launch party. I will have several IshGirls (who I will recruit throughout the winter) act as ‘walkers’. They will be indoctrinated in what Ish really is. They will walk through the party looking for that next IshGirl. The party will be advertised as the IshGirl Launch party, and Girls who read what Ish is, and dress appropriatly will have some sort of incentive to come. I’d like to have a room separate from the party where we have a white backdrop and umbrella flash / softbox setup. The IshWalkers will be sending girls to that room who look the part, and wish to become an IshGirl. We will have an artistic director (Bonnie probably…she knows everything 🙂 and probably 2 photographers and someone to photocopy ID’s and get model releases signed.

Post party we are setting up with one of the Galleries in the Exchange to have an open house. We can have the pics up for about a month, and within that time we can have a few functions. I’m probably going to pick one Saturday, have a DJ spin, and offer some sort of refreshments from like 6pm – 11pm (yeah before Temple…know your crowd heh) and have the best pics of the IshGirls featured. We will probably sell unframed prints for something like $10, and ones with frames for $30 – $100 depending on the size. Off of that, once cost is covered, we will pay out commissions to the girls and the photographers. We probably need to advertise on Facebook as well as at the party and in the newspaper, as this is where we’re going to make money so we want more than just the party people to show up so we can sell pics. I’d imagine all the IshGirls will get their family and friends to come down so once we have an idea of how many people we will know how to book the gallery. We will have to see what kind of money we make off of the party, but if it’s good then we can time things such that we use the money from that to advertise the gallery.

Moo…ok now I’m outta steam so I’ll leave it there.

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    6 replies to "What is an IshGirl? You might be wondering…"

    • anonymous

      I recommend watching the PBS documentary called “The Merchants of Cool”

      Here’s the link for your convenience:
      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/

      (this is Jen, having a hard time staying logged into LJ while surfing the net on the train back to Ottawa)

    • ddr_pickles

      Sounds like a very cool idea! Also, if you’re looking for a DJ with a professional sound and a unique style, give me a call. =D

    • tmscase

      hey sweet man, that would be really cool! What type of music do you spin? I’ve also been thinking of learning to dj over the winter as well. I just have to figure out how much cash I’ll need to get together to put a decent learning rig together. Have any suggestions?

      But yeah as far as ish goes, we’re gonna need as much help as we can get. The idea isn’t to make it a huge money machine, it’s more of something to do for fun 🙂 It’s funny though, I think it might actually work. I’ve been speaking to a lot of people about it, and everyone seems quite interested in helping out and making it work.

      I’ll keep you posted. I’ve started creating a wiki on it and will give you access once it’s ready.

    • ddr_pickles

      Excellent! It all sound very exciting.

      The type of music I spin would be best generalized as “Trance”, but specifically there is a strong Progressive influence occasionally mixed with really groovin’ House tracks (very carefully selected, nothing generic). I’ve been playing regularly on two worldwide online radio shows over the past year. It has always been my goal to provide artistic flow and fresh sounds (something more than just playing tracks because they’re good), and I’m grateful to have a continuous source for brand new music from Europe that makes this constantly possible.

      If you want to get started yourself, the bare minimum will cost you a little over $1500 (two turntables at $500 each and a mixer around $350, plus tax). But you should know that the “bare minimum” is still a completely professional setup that will serve you well while you’re getting started. For large public performances you’re going to want a $1000 mixer, so it would be up to you if you’d want to get that right away.

      People know this idea of yours will work because it’s a fabulous idea. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. 🙂

    • anonymous

      I love this idea, and think that I’d like to be a part of it…but not as an “ish” girl per say…I have worked as a stylist, and have a deep admiration for personal style, and think that I could be a great help. I am also in touch with a lot of great Winnipeg clothing designers that are definitely rare breeds, and etc. etc. SO, I’d love to be a part of this project. get in touch. My name is Wendy (my friend Chantal sent me this link)…here’s my [email protected]-hope to hear from you soon!

      Wendy

    • anonymous

      Dude… talk to Marc LaCasse (aka DJ Oxide) if yer looking to do a small one-off event.Dropmea line & I’llprovide some contact info if ya need it.
      cheers
      ~gord.b

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