Date for the Quake

More exciting news:

Lumina Clothing Co. will be participating in an event held by a NC State organization called Howl for Haiti. Howl for Haiti was started after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in January. Date for the Quake, a fundraiser for Howl for Haiti, will bring together many students across the NC State campus. Lumina Clothing Co. will be part of the College of Textiles Fashion Show as well as the Date Auction. We will have both ties and bow ties on models walking in the show, and then one of the co-owners of the company will be auctioned off for a date. Everyone in the area should come out because it should be a fun time full of music and fashion! Date for the Quake is being held in Talley Student Center Grand Ballroom on April 10th starting at 5PM. If anyone needs directions or more info, feel free to email us at info@luminaclothing.com.

Also, don't forget that the 64th Blockhouse Steeplechase is coming up on April 17th. This event should provide ample entertainment for all ages so bring the whole family out!

The tickets for the Run for the Promise Gala just went on sale today! To purchase a ticket go to:

https://www.runforthepromise.org/

The Gala is on May 1st beginning at 4PM so we hope to see you out there!

To find out about the most up-to-date information, visit our website at:

http://luminaclothing.com/


LCC

64th Blockhouse Steeplechase

We have some exciting news to share with you! We have recently found out that we will be able to attend the 64th annual Block House Steeplechase in Tryon, NC. It is going to be held on April 17 by Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. Gates open at 10am with events all throughout the day. The first race begins at 1:30, with four total running at 30 minute intervals. It should be a fun day spent out at the race track so get your tickets now and come join Lumina for a great time!

Also, for all NC State students we will be sponsoring and event called Date for the Quake on Saturday April 10. This event is supporting the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. We will be participating in a fashion show where we will have several pieces showcased by models.

Also, don't forget about the Run for the Promise Gala on May 1st. Keep checking back for updates about Lumina Wedding because there will be several interesting events within the next month. Don't forget to contact them if you are getting married and need neck wear for your groomsmen!

Thanks for catching up and don't forget to visit the website,

http://luminaclothing.com/

LCC

Updates...

Hello all,

It has been another long week for us at Lumina. As NC State students have headed to Spring Break destinations, we have been working hard on Lumina products in Raleigh. We have spent this last week trying to perfect the materials used in our ties and the construction of each. We have been working with our seamstresses, and changed a few internal pieces of fabric that we hope you will be happy with.

We will be coming out with new products at the beginning of April, and hope that these changes will make for even better quality ties.

Also, don't forget about the Run for the Promise Gala. The ties benefiting this event will be out soon so stay tuned for those. We are really excited to share them with you! Stay updated by checking the website:

http://luminaclothing.com/

Hope everyone has a good rest of the week,

LCC

Lumina Wedding

It has been a busy weekend here at Lumina, filled with product design and lots of phone calls. We have been working on several new ideas that we hope to be able to share with you soon.

While on the subject of new things, we wanted to make everyone aware of another new part of Lumina Clothing Co. We recently launched the new sector to our company named Lumina Wedding. Our goal is to make a brides wedding day a day full of elegance and style. Our ties come in several widths ranging from skinny (2"), to narrow (2.75"), to traditional (3.25") along with two styles of bow ties. We feel that the bride and groom should have the chance to choose from many different fabrics, whether they be silk, cotton, linen, taffeta, etc. We work with the couple to pick out fabric that is unique and matches their personal style, and in many cases exact colors of the bridesmaid dresses. Not only can groomsmen wear their tie or bow tie during the wedding, they can keep it and wear it for future special occasions. They also make great groomsmen gifts! If you are getting married soon, feel free to contact us about making neck wear for your wedding party:

amanda@luminawedding.com or http://luminawedding.com/

We also wanted to remind you that we have Lumina tee-shirts available on the website. They are made of vintage lightweight cotton and are perfect for casual summer wear. There are two different styles, and three different colors and are available for men and women. Check them out!

That's about all for today. Don't forget about the Run for the Promise Gala. Tickets should be going on sale soon, so we will post to let you know when they are available as soon as we find out! Don't forget that the most updated information can be found on our website:

http://luminaclothing.com/

Thanks for catching up!

LCC

Who doesn't love bow ties?

Many people are hesitant about buying bow ties because they aren't sure how to tie them. I can assure you that they are not as hard to tie as one might think! It may take a couple of tries, but after that you will be a "bow-tieing" expert!

Bow ties are a southern staple, reflecting confidence and hospitable nature. They can also give someone that urban, european, edge. Whoever you are, don't be intimidated by the "bow" that is going to become a must have for fashionable men everywhere.

Keep checking back for our coming soon "How to tie a bow tie" Lumina Style video. As always, if you have any questions, you can contact us via our website http://luminaclothing.com/ or email us at info@luminaclothing.com.

LCC

Lumina neck wear in stores near you!

If you haven't already seen, NEW PRODUCTS ARE UP ON THE WEBSITE!! We have been really excited to share this collection with everyone, and we hope that you like the patterns and styles as much as we do!

http://luminaclothing.com/

It has been a busy week for us here at Lumina. We have been making phone calls, meeting with stores, and finishing up some preparation for the Run for the Promise Gala. We are hoping to be able to have products in several stores by the end of next week to make our ties and bow ties more accessible. We don't want to give away too much information, but we are talking to several stores in Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, and a few in SC and VA, so make sure you stayed tuned for that exciting news!

Many people don't know that we already have our ties and bow ties in a store in Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC. Wardrobbe is located at the corner across from Cafe Carolina and next to the Village Draft House. If you have never been in there, you should check it out because their new location, which they moved to about a month ago, is extremely nice. It is very urban and carries so many fashion-forward pieces of clothing. We were excited to have product put in this store because not only can you buy one of our fashionable neck wear pieces, you can put together a whole new Wardrobbe!

Cameron Village

Raleigh, NC

Don't forget to mark your calendars for May 1st so you can come out and join us for the Children's Hospital Run for the Promise Gala! Also, keep checking back for store updates and fashion tips to come early next week. If you ever have any questions you can fill out a contact us form on the website or email us at info@luminaclothing.com.

LCC

NC Children's Hopsital Run for the Promise!

If you haven't already seen the news on our website, it is official! We have chosen the North Carolina Children's Hospital to be one of our benefactors, and they have agreed. We will be the official neck wear sponsor at their upcoming Run for the Promise Gala. The Run for the Promise Gala is a Kentucky Derby style party, paired with outstanding entertainment. There will be tons of delicious food, entertainment all evening, and of course a live showing of the 136th annual Run for the Roses. The festivities begin at 4PM on May 1st at the historic Homeplace at The Hamptons in Pittsboro, NC. Be sure to mark your calendars now because you wouldn't want to miss out on this event! We will continue to update you when we find out ticket prices, but in the meantime if you have any questions you can go to:

http://www.runforthepromise.org/

But guess what? We haven't told you the best part yet! From March 10th until May 7th, 50% of our online sales will go directly to the Children's Hospital! If you are one of those people who likes to internet shop, but can never hit the purchase button, you now have a really good reason to! Not only are you getting fashionable neckwear, you are also benefiting a great cause in the process!

Also, if you haven't noticed the rotating slideshow at the bottom of our website, you should take a look. Exclusively chosen for the Run for the Promise Gala, we have three fabrics to represent our line. While on the subject, we would like to take a minute to thank Jasmine Flood for designing one of our fabric templates for us. The blue and orange argyle fabric patterns were custom designed by Jasmine, with color additions made by us. She is a sophomore Park Scholar in the NC State Design and Textiles School. She entered a design contest we hosted several months ago and we feel privileged to be able to use her designs for one of a kind fabrics for our line! Thanks Jasmine! We hope to do more design contests similar to our first, so if you have interest in participating feel free to contact us at info@luminaclothing.com.

Keep checking back for more upcoming events! We hope you are as excited about the Run for the Promise Gala as we are! Immediate updates will always be posted to the website first, so go there for the most up to date information:

http://luminaclothing.com/

LCC

More excitement to come...

Today we found out some very exciting news! We are still working out all of the details, so we don't want to give away too much, but we have an organization that hopes to work with LuminACTION! This is exciting for us because we have been looking for a way to give back to the community, and this seems to be a perfect fit! We hope to release the news later today on our website, and we will definitely have an update on here for you at the latest tomorrow afternoon.

http://luminaclothing.com/luminaction.html

More exciting news is that we were able to reserve the light room at the NC State Design School, which means that we will have really good pictures of our new products coming to the website hopefully by Friday afternoon. Cross your fingers! For previews of a couple of the new patterns and colors check the slideshow on our website. Of course there are many more, but what fun would it be if we showed them all to you now? Waiting a few days only builds the excitement!

We get many questions about why we chose to produce skinny ties instead of traditional sized ties, so we thought we would try and answer that question for everyone. We decided to start producing skinny ties after getting so many compliments on the ones we were making for ourselves. We believe that the skinny tie is going to be a fashion staple in the next few years, and is the perfect way for a guy to look classic and southern, but with an urban and northern flair. Although we first started producing skinny ties, it is ultimately a personal preference to which you would rather wear! At Lumina Clothing Co. we make something for everyone! If you would rather have a more traditional tie, just make sure you change the tie size to traditional when checking out!

Don't ever forget that we want you to be more than customers, we want you to become part of the Lumina Clothing Co. family, so never hesitate to ask us if we can do something different. Doing something different is exactly why we started this company! We want you be confident in whichever tie or bow tie you choose to wear!

That's about it for now. Make sure to check back so you can keep up with what's going on at Lumina! If you have any other questions you can contact us via the website:

http://luminaclothing.com/


LCC

Hello all!

Hello Lumina Afficianados.

In an effort to get more connected to our followers, we have decided to start a blog that will highlight the everyday happenings of the people working for the company. It will hopefully also get you more up to date on our new products, announcements, and releasing times.

First of all I would like to update you on a few things:

Our Spring line is coming out later in the week! We received our first finished products over the weekend and they look really good. You are going to love the patterns and unconventional fabrics we chose to use. We are currently working on loading all the new products on to the website and it should be completed by Friday. We have also been working on a website revamp, that was launched today so check it out!

We headed down to Wilmington this past weekend with a group from Lumina Clothing Co. to shoot our second photo shoot. It went really well! We wanted to make sure we incorporated parts of where we started into this line, which was very important to us. This whole company started with a dream in Wilmington, and we felt that it was more than appropriate to go back there for the shoot. Along with the website revamp, some of the pictures from the weekend have been added to the site. Go to http://luminaclothing.com/ and check it out.

Keep checking back everyday for new updates! We will try to stay on top of it and have a post every day, but if not we at least promise to make it every other day!

Thanks for the support and don't forget to spread the word about Lumina!

LCC