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UPCOMING EVENTS

JEANUARY VIRTUAL MARKET 2025

Jeanuary is a virtual event that celebrates denim, featuring a virtual timed vendor release and a themed coordinate contest! Vendors may participate by releasing denim, chambray, or indigo J-fashion items during a designated time.
 

Timed Vendor Release

To participate in the timed vendor release, vendors must release denim-themed items or pre-orders on January 25th, 2025 at 12 PM PT. You will have most of the month of January to tease your special releases. 

 

We will be jurying vendor applications based on criteria such as quality of work and sales experience.

 

Coordinate Contest

In addition, we will be hosting a denim-themed coordinate contest, and vendors have the option to donate prizes to our Jeanuary coordinate contest winner. You may indicate your interest in donating prizes for the coordinate contest in the Vendor Release application form.

JEANUARY VIRTUAL CHARITY DRAWING

As Bay Area Kei is based in the United States, with the new presidential term approaching, we are bringing back our virtual charity drawings to help raise funds for causes that we believe in. Vendors can apply to donate prizes (which do not have to be denim-themed) for our entrants to win. Vendors who donate physical prizes are responsible for shipping and shipping costs to the winner.


To enter our Charity Drawing, entrants must have either reposted our event image on social media or sent us proof of donation to our chosen charities. Completing each one of these tasks qualifies as one entry. We will then hold a random draw and select prize winners from all eligible entries. (Only United States residents that are 18 years or older are eligible to enter the charity drawing. It is not open to residents of Alabama, Hawaii, Kansas, New Jersey, and Utah, in compliance with applicable state laws.)

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Donations to the following charities qualify for prize drawing entries:

 

  1. American Civil Liberties Union

  2. National Network of Abortion Funds

  3. Transgender Law Center

There are separate application forms for the virtual market and charity drawing prize donation. If you wish to participate in both, you must fill out each respective application.

 

  • We are accepting applications from J-fashion garment designers, accessory shops, illustrators/artists, and stockists.

  • Bay Area Kei will promote the selected vendors prior to the event, and will provide assets to help vendors promote the event.

  • The forms will close on Sunday, December 29th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.

VENDOR APPLICATION GENERAL INFORMATON

Thank you so much for your interest in participating as a vendor at Bay Area Kei events! One of our primary goals is to promote J-fashion indie brands and artists by introducing our event attendees to new brands. To best help you succeed, we ask that all participating vendors follow the procedures and deadlines listed below so we can put out promotional material in time before any given event.

 

What we offer to participating vendors:

  • Promotion of your shop on our social media and web page before and during the event 

  • A dedicated Discord channel in our event server to promote your wares and chat with attendees

  • For virtual events, advertisements broadcasted between our livestreamed event programming 

  • Social media assets to advertise yourself as a participant in the event

  • Once an event is over, we will list and link your store on our “Affiliated Shops” pageā€‹

 

Who can apply:

  • J-fashion indie brands: this includes any storefront that sells J-fashion garments or accessories

  • J-fashion artists: this includes vendors that sell J-fashion-themed illustrations, merchandise (pins, prints, bags, mousepads, folders, etc.), and commissions

  • J-fashion stockists: this applies if you are a J-fashion shop that sells items for multiple brands or artists

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If you agree to participate in our events, you are agreeing to:

  • Provide us with promotional imagery for your storefront and brand for our use on our social media and website.

  • Use the shared Google Drive folder we provide to submit the above listed images and information.

  • Timely communication via email.

  • Follow all Bay Area Kei deadlines for providing us with images and information.

 

If you are interested in joining our vendor mailing list, please email us directly to ask to be notified of all upcoming events. If you have vended with us before, you will be put on the mailing list automatically and can request to be removed if you would no longer like email updates.

 

Brand selection for all events is a juried process, so please provide examples of past work for us to view. We reserve the right to reject applications at our discretion, for reasons such as, but not limited to: experience, quality, and relevance to our events. If you were turned down previously, please feel free to reapply to future events! 

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