THE FASHION LAB
2012     2011

A Fusion of Fashion and Art

The Fashion Lab

Kick-off Party

The Fashion Lab

ARTrageous Baubles Ball

The Fashion Lab

YARN lecture series with Valerie Steele

The Fashion Lab explores the craft of fashion, the art of fashion and the art that references fashion by presenting five to six events annually. These events – exhibitions, lectures, trunk shows, etc. – will be presented by Craft Alliance and in partnership with other organizations such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Washington University of St. Louis’ Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Members will receive exclusive invitations to previews of the events or event related dinners/ cocktail parties.

Click to view Calendar of 2012 Events, and 2012 Fashion Lab News and Coverage, and Membership Levels

   
CALENDAR OF EVENTS - 2012

January 25: Kick-off the Second Year of the Fashion Lab hosted by Cathy Barancik and located in Michael Drummond's studio at the exciting Art Lofts downtown. Join Fashion Lab members and get a sneak peek at Michaels's fabulous clothing and preview the exciting events planned for Fashion Lab 2012! View images from this event >>

March 13 : Design Bazaar, Trunk show of local designers at a private home, including jewelry designer Peg Fetter, hat designer Miriam Wiegand, and clothing designers Anjali Kamra and Susan Werner.

April 13 : ARTrageous Baubles Ball: Gala with focus on jewelry, honoring Valerie Steele, director of the Museum at FIT in New York. Proceeds of the gala benefit CA’s exhibition, education and outreach programs. (The ARTrageous Baubles Ball is a separate ticketed event)

April 14 : Yarn Lecture and Book Signing with Valerie Steele at 1pm in Washington University's Steinberg Auditorium. Valerie is the director of the Museum at FIT, NYC as well as an author of many books on fashion. She will be the special guest at ARTrageous Baubles Ball on April 13, 2012.

May 24:
Atelier Zobe, Event at Elleard Heffern Fine Jewelry showcasing the art of metalsmith Peter Schmid of Atelier Zobel.

September 7: CLASP investigates body adornment design. Connecting together intergenerational work and exploring contemporary craft materials, curator Robert Longyear assembles a group of artists who take an interdisciplinary approach to their art.YARN lecture with Bruce Metcalf

September 19 & 20: Sustainable Fashion, collaboration with Laumeier Sculpture Park and Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. YARN lecture with Kate Fletcher.
 

FASHION LAB NEWS AND COVERAGE

stlmag.com Gallery: Fashion Lab Launch, January 25
The Good, the Bad & the Lovely: Fashion Lab Kick's Off 2012 with a Bang...Michael Drummond-Style, St. Louis Magazine, January 27, 2012
Fashion Lab Launch Party, Debra Bass, STL Today, January 25, 2012
Saskya Emmink-Byron, Craft Alliance and Fashion Lab, StyleBuzzSocial, January 10, 2012

FASHION LAB - Membership Levels

Haute Couture Member       $1,000*
Benefits:

  • CA membership
  • Exclusive invitations to private dinners (for you and a guest) with Fashion Lab guests
  • Invitation to cocktail receptions with exhibiting artists, designers and other Fashion Lab special guests
  • Invitation to pre-Yarn cocktail receptions
  • Preferred seating at all Fashion Lab events
  • Previews of special Craft Alliance exhibits
  • Fashion Lab t-shirt
  • Exclusive Gift

Couture Circle                                  $500**
Benefits:

  • CA membership
  • Invitation to cocktail receptions with exhibiting artists, designers and other Fashion Lab special guests
  • Invitation to pre-Yarn cocktail receptions
  • Previews of special Craft Alliance exhibits
  • Fashion Lab t-shirt

Prêt-A-Porter                                    $250
Benefits:

  • Invitation to pre-Yarn cocktail receptions
  • Previews of special Craft Alliance exhibits
  • Preferred seating at all Fashion Lab events
  • Fashion Lab t-shirt

Runway (for the 30 and under crowd)  $100
Benefits:

  • Invitation to pre-Yarn cocktail receptions
  • Previews of special exhibits
  • Fashion Lab t-shirt

Off the Rack (students)                     $50
Benefits:

  • Previews of special exhibits
  • Fashion Lab e-blast: be the first to find out about upcoming events
  • Fashion Lab t-shirt


                      * $500 is tax deductible
                    **  $250 is tax deductible

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