Fashion and Beauty Events at the Detroit Design Festival: September 21-28, 2011
The Detroit Design Festival kicks off tomorrow. While there are a ton of events going on throughout the festival, here is a list of fashion and beauty related events that you should be sure to check out:
Wednesday, September 21, 2011; 6pm-9pm
New Center Park: 2990 West Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI
Enjoy an evening of music, fashion and design as hosts launch the annual Detroit Design Festival
Kickoff Party: Wednesday, September 21, 2011; 6pm-9pm
Exhibit Viewing: Monday and Tuesday, September 26 and 27th 2011; 9am-5pm. Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 9am – 9pm.
Closing Event: Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 6pm – 9pm
Events and exhibit location: Genevieve Fisk Loranger Exhibition Space – University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture; 4001 W. McNichols Ave. Detroit, MI
Vanity Urbanity is a challenge of architectural visualization in re-imagining our city’s housing fabric and an exhibition that parallel the facets of beauty, fashion, and design.
Exhibition, Wednesday, September 21 through Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 7am -7pm, Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday, 2pm-3pm
Presentation: September 25, 2011; 2pm-3pm
FOURTEEN EAST Park Shelton 15 East Kirby, Detroit, MI
International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT) students from the Digital Media, Fashion, and Interior Design departments have collaborated in an expression of Detroit-inspired design vignettes of photos, “sustainable” fashion, and creative backdrops entitled: “Distinctively Detroit.”
Detroit by Design Fashion Show and Homeslice Label Launch
Friday, September 23, 2011; Reception – 9pm; Runway Show – 9:30pm
Bankle Building, 2944 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI
Homeslice label launch runway show presented by celebrated Femilia Couture designer Emily Thornhill, curated by Detroit by Design.
Avant-garde multimedia exhibit will feature additional designers Camilo Pardo, Terrance Sullivan and Kelly Lynn.
Sponsored by After5Detroit and IT! Magazine.
Buy apparel from show designers available in the 323East popup shop and artwork by Bethany Shorb and fel3000ft.
RSVP requested: www.detroitbydesign.org
Fotoula Lambros Design Showcase
Saturday, September 24, 2011; 7pm
Dalgleish Cadillac Building 6160 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI
Previewing the latest looks for Autumn/Winter, Fotoula Lambros Design (FLD) will highlight the right silhouettes to stay warm and stand out, long past the holidays. Enhanced necklines that provide multi-functional wear ability are what make this brand stand out amongst other Eco-friendly labels.
Changing the Way The World Thinks about BEAUTY: Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, September 24, 2011; 3pm
MSU - DETROIT CENTER 3408 Woodward Avenue - Classroom 202, Detroit, MI
Inspired by the book, Changing the way the world thinks about BEAUTY, this discussion is an Exploration in BEAUTY.
Beauty is many things to many people, cultures, and ethnicities.
Join hosts at the MSU-Detroit Center as panel speakers define beauty from their multi backgrounds, discuss and dispel stereotypes about beauty, elaborate on the effects of media on beauty, and engage in conversation about various expressions of beauty.
The objective at the end of this discussion is to acknowledge that even if different, BEAUTY is in ALL, if we EXPLORE deep enough.
Motivational Fashion Presents: Speed Networking for the Design Community
Saturday, September 24, 2011; 6pm-9pm
Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy, 1439 Griswold, Detroit, MI
The goal: To bring entrepreneurs, artists, and design professionals together for a fun, networking opportunity at Cafe d’Mongo’s Speakeasy.
This event is for those who love Detroit and would like to come together to make a difference in the community.
Free, but space is limited.
RSVP required at http://motivationalfashion.eventbrite.com
Sunday, September 25th through Wednesday, September 28, 2011; 4pm - 7pm September 25th, 10am - 8pm daily.
The Arts League of Michigan | Virgil H. Carr Cultural Center 311 East Grand River, Detroit, MI
3D FASHION EXPO is a multimedia experience showcasing virtual interactivity, workshops for the community, display and presentations of textile, apparel and accessories to boutique buyers, and retail sales of merchandise by Glenna Johnson, Stef -N-Ty and Salikas.
Opening event features author of The 2 Minute Drill: 10 Basic Steps toSales, Anthony G. Perry ($10 for event, includes book)
RSVP required, e-mail info@3rdeyeview.org.
For more information, visit http://www.3rdeyeview.org.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011; 2pm-9pm
71 Garfield, Ste. 170
Located in Midtown Detroit’s 71 Artists Lofts Building in the Sugar Hill Arts District, 71 POP is a unique retail setting that creates an opportunity for local emerging designers to showcase a pop-up gallery-style shop for a month at a time.
Each pop-up artist and brick and mortar shop is connected to a virtual pop-up shop, video profile, and launch/wrap event that encourage community participation in the curated environment.
This month wraps of the September shops which feature honeyBOOM, Cyberoptix TieLab, Always The Forest, and Andrew Kopietz Photography.
