FRIDAY
SEPT. 7th
Natick Collection Opens
The first day of Boston Fashion Week also marks the opening of the Natick Collection featuring the area’s first Nordstrom as well as many luxury retailers and restaurants.
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Fashion Boston Launch Event
Official Opening Night Event at Artists for Humanity
By invitation only.
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Cloud 90 Party sponsored by SKYY 90 Vodka
FELT & TMG
533 Washington Street, Boston
10pm
Complimentary admission.
SATURDAY
SEPT. 8th
Fashion Prep
A Talk for Teens about the fashion industry.
Teens are invited to a panel discussion exploring many of the diverse ways to work in fashion. Learn about how to get started and meet professionals making their mark on fashion in Boston. Moderated by Boston Fashion Week Founder & Executive Director, Jay Calderin.
Panelists include:
Tracy Aiguier - photographer
Keri Callahan - journalist
Victoria Dominguez – student/fashion designer
Lisa Cataneo - show/event producer
Eddi Phillips – student/fashion designer
Dee Rodrigues - model
Boston Public Library, Copley Square Branch
Johnson Building - Mezzanine Conference Room
700 Boylston Street, Boston
2pm
Complimentary admission.
Arrive early. Space is limited.
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A New Generation
of Successful Fashion Designers
Runway show including innovative business concepts and fashion
technology
featuring
Shirley Willet - designer for 60
years, and founder of Boston Design Laboratory,
and Teresa Crowninshield - designer
of silk and cashmere contemporary coats,
Ilma Paixão
- founder of Handeira Linens & Lace
and protégés:
Hilary Emmons/Crafty Robot,
Carole
Inferrera, Jessica Knight,
Denise Ting and
Anita
Wilcox.
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Trunk Show by Handeira Linens & Lace and Teresa Crowninshield and offerings from emerging designers after the show.
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Ron Ranere of Positive Image Photography A series of images displayed as part of the fashion show and during the trunk show. The photographs depict Shirley Willett’s 60 years of fashion design. You will also see a preview of selected images from a recent shoot in the Boston Public Garden of the Handeira Lines and Lace Collection. Ron’s images transcend commercial fashion and become art. |
7:00pm Runway Show
Hosted by The Hotel Commonwealth
500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
RSVP required by September 1st:
bostondesignlab@gmail.com
bostondesignlab.com
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Fashion Show Mayfair
on the Hill
High end fashions by Amy Ozay of 4march and cocktail party.
6pm - 8pm
Mayfair on the Hill
81 West Cedar Street, Boston
Complimentary admission.
781.696.4423
haven@4march.com
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The Foundation Lounge 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston 9pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify The Foundation Lounge After Party in the body of your email! |
SUNDAY
SEPT. 9th
Shaunt Sarian @ EMERGE
Designer Handbag Show with Dynasty Models
Wine and hors d'oeuvres.
3-6pm
Emerge Spa & Salon
275 Newbury Street, Boston
RSVP required: 617.437.0006 x210
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Boston Design Laboratory Trunk Show
11:00am – 5:00pm
Trunk Show by Handeira Linens & Lace and
Teresa Crowninshield
and offerings from emerging designers.
Hosted by The Hotel Commonwealth
500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Street Entrance: East of the Eastern Standard Restaurant.
Go up the stairway under the Books and Hunt
signs
bostondesignlab.com
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Sonsie 327 Newbury Street, Boston
9pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify Sonsie After Party in the body of your email! |
MONDAY
SEPT. 10th
Boston Design Laboratory Trunk Show
11:00am – 5:00pm
Trunk Show by Handeira Linens & Lace and
Teresa Crowninshield
and offerings from emerging designers.
Hosted by The Hotel Commonwealth
500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Street Entrance: East of the Eastern Standard Restaurant.
Go up the stairway under the Books and Hunt
signs
bostondesignlab.com
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Style Summit at BCAE
Theme: IN FASHION TODAY
Join
us for a one-of-a-kind discussion, designed to serve as a resource and
an inspiration for seasoned professionals, newcomers and fashion
aficionados alike. Moderated by Jay Calderin, the Founder & Executive
Director of Boston Fashion Week, the distinguished panel is made up of
eight influential experts who will share their insights on the local
fashion scene and address important questions such as:
Who is really who in fashion today?
What can you do to be relevant in fashion today?
Where can you make a name for yourself in fashion today?
Why pursue a career in fashion today?
When do you know you're ready to launch a business in fashion today?
How do you build a career in fashion today?
Panelists include:
Kristie Babbin - Co-Owner, Viewfinder Productions
Marie Galvin – Owner/Designer, GALVIN-ized Headwear
Mary Garthe - Principal, Mary Garthe Associates and Co-Regional
Director, Fashion Group International - Boston
Sondra Grace – Professor/Chair of the Environmental Design
School/Coordinator of the Fashion Design Program, Massachusetts College
of Art & Design
Denise Hajjar – President/Designer, Denise Hajjar Boston
Alexandra Hall - Editor, Fashion Boston/Boston Globe Media
Erin Byers Murray - Editor, Daily Candy - Boston
Lisa Pierpont – Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Boldfacers.com
Betty Riaz - Owner, Stil Boutique
6-8pm
Boston Center for Adult Education
5 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston
$32
members
$35 non-members
Register online at bcae.org
or call 617.267.4430
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Michael De Paulo Couture Fashion Show
Cocktail Reception
& Fashion Show
featuring couture cocktail & eveningwear
Hosted by Dana Bisbee.
Taj Boston, The Grand Ballroom
15 Arlington Street, Boston
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ticket Price: $20
RSVP: before 9/6
617-947-1549/781-789-0764
lori@michaeldepaulo.com
michaeldepaulo.com
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Beauty & Fashion
arturophoto &
Samuel Vartan
Fashion Show & Photography Exhibit by arturophoto
with fashions by Samuel Vartan
Hotel Marlowe
25 Edwin H. Land Boulevard., Cambridge
Photography Exhibit
/ Fashion Show
Fashion photographs Exhibit and runway show
7:00pm
- 11:00pm
617.868.8000
arturo@arturophoto.com
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The Art of Fashion Photography Exhibit
Fashion Photography Exhibit - Opening Reception
Fashion photographers have often been associated with superficial
subjects - pretty people, expensive clothes and shiny jewelry. This
exhibit will allow you to experience much more -- the extraordinary
works of professional artists who's skill and training have produced
sensational masterpieces,
immortalizing fashion as art. The exhibit run from September 7th thru
October 7th.
Tonn Model Management unveils the works of
some of Boston's most talented fashion photographers. The
reception will include complimentary
hors
d'oeuvres and fabulously,
interesting people.
The photographers:
Tracy Aiguier
Kevin Bryan
Scott Erb
Dustin Gray
David Hoffman
Sandra Kim
Oliver Klink
Kate McKenna
Joel Meus
Heather Parker
Ron Ranere
Esdrass Suarez
Ryuju Suzuki
Teya
TONN
6pm - 8pm
Complimentary admission.
647 Tremont & Sister Sorel
647 Tremont Street, Boston
617.578.0203
info@tonnmodel.com
tonnmodel.com/gallery
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Dress for a Cause
Sara Campbell 2007 Fall/Resort Fashion Show to benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation Formal Gala.
Premiere of Exclusive Breast Cancer Research Foundation Products.
6-9pm
Boston Harbor Hotel, Wharf Room
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston
617.423.3134 x231
$125 tickets
All proceeds benefit Exclusive Breast Cancer Research Foundation
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Saint 90 Exeter Street, Boston
9pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify Saint After Party in the body of your email! |
TUESDAY
SEPT. 11th
Sheer Exuberance Fashions by Daniel Hernandez at BCAE
Be a part of Boston Fashion Week when Daniel Hernandez brings his original designs to the Gamble Mansion ballroom for a stylish one-night-only event that features a fashion show as well as an intimate conversation with the designer himself. Winner of a Vision Award, presented by the Fashion Week organizers, Daniel is widely recognized in the community for his talent and distinctive stylings. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and find out why. See the clothes. Learn about the inspirations behind the designs. And find out everything you always wanted to know about the world of fashion.
6-8pm
Boston Center for Adult Education
5 Commonwealth
Avenue, Boston
$32 Members
$35 Non-members
Register online at bcae.org
Or call 617.267.4430
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Absolut Shoesday / Fashion Uncensored at Mantra
Party and midnight fashion show featuring Kristina Kozak Shoes & Franz Kozak T-shirts.
Sponsored by Absolut Tuesdays at Mantra and Absolut Vodka
10:30pm
Mantra
52 Temple Place, Boston
Complimentary admission.
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Bar 10 10 Huntington Avenue 9pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify Bar 10 After Party in the body of your email! |
WEDNESDAY
SEPT. 12th
Myre Spring '08 Collection Launch
Myre Spring '08 collection launch with cocktails and informal modeling.
The Macallen Building
141 Dorchester Avenue
at West Broadway in South Boston
5-8 pm
617.464.4404
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Mendoza Fashion Show presented by Stil, Inc.
Sam Mendoza Fashion Show with cocktails to follow.
7pm
The Estate
1 Boylston Place/The Alley, Boston
617.859.7845
RSVP required: rsvp@mendozamendoza.com
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PERONI APPERTIVO Party
To inspire Haute Cuisine with Haute Couture during Boston Fashion Week, Peroni
Beer will be at select restaurants. They will be providing free appetizers
chosen by the chef for one hour. So stop by the bar at Prezza, have a Peroni and
enjoy free appetizers in the name of Boston Fashion Week!
6:00pm - 7:30pm
FREE
617-227-1577
www.prezza.com
Prezza Restaurant
24 Fleet Street Boston
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Stilettos & Martinis
Fashion Show and Shoe Party at 75 Chestnut
Presented by Hello Stiletto Shoe Club & Moxie of Charles Street
featuring shoe designer Monika Desai of Sole Envie
Beginning at 7pm
guests will enjoy a complimentary gift bag, an opportunity to dine from
75 Chestnut's dinner menu and cash bar, followed by a fashion show of
Desai's latest footwear creations. 75 Chestnut has created the
"stilettotini" in honor of the evening. In addition, prizes will be
awarded to best "shoed" individuals - meaning attendees should come
wearing their favorite, most fabulous shoes. Cash bar and full
menu available.
7:00pm - 10:30pm
75 Chestnut
75 Chestnut Street, Beacon Hill/Boston
Complimentary admission.
RSVP required 617.227.2175
Restaurantmanager@75chestnut.com
Melissa O'Shea - melissa@shoeclub.us
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Avila 1 Charles Street South, Boston 9pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify Avila After Party in the body of your email! |
THURSDAY
SEPT. 13th
Ladder Awards
Fashion Group International partners with Boston Fashion Week in sponsoring the inauguration of a new industry honor, The Ladder Awards, an opportunity to encourage the next generation of fashion/lifestyle industry professionals
who are making their way up the 'ladder' and also celebrate those leaders in the community who are creating opportunities for the next wave of talent.
Fairmont Copley Plaza, The Venetian Room
138 St. James Avenue
6pm - 8pm
Members $25
Non-members $30
For more information contact:
Marilyn Manning 617.471.3232
Treasurer of Fashion Group International - Boston
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Denise Hajjar
Informal modeling of Denise Hajjar's 2007 Fall Collection
6-9pm
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel's Oak Bar
138 St. James Avenue, Boston
617.927.5990
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An Evening of
Pizza and Fashion
Enjoy Boston's Best pizza and a special screening
of MassArt's Fashion Collections 2007
6 pm until closing
THE UPPER CRUST
222 Newbury Street, Boston
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PERONI APPERTIVO
Night at Boston Public
To inspire Haute Cuisine alongside Haute Couture during Boston Fashion Week,
Peroni Beer will be at Boston Public tonight offering free appetizers chosen by
the chef. So stop by the bar at Boston Public, enjoy a Peroni and great
appetizers from the chef all in the name of Boston Fashion Week!
6:00pm - 7:30pm
FREE
6172664860
www.louisboston.com
Boston Public Restaurant
234 Berkeley Street
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Fashion Gala of the Year
A semi-formal, red carpet, exclusive event
featuring a select few of Boston's finest and most talented people, with
an auction to benefit Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts, the state's
eldest adult literacy organization.
The eclectic mix of designers to be showcased includes okw, Nirva and TONN's
Fabulous Little Boutique. The couture designs of okw has been a favorite
for the who's who on Beacon Hill, while Nirva is said to be one of the
most notable up-and-coming designers of her generation. TONN of Tonn
Model Management will also be showcasing items from his online boutique,
The Fabulous Little Shop (www.FabulousLittleShop.com),
due to launch during Boston Fashion Week.
Boston Public, located in the Louis, Boston building, is
hosting the red-carpet event, with complimentary
hors
d'oeuvres before 11 pm. A
mariachi band will serenade the courtyard audience, while a DJ spins
dance tracks on the inside dance floor. The fashion show will
exclusively feature top TONN models.
Boston Public
234 Berkley Street, Boston
10pm - 2pm
$20
617.578.0203
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33 33 Stanhope Street, Boston Featuring: Kater Hall Fashion Show by Kate Hall Holiday/Resort 2007 and Spring/Summer 2008
DJ Enrique Florendo (deepboston) lays down
Latin and House music to bring back a little Indian Summer and heat
things up.
Doors open at 10 pm.
RSVP Required: Kater Hall Fashion Show Arrive before 11pm, and your cover charge will be comped at the door! |
FRIDAY
SEPT. 14th
6th Annual 'From Fenway to the Runway'
A fashion show and charity luncheon
This event is hosted by The Red Sox Foundation and the new Natick Collection, greater Boston’s newest luxury shopping destination. This annual event features the Red Sox Wives informally modeling fall 2007 collections from the new luxury retailers at Natick Collection and a live auction with one-of–a-kind Red Sox items – all proceeds benefit The Red Sox Foundation.
11:30 am - 2 pm
Natick Collection Infinity Pool Court.
Ticket prices are $150 per person
or $350 per person for VIP seating with a Red Sox Wife at your table.
For further information, contact
Gena Borson at 617.226.6440 or
gborson@redsox.com
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modelBOSTON EVENT
Viewfinder Productions and stuff @ night present the Official Closing Night Event
Meet modelBOSTON ‘07 winners: Kristen Kish & Chris Hanly
See the works of photographers Fabrizio Cacciatore, Michelle Joyce,
Bob Packert, Anthony Rugnetta and Tanit Sakakini
and the modelBOSTON documentary by Goldilocks Productions
Great Bay
500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
9pm-11pm by invitation only
11pm open to the public, space permitting
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Great Bay 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
11pm RSVP Required: rsvp@stuffatnight.com Please put Boston Fashion Week After Party in the subject line and specify Great Bay After Party in the body of your email! |
ONGOING
SEPT. 7th
thru 14th
Boston Fashion Trail
For those needing a little retail therapy there is the Boston Fashion Trail, mapping out the most fashionable path to the retailers, restaurants, salons, spas and other establishments that will provide special offers, in-store events and other promotions during the week.
Details TBA
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Collection 2007: Multimedia Fashion Exhibition
The next generation of fashion on display.
School of Fashion Design
136 Newbury Street
617.536.9343
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Consutura
Selections in Fashion from the Spring Collection 2007
of the students of Massachusetts College of Art
Boston Public Library, Copley Square Branch
Northwest Corridor
700 Boylston Street
September 7-October 11, 2007
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The Art of Fashion Photography Exhibit
Fashion photographers have often been associated with superficial
subjects - pretty people, expensive clothes and shiny jewelry. This
exhibit will allow you to experience much more -- the extraordinary
works of professional artists who's skill and training have produced
sensational masterpieces,
immortalizing fashion as art.
The photographers: Tracy Aiguier
Kevin Bryan, Scott Erb,
Dustin Gray, David Hoffman, Sandra Kim, Oliver Klink,
Kate McKenna, Joel Meus, Heather Parker, Ron Ranere, Esdrass Suarez, Ryuju Suzuki, Teya,
TONN
The exhibit run from September 7th thru October 7th.
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John LeBold's 'Silver Screen Collection'
Exhibit at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod
John LeBold will be available to give guided tours and discuss his career in the fashion industry from 1-3 pm on September 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th, and 13th.
From August 31 through September 23, John LeBold’s Silver Screen Collection will be on exhibit at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. The Silver Screen Collection features fifty famous costumes such as those worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Vivian Leigh in Gone with the Wind (the famous “Drapery Dress”), and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2. The jewelry that Elizabeth Taylor wore in Cleopatra and the tablets that Charlton Heston, as Moses, carried down from Mount Sinai in The Ten Commandments will also be on display, along with a wide variety of other props and print memorabilia.
The Silver Screen Collection is of special interest to designers today, both students and professionals, who see in the costumes a legacy that can teach them a great deal. The Cultural Center will extend its hours for the duration of the Silver Screen Exhibit and will be open seven days per week from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. until the exhibit ends on September 23rd.
307 Old Main Street
South Yarmouth, MA
508.394.7100
Tickets:
$12 Non-members
$10 Members, seniors, and students
AFTER
BOSTON FASHION WEEK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 15th
The Boston Fashion Week Celebration Party
Celebrate the runway models, fashion designers, stylists and photographers that made Boston Fashion Week 2007 possible.
$15 online
$20 at the door
Felt, 4th Floor
533 Washington Street, Boston MA
10:30pm - 2am
If you are a participant of the Boston Fashion Week '07
and would like to attend this event under our special guest list, please email:
and include "RSVP After BFW Party" in subject line.