events

■ December 2009

Thursday December 3, 2009, 5pm - 7pm

The Fashion Industry - A discussion with Jay Calderin

FINET- Fashion Industry Network at Suffolk University

8 Ashburton Place, Boston MA

For more information: finet.su@gmail.com 

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Saturday, December 5, 2009, 11am - 4pm
The Art of Fashion in Action!
Peabody Essex Museum, Atrium

East India Square/161 Essex Street, Salem MA

Jay Calderin and his students from the School of Fashion Design in Boston lead this behind-the-scenes look at how a garment comes to life, from fashion sketch to fabric draped on a dress form. He will also be available to sign books.

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/ya2t5xd

■ January 2010

Thursdays 6-8pm - January 14, 21, 28 & February 4
The Art & Industry of Fashion
 

Considering a career in fashion? This introduction to both the creative and business sides of style is for you. Begin with a brief history of fashion. Develop an appreciation for research, forecasting, collection theory, the elements of design.

Explore sketching through croquis, clothes, color, and portfolio development. Understand the basics behind production with an overview of pattern-making, draping, cutting, sewing, and finishing. Learn how to identify your audience with a variety of marketing tools. Determine how to create well defined concepts, build balanced teams, and establish comprehensive environments through fashion show production. Discuss branding concepts, marketing, and multimedia. Generate your own career path strategy by utilizing professional development tools which include networks, education, and portfolio careers. Be prepared to take notes and ask questions to get the most out of this insider's view of the big picture of fashion.

Register online at http://www.bcae.org

or call 617-267-4430

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7-9pm

BOLDBUZZ: Do Looks Count?
 

An exploration of the science of beauty, featuring experts in the academic, cosmetic surgery, modeling and psychological fields. Jay Calderin joins other panelists for an intimate discussion.

Boldfacers Studio
15 Channel Center Street
Fort Point Channel, Boston
Open to the public: $30 for subscribers, $40 for non-subscribers
RSVP to Info@Boldfacers.com or 617.428.0500

For more information visit http://www.Boldfacers.com

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Saturday, January 23, 2010, 2pm - 3:30pm
Fashion Screening: Latest Fashion Trends from Around the World

Peabody Essex Museum, Morse Auditorium

East India Square/161 Essex Street, Salem MA
 

See Fashion Group International's Spring/Summer 2010 Trends report which includes photos, video clips and commentary on the latest runway shows from around the world. Then listen as fashion insiders discuss how to translate the season's most popular styles into looks that work with your personal wardrobe. Moderated by Jay Calderin of Fashion Group International of Boston and the School of Fashion Design in Boston. A Q&A follows.

Included with museum admission.
Reservations by January 20th.

http://www.PEM.org

■ February 2010

Tuesday, February 16th, 6-8pm
Spring 2010 Fashion Trends Report ENCORE for students!
Presented by the Fashion Group International of Boston, Inc.
Ready-to-Wear SPRING/SUMMER 2010

NEW YORK, LONDON, MILAN, PARIS COLLECTIONS

One combined show! one comprehensive overview!

Hosted by Jay Calderin. Special guest speaker TBA.
 

Details TBA

Special flat rate for groups, schools and organizations.
For more information: fgiboston@gmail.com

■ March 2010

Friday, March 5th
FORM, FIT & FASHION - A BOOK EVENT: IN TWO CHAPTERS

"A new fashion bible for designers, aspirers and the just plain curious, this tome contains all the secrets." - LA Times

Chapter 1 from 6-8pm
A Conversation: Jay Calderin & Chris Muther
School of Fashion Design
136 Newbury Street, Boston MA

Join us for a conversation with Jay Calderin, the author of Form, Fit & Fashion. This insider fashion dialogue is led by Boston Globe fashion journalist, Chris Muther.
 

Special thanks to Starbucks Coffee and Hotel Chocolat for providing coffee and chocolates!

Space is limited. Seating will be first-come, first-served.

You can pick up a copy of Form, Fit & Fashion at the Borders Bookstore - 511 Boylston Street in Back Bay! (The corner of Boylston & Clarendon Streets)
 

AND

Chapter 2 from 8-10pm
A Celebration

Follow Jay and the fashionable crowd to Avila for hors d'oeuvres and a book signing! Cash bar.

Avila Restaurant
1 Charles Street South, Boston MA

Plan ahead! make a night of it! Make a reservation at Avila.
http://www.avilarestaurant.com/reservations.html
or call 617.267.4810
 

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Monday, March 8th - 3:30pm
Careers & Education in Fashion

Upward Bound Program at MIT/Wellesley

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Tuesday, March 23rd - 8:30am
Fashion Group International of Boston Network Breakfast

The Fashion Group International of Boston, Inc. & Copley Place
invite you to a smart start to the spring season at our
Fashion Professional Network Breakfast

Meet fellow professionals and hear about the exciting fashion and design season ahead!
 

Speakers will include:

Emily Banis, Museum of Fine Arts - Boston

Alicia Kennedy, Kennedy Editorial

Christopher Muther, Boston Globe

and

Jay Calderin, School of Fashion Design/Boston Fashion Week

Copley Place, Lower Level Atrium Court

100 Huntington Avenue, Boston

Complimentary admission, space permitting.

Register at http://fgibostonprobreakfast.eventbrite.com

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Mondays 6-7:30pm - March 29th, April 5th, 12th & 26th
Writing About Fashion
 

'Writing About Fashion' is an introduction to writing for and about the industry. It will include guides and exercises on writing for brand development, social networking tools/communications, opinion blogs/columns, press releases/news stories, as well as in-depth research/profile pieces. A good fashion writer has a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the industry as a whole. The book Form, Fit, & Fashion will be used as a resource text for the class.
 
Register online at bcae.org

or call 617-267-4430

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March 26, 2010 2-7pm
4th Annual Spring Career Conference at Harvard
AMBLE & Office of Career Services

■ April 2010

April 22, 2010 6pm

Book Talk & Signing

■ May 2010

Wednesdays 6-8pm - May 5, 12, 19, 26, 6-8pm
Art & Industry of Fashion

Considering a career in fashion? This introduction to both the creative and business sides of style is for you.

Begin with a brief history of fashion. Develop an appreciation for research, forecasting, collection theory, the elements of design. Explore sketching through croquis, clothes, color, and portfolio development. Understand the basics behind production with an overview of pattern-making, draping, cutting, sewing, and finishing. Learn how to identify your audience with a variety of marketing tools. Determine how to create well defined concepts, build balanced teams, and establish comprehensive environments through fashion show production. Discuss branding concepts, marketing, and multimedia. Generate your own career path strategy by utilizing professional development tools which include networks, education, and portfolio careers.

Be prepared to take notes and ask questions to get the most out of this insider's view of the big picture of fashion. The book Form, Fit, & Fashion will be used as a resource text for the class.
 

This course will be taught at The School of Fashion Design. The School was established in 1934 and is the only educational institution in Massachusetts dedicated exclusively to the study of fashion design. A curriculum has been developed that stresses a solid foundation in traditional techniques, addresses the technological demands of the contemporary market and remains innovative by evolving with the industry.

Register with the Boston Center for Adult Education here: bcae.org

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Friday, May 15, 2010 6-8pm
Fashion Group International's

Ready-to-Wear Fall/Winter 2010 Trends Report Screening
 

 
NEW YORK, LONDON, MILAN, PARIS COLLECTIONS
One combined show!One comprehensive overview!

SPECIAL GUEST PANEL: A group of notable Boston fashion retailers will discuss how these trends will transition from the runway to retail as well as how to translate the season’s most popular styles into looks that work with your personal wardrobe. Moderated by Jay Calderin.

Peggy Iandoli of Sonia Rykiel
Dava Muramatsu of Matsu
Collette Royer of DKNY
Sara Truax of Nordstrom

Friday, May 14, 2010 ~ 6pm - 8pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ~ Riley Seminar Room
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA

Marylou Luther, International Fashion Syndicate, FGI Creative Director. Your front row seat at the runways. Close up and high fidelity. Details you can’t see on the web. Insider views from industry leaders who tell you what’s relevant, what’s not and why. See it all, expertly edited, concise and comprehensive coverage of apparel, accessories, beauty, color and fabric trends.

General Admission: $40
FGI Members: $20
 

Tickets will be available online only.
Please note that tickets will not be available at the door.
Space is limited! Get your tickets online today!
http://fgiboston.tix.com

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Fashion Day for High School Students

■ June 2010

June 6th - 11th, 2010

Style Week Providence, RI

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June 22, 2010

Pecha Kucha Boston

Creative people talking about creative things.

PechaKucha Boston 18 on Tuesday, June 22nd at Elks Lodge, 55 Bishop Richard Allen Dr, Cambridge (near Central Sq T). Doors open at 6p for drinks and chit chat. Talks start at 7p. The event is free and open to the public. Cash bar.

PechaKucha Boston 18 includes speakers from Boston Fashion Week, Common Boston, Design Biennial Boston 2010, Design Museum Boston, SHIFTboston Ideas Competition 2009 and more! Plus, SWAN Day MA will present a 20×20 talk with a simultaneous live performance.

http://pechakuchaboston.org/blog

■ July 2010

coming soon

■ August 2010

coming soon

■ September 2010

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15th thru October 15th

Details TBA

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Boston Fashion Week

September 24th thru October 1st

http://www.bostonfashionweek.com

Details TBA

■ October 2010

Boston Book Festival

Details TBA

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Tuesday, October 5th - November 2nd

OR Thursdays, October 7th - November 4th

Museum of Fine Arts - "The Look" Fashion, Photography, and Film

Fans of fashion join us for a survey of fashion and it’s ever-changing form from the 1950s to today. This five-week course explores fashion styles, fashion photography, and fashion films. There will be optional full-length film screenings accompanying each session that further depict the fashion of the time.

One in a a series of five: “The New Look”

Oct 26 or 28: Jay Calderin

The first ten years of the twenty-first century fashion has found inspiration in the twentieth-century; in this session view some of the latest trends and discuss the future of fashion.

Optional screening:

The September Issue (2009) Tue Oct 26 1pm, Fri Oct 29 8 pm;
Coco Before Chanel (2009) Sat Oct 30 3 pm

Join us in small groups as we tour the exhibitions, Arnold Scaasi: American Couturier and Avedon Fashion, 1944-2000 and get a behind-the-scenes look up close at couture garments and fashion photographs in the Morse study room from the post-war era.

Capacity limited to 100 participants.
 

http://www.mfa.org

■ November 2010

coming soon

■ December 2010

coming soon