Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fashion Week
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ arts and business students will present Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fashion Week April 1-5, bringing fashion designers, bloggers and entrepreneurs to campus.
Founded in 2011, Fashion Week is a five-day event on campus in collaboration with Meadows School of the Arts’ fashion media minor and the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Retail Club. Led by a student executive team, this weeklong celebration features panels of industry professionals and a student-produced fashion show. The nonprofit goal is to provide students with exposure to diverse careers.
The week concludes with a runway fashion show on Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ’s Main Quad.
Students Julia Eggleston and Rebecca Marin are executive directors of the student planning team.
All events are free and open to the public.
Fashion Week Schedule:
April 1: Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fashion Week Kick-Off Party at Mockingbird Station
Mockingbird Station and Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fashion Week join forces for a kick-off party hosted by Lisa Petty, editor of DFW Style Daily and model Adam George of Wallflower Management, which will include a variety of pop-up shops, sips and bites from Urban Taco, gift bags and live music. A complimentary outdoor screening of The September Issue will follow on the mezzanine.
Details: 6 to 7:30 p.m., The Angelika Film Center, 5321 East Mockingbird
8 p.m. screening of The September Issue on the mezzanine
April 2: Fashion, Technology and Entrepreneurship Panel
Panelists: Baxter Box, rewardStyle CEO and 2011 Cox MBA graduate; Amber Venz, rewardStyle president and 2008 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ graduate, discuss website branding and blog monetization.
Details: 6:30 p.m., Ernst & Young Gallery, Fincher Building, 6212 Bishop Blvd., Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Panelists: Heather McNeil, founder and owner of Finley Shirts; Prashi Shah, Prashe fashion and home décor designer.
Details: 6:30 p.m., Ernst & Young Gallery, Fincher Building, 6212 Bishop Blvd., Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
April 4: The Art of Fashion
Lecture: Myra Walker, director of Texas Fashion Collection and professor of visual arts at University of North Texas.
Details: 6:30 p.m., Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd., Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
April 5: Fashion Show on The Boulevard
Fashion Show sponsored by Tootsies, closing reception presented by Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fashion Week and Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Retail Club
Details: 5 p.m., Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Main Quad