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A LA RUSSE: Russian Fashion’s Influence on the West
Apr
10
11:30 AM11:30

A LA RUSSE: Russian Fashion’s Influence on the West

On Wednesday, April 10, Ksenia Trushina, a Fulbright Scholar from Lomonosov Moscow University, will discuss Russian fashion for Arizona Costume Institute’s Second Wednesday Luncheon and Lecture.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon | 11:30 am
Presentation | 12:30 pm

Last day to purchase luncheon tickets is Friday, April 5.

Lecture is included with general admission to Phoenix Art Museum.

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Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture
Mar
13
11:30 AM11:30

Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture

From Archive to Auction

Presented by Timothy Long, Director, Senior Specialist of Couture and Luxury Accessories, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.

What are clothes worth? When does what we wear become art, worthy of auction, or worthless? For twenty years, Timothy Long served as a curator of fashion in museums in the US and UK, including the Chicago History Museum and more recently at the Museum of London.

As curator, Long developed annual fashion exhibitions and projects using the museums’ collections of historic clothing and accessories. At the end of 2018, Long left the museum industry to become Director of Couture & Luxury Accessories at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, where he travels throughout the US seeking vintage fashion, couture and accessories for the auction market.

Join Long as he discusses his career in museums and his transition into the resale market of vintage fashion.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon | 11:30 am
Presentation | 12:30 pm

Luncheon ticket sales end on Wednesday, March 6, at 5 pm.

Lecture is included with general admission to Phoenix Art Museum.

Image: Charles Frederick Worth, Bodice for evening dress, c. 1885. Silk brocade, silk satin and cotton lace. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum, Gift in memory of Jean C. Hildreth from her friends, family and the Arizona Costume Institute.

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ACI Second Wednesday Luncheon & Lecture
Feb
13
11:30 AM11:30

ACI Second Wednesday Luncheon & Lecture

A Sustainable Fashion Identity

What stories do your clothes have to tell? On February 13, Jessica Shroyer of The Sustainability Consortium at Arizona State University, will present A Sustainable Fashion Identity. Shroyer will explore clothing and how fashion may be the most important way many people communicate their identity to the world, but viewing fashion through the lens of sustainability questions the identity of the clothes themselves.

Understanding where clothing comes from enriches the stories we tell through the fashion choices we make, and creates a deeper ritual of use and reuse.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon | 11:30 am
Presentation | 12:30 pm

Luncheon ticket sales close on Wednesday, February 6 at 5 pm.

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Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture
Nov
14
11:30 AM11:30

Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture

Women in Fashion: More than Just Pretty Faces  

Booth Moore, Style and Fashion News Director, The Hollywood Reporter

Drawing from her book American Runway: 75 Years of Fashion and the Front Row, Booth Moore Style and Fashion News Director of the Hollywood reporter, leads a discussion of the powerful women who got fashion week off the ground. Decades before feminist T-shirts were coming down the runways, trailblazing women from fashion’s first publicist Eleanor Lambert to first lady Eleanor Roosevelt were helping to shape the industry. Through designer interviews, exclusive photos and her own experience on the front row, Moore brings Fashion Week and it’s origins to life.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon - 11:30am
Presentation - 12:30pm

Book signing to follow.

Ticket sales close on Wednesday, November 7 at 5 pm.

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Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture
Oct
10
11:30 AM11:30

Arizona Costume Institute Luncheon & Lecture

Anna Piaggi: Creativity and Passion in Fashion and Beyond Fashion

Stephano Piaggi, President of Associazione Culturale Anna Piaggi

Journalist and fashion writer, muse to designers and fashion enthusiasts, Anna Piaggi was a fashion icon and collector of garments from all eras known for her unique style. From 1961 to 1968 she was fashion editor for Arianna magazine then from the late 60s became contributing editor to Vogue Italia. Stefano Piaggi, President of Associazione Culturale Anna Piaggi and nephew of the famous fashion editor will present a slide lecture about her life and style with film clips from the recently released documentary, Anna Piaggi: Una Visionaria Nella Moda.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon - 11:30am
Presentation - 12:30pm

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Conceptual by Design: Dutch Fashion in Context Adam Nocek and Stacey Moran
Feb
14
11:30 AM11:30

Conceptual by Design: Dutch Fashion in Context Adam Nocek and Stacey Moran

Join us for an exciting program about Dutch design. Speakers, Adam Nocek and Stacey Moran will address the various ways in which Dutch fashion is historically and culturally situated within a broader context of conceptual design in the Netherlands. Nocek and Moran pay special attention to the work of Iris van Herpen and explore how she rejuvenates craftsmanship through innovative materials and technologies. This event is a timely presentation with the debut of Iris van Herpen's solo exhibition opening at Phoenix Art Museum on February 24, 2018.

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Galina Mihaleva, Visiting Professor of Fashion Design, Arizona State University
Jan
10
11:30 AM11:30

Galina Mihaleva, Visiting Professor of Fashion Design, Arizona State University

Fashion and Textile Design: Innovative Approach for a Better Future
Designers today are working directly with natural green materials to develop and modify new techniques to grow textiles and make apparel. From recycled polyester to textiles grown from Kombucha, sustainable applications and processes from alternative materials found in nature are being used for textile and fashion design.  Mihaleva has shown her wearable technology designs at international competitions and established the sustainable textiles lab at Nanyaung Technological University in Singapore. 

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Wednesday, January 10
Phoenix Art Museum
Luncheon - 11:30am
Presentation - 12:30pm

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Second Wednesday with Evelyn Ford
Sep
13
11:30 AM11:30

Second Wednesday with Evelyn Ford

Valley shoe designer shares her story and process of leaving corporate life to pursue creating the world's most comfortable designer heels. Evelyn Schikling, founder of Evelyn Ford Luxury will discuss her design training  in Milan at Ars Sutoria, collaborations with Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU and Mattia Brunello, Production Manager for brands including Oscar de la Renta and Marchesa.

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Arizona Fashion Industry
Mar
8
11:30 AM11:30

Arizona Fashion Industry

Margaret Merritt, principal of Margarett Meritt Productions, has had a successful career across fashion as a talent & model agent, public relations director and fashion show production leads a conversation with Kelly Mittendorf, Arizona born model known for her work with fashion and beauty brands like Prada, Kate Spade and NARS Cosmetics and Terri Camberlango, Owner of The Agency Arizona, the state’s premier talent agency  for  modeling and acting.  Setting high standards for success, these women will share their journey working in the fashion industry. 

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Fred Hayman: The Extraordinary Difference
Feb
8
11:30 AM11:30

Fred Hayman: The Extraordinary Difference

Author Rose Apodaca, tells the story of an American fashion icon Fred Hayman who under the landmark yellow striped awnings of Giorgio Beverly Hills, created one of Rodeo Drive’s top shopping attractions. For over a dozen years he was the official fashion coordinator for the Academy Awards and helped shaped Hollywood style. 

Book signing to follow.

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