Here are the rest of the pictures since the last post was getting crowded!
*Look 4, designed by Brooke Cowan, a fashion student at WashU, originally from Columbus, Ohio. She took inspiration from a Woman’s Paper Mini Dress, ca. 1967-1969. Paper dresses were made from a fabric similar to that of dryer sheets and were intended to only be worn a few times and then thrown away, consider it the great-great grandmother to fast fashion! It is believed to have been made by a WashU fashion design student for the Zoofari Ball in 1968. Brooke made the colorful circles by using a laser cutter to cut out material, this was one of my favorites and definitely the most unique! Look 5, designed by Mary Crogier, founder of her own brand Vauje worn by many celebrities including Ariana Grande, Halle Bailey, Angela Bassett, Janelle Monáe, Jason Derulo, Tyra Banks, Kevin Hart, and many more. She also has her own virtual metaverse store in Roblox. She was inspired by a Man’s Jacket used by the Katherine Dunham dance troupe in Bal Nègre, ca. 1946. I am also pretty sure the model was one of her young daughters! Look 6, designed by Manuel Garcia Cruz. Cruz is originally from Puerto Rico, but now lives with his husband in St. Louis. His background is finance and he works as a CPA, he has done fashion design for the last eight years, and has his own brand, Manolo Bouvier, he also is obsessed with fashion history and his biggest inspirations are Dior, Channel, and Alexander McQueen. He took inspiration from a Woman’s Batik Coat, ca. 1905. The coat features a palm tree motif made using the wax resist batik technique (not exactly sure what this means!). For his design, he drew inspiration from deforestation and forest fires, hence the red and orange at the bottom of the gown, creating a lit on fire look. It is very cool, but I was hoping for a more Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, over the top look. Look 7, by Felia Davenport, she has lived in St. Louis for 17 years, and holds a BFA and an MFA in costume design and has worked designing theater costumes for 15 years. In 2022, she was inspired by her daughter, Kaleesi Rose, to start Kaleesi.Rose.Kollection. She took inspiration from a Woman’s Ombre Green Wool Dress made by Theressa Herterich, ca. 1899-1900. The ombre effect is actually made from a special weaving process instead of dip dye. Look 8, by Yasi Fayal from Tehran, Iran. She is the founder of MAANG by Yasi Fayal. She graduated with a degree in mining engineering, but she began work in Italy where she completed her MFA in fashion design at Milan’s Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (mama mia!) She is a member of the STL Fashion Alliance and has showcased her designs domestically and internationally. Her inspiration was a Woman’s Green Suede Boot made by Joan Thoss Stoyanoff, ca. 1965-1972, which features an appliquéd girl’s head. Fayal said she chose it because the girl’s hair reminded her of women’s rights protest posters in Iran.*A back view of look 8 where you can better see the appliquéd flower. Look 9, by Everett Johnson, born and raised in East St. Louis. He began his career as a hairdresser, but pursued fashion in 1986. Later, he created the Liza B leather goods line, which garnered critical acclaim. He took inspiration from a Woman’s Multicolored Chiffon Dress made by Teal Traina, ca. 1967. Look 10, possibly my favorite. Designed by Kelsi Washington, a local, self taught through YouTube tutorials seamstress. She started sewing at 17. While attending UMKC, she began doing “thrift flips” (taking thrifted items and redesigning them). In 2018, she was invited to showcase her designs at her first fashion show, which birthed her own brand, CrispinMulatto, a made to order, luxury fashion company. She took inspiration from a Woman’s Evening Gown made by Jeanne Lanvin, ca. 1939. Lanvin’s gown features warp-painted feathers in black and cream. On the right bust and right side of the skirt there are red/coral embroidery that was said to be flowers, but remind me of the Chinese dragon motifs. *The back of look 10, this is stunning. *Me on a break eating a well deserved slice of pizza. I think I actually had about five slices of pizza! I wanted to try each variety, LOL! *Some jewelry and sticker designs from a vendor. After the show and auction, there were a few vendors in the Color STL exhibit that you could buy from.*A wide array of fun hats, perfect for Easter, baby showers, Mother’s Day, or the Kentucky Derby. *Some jewelry from a vendor.*More jewelry from the same vendor. *Me walking out after the event, if we don’t get a prom, then this was my prom stand in. *The aftermath of my makeup look, it felt so good to take this off!
This was one of the best events of my life and I had so much fun! The guests were also able to bid on the actual clothing items during a live auction as well as other experiences like a lake vacation, private jet ride, and a meal cooked by private chefs. From the donations $40,000 was made (one woman gave $10,000). From the auction around $30,000 was made, and from tickets, which cost $250 a piece, but I got to go for free since I am an employee and worked the event, was around $80,000.
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