Posts in Fashion
An Unexpected Evening Concludes the Saint Louis Fashion Fund's 10 for the 10th Year-Long Anniversary Celebration

For ten years, Susan Sherman has led the charge to resurrect the glorious past of the St. Louis fashion industry and take it back to its former glory. She is on a crusade to reclaim a significant stake that the Gateway City once had in America’s multi-billion-dollar industry. Earlier this month at St. Louis’ most exclusive fashion mall in the Saks Fifth Avenue gallery, Susan and the Saint Louis Fashion fund culminated the 12-months-long campaign to commemorate the achievements of the fund. Read more here about the finale to the 10 for the 10th anniversary celebration.

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Just in Time for the Holidays Exclusive Katherine Bernhardt Supermodel T-Shirts Raise Funds for Fashion

Saint Louis Fashion Fund Board Chair Susan Sherman visited Katherine Bernhardt at one of her three studio/gallery spaces in St. Louis a year ago, where she discovered that several paintings in storage featured fashion content, and “something clicked.” Fast forward to holiday season 2024 and Katherine and Susan’s collaboration will make available to collectors and fans of fashion/art in St Louis and around the world a limited-edition box of three t-shirts featuring images from the Katherine Bernhard’s Supermodel paintings. Read on to find how you can get your hands on these exclusive gems and help raise money for fashion.

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What Sophisticated Brides Are Wearing for The Most Popular Wedding Season -- Fall

Fall Weddings have become even more popular over the last few years with almost 35% of couples tying the knot in autumn. Factors like temperate weather (not too hot and not too cold), pretty fall foliage and the lull between summer and winter holidays all make the fall season an appealing time of year to get married. Summer was the second-most popular wedding season, with 25% of couples getting married between June and August. Find out why here.

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Diane von Furstenberg Event Was a Revelation!

Take a look inside the world-of-fashion-maven Diane von Furstenberg, a visionary trailblazer in the industry. She set the fashion business afire in yesteryear and continues to be be a WOMAN IN CHARGE. Three hundred fifty afficionados of her achievements got an intimate glimpse into her world at an exclusive screening of her enlightening documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman In Charge. One of a handful of private screenings in Europe, and NYC, Saint Louis Fashion Fund co-founder and chairman emeritus Susan Sherman led the charge in bringing the film home to St. Louis. Like Diane, she is a woman in charge. Read more here.

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Webster Groves’ Brainy (and Beautiful) Cover Girl

Flanked by her family and friends, Kloss recently stood at the corner of Washington Avenue and 16th Street to unveil the newly named Karlie Kloss Way — an effort spearheaded as part of the Saint Louis Fashion Fund’s 10-year anniversary 10-event celebration. Learn how this St. Louis girl went from being discovered at age 13 at Plaza Frontenac to walking runways around the globe.

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"Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge" Documentary Bursts onto the Silver Screen in July

The newly-opened Post Plaza and Event Space at the St Louis Country Library’s Clark Family Branch. and Saint Louis Fashion Fund will host a ticketed reception and screening of "Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge" on Tuesday, July 23. The evening kicks off with a red-carpet cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the screening at 7:00 p.m. Details here.

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Girl on Fire

Laurence Basse is a “Girl on Fire” in the world of fashion design. The Paris-trained designer is a Project Runway alum, where she was a season 15 finalist (2006) and a season 20 "All-Star" runner-up (2023). She has dressed NBA superstars Dwight Howard and Serge Ibaka, Jada Pickett Smith, actor Aldis Hodge, Grammy winner Samara Joy, and comedian/actor Yvonne Orji. Here, take a look behind the scenes after a Paris runway show.

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Two Fashion Icons Touch Down in the STL as Part of The Saint Louis Fashion Fund's 10-for-the-10th Anniversary Celebration

Famous fashion designer and former “Project Runway” judge, Michael Kors and St. Louis-born supermodel and former host of “Project Runway,” Karlie Kloss, were the talk of the town this Monday. Both fashion icons touched down in St. Louis for separate events as part of the Saint Louis Fashion Fund’s 10-for-the 10th Anniversary Celebrations. See the glitz and glamour of the full day’s events here.

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Walk the Red Carpet to THREADS at the Missouri Historical Society -- Make It Bold. Make It Patterned. Make it Work.

Walk a grand red carpet into the newly-renovated North Plaza entrance to the Missouri History Museum to the awe-inspiring MacDermott Grand Hall at the THREADS gala and fundraiser on Saturday, April 13th, 2024. Celebrate the fashion of yesterday and today. Embrace this year’s theme, Make it Bold. Make It Patterned. Make It Work. Learn here about how you can “thread the needle” to a St. Louis red carpet event.

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Put Your Left Hand in the Right Hands with Elleard Heffern Fine Jewelers

Wedding season has been getting longer and longer in recent years. What used to peak in late summer now extends into fall. Now, 78% of all weddings take place between May and October. Elleard Heffern Fine Jewelers walks down the aisle with the partners of today. Read here about how they offer custom designs with the most exquisite levels of craftsmanship no matter when one ties the knot.

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Dena Ladd’s Love of the Leaf

Dena Ladd's latest venture ties her experience in fashion working in luxury goods with Christian Dior to her passion for research. She recently introduced a line of jewelry and accessories called Flora Jaine, featuring delicate gold and silver cannabis leaves. Part of the proceeds from Flora Jaine will go to fund research projects for Missouri Cures, which endeavor to find a cure for cancer, Parkinson's, and other devastating diseases.

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MOTHER Model Management Celebrates Milestone Year in Style

When you walk into the office of MOTHER Model Management, you are instantly transported into their world. Mood music plays on surround sound, like it would on the set of a photo shoot, and the walls are lined with framed fashion magazine covers, namely Vogue, that feature their clients. I sat with Mary Clarke, co-owner with her husband Jeff, to discuss their milestone anniversary celebrating 25 years in business and 10 years producing their TRIBUTE fashion show, which takes place November 19 at new venue, The Hawthorn, on Washington Avenue.

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Diane von Furstenberg Visits St. Louis

The Saint Louis Fashion Fund (SLFF) in partnership with the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University brought legendary fashion designer, Diane von Furstenberg to St. Louis on October 12. She filled the day, meeting with many locals, fashion students, designers, and patrons of STLFF. Mayor Tishaura Jones also presented Diane with a proclamation declaring "Diane von Furstenberg Day in St. Louis."

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