Project Red Dress

MONIR ZANDGHORIESHI Presents 3rd Annual PROJECT RED DRESS Back by a popular demand!

Local and National celebrity judges including Project Runway Nick Verreos, will judge one of a kind red gowns all designed by local fashion designers students. Proceeds from the event benefits the American Heart Association and the student winner with of Project Red Dress with a scholarship. Directed by Eduardo Khawam.

WHERE
Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle
Spanish Ballroom
411 University St
Seattle, WA 98101

Ticket Prices:
$35 Students
$50 General admission
$75 Premiere runway seating and a luxury swag bag!

TIME
Cocktail Reception 6:30pm
Fashion Show 7:30pm

Buy your tickets now at
http://www.projectreddress.com/
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/107718

DRESS CODE:
Dress to impress

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Not a Typical Wednesday Night...

If only all Wednesday nights could be this fun! Tonight was an FGI networking event held at the 24/7 staffing agency (they have an amazing space and are always so kind to us!) where local student designer, Tera Bacon showcased 7 of her designs.

The night started out with Tera being introduced and a mini Q&A with Janaea and Susan of Beauty Revolution Magazine. One interesting fact I learned that not only is Tera a designer but she also works in construction. She is multi faceted!

Tera's models came out wearing 3 beautiful dresses! I didn't take notes on how they were constructed as I was taking videos but I do remember that she said she liked to use vintage pieces she finds in her creations. The red dress was the dress she created for Project Red Dress.

Here is a video of the first dress:


Watch the videos!* there are 3 more.

After the fashion show ended the networking began, along with enjoying cupcakes by Wink and drinking wine. I got the opportunity to chat with several women who I have been communicating with via email - putting a face to a name makes all the difference!

Nina Ummel, the owner of Ummelina, invited us over to do a tour of her day spa and treated us all to some delicious tea created there at the tea spa. I have personally been to the day spa many times and know that it is a wonderfully relaxing experience. (They have a fantastic couples package called the Pacific Rim that I highly recommend!)

The night was a wonderful success and completely planned by FGI board member, Courtney of Half Past Lavish Events. Great job girl!! (insert standing ovation here.) ;)

If you weren't able to attend this event, don't fret, we will be having many more and I'll mke sure to notify you here. Hope to see you soon!

Here are the pictures I took from the event. Photographer Mike Adams will have some better ones shortly!

*The videos were taken on my camera so the quality and sound are not greatest. You'll get the general idea though. It's like you were there but forgot to wear your glasses and your ears are a bit plugged up. :)

More Project Red Dress Information

FGI Members and Friends,
Project Red Dress is on a roll. FGI Seattle's most exciting and lavish event of the year is kicking into high gear and we are excited! Each day we recieve more support from local boutiques, designers, and the Seattle community. Some of our newest sponsors include: Gene Juarez Salon, Clutch, Seattle Picks, SMG Modeling, and Totally Chocolate. Plus, Brooke and Monti from Movin 92.5's morning show, The Ladies Room will be emceeing our evening's event!

With limited VIP and Student tickets, the tickets are selling quickly. Buy your tickets now at www.projectreddress.com!

Project Red Dress Press Release

Contact: Courtney Russell FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 425.691.7606
Email: projectreddress@gmail.com

FGI SEATTLE ANNOUNCES MOVIN 92.5 EMCEES CONFIRMED; TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR PROJECT RED DRESS

February 13, 2009 marks the second annual Project Red Dress event in Seattle, WA, and is sure to evoke passion and compassion from all involved. In conjunction with the American Heart Association's annual Go Red! Awareness initiative, Project Red Dress aims to support and honor the organization through this unique event.

The signature event for FGI Seattle offers local up-and-coming fashion design students a chance to show the world what they're made of. The event culminates with a gala fashion show at The Fairmount Olympic Hotel. In addition to the evening's celebrity guest judge, Nick Verreos of Project Runway fame, the fabulous and fun Brooke and Monti, co-hosts of MOViN 92.5's morning talk show program The Ladies Room will be this year's emcees of Project Red Dress.

Faculty from the Art Institute of Seattle, International Academy of Design and Technology, New York Fashion Academy, Seattle Central Community College, and Seattle Pacific University each selected two students from their fashion design programs to participate in this years contest.

Tickets for last year's sold-out event are now currently on sale at www.projectreddress.com through Brown Paper Tickets. 100 VIP tickets are available for $75 and include prime seating and a posh swag bag. General Admission tickets are available for $50 and a limited number of student tickets (must show ID at event) are available for $25. Tickets may be available at the door if not sold out.

Sponsors of Project Red Dress include Seattle Metropolitan magazine, Macy's, Half Past Lavish Event Production, Seattle Model Guild, Renton Sewing Machine Service Co., IADT Seattle, and Pacific Fabrics and Crafts. FGI Seattle is currently accepting sponsors for Project Red Dress. For a sponsor kit or additional details please email projectreddress@gmail.com.

Event details, including ticket information and celebrity participants are located at www.projectreddress.com

Needed: Volunteers for Project Red Dress

We need your help! Volunteers for Project Red Dress (PDR) are needed in the following catagories:

* Graphic Design assistance - we need a volunteer with experience in graphic design to create our program. We have the copy, we need the skill of a graphic designer to put it all together. Can you help? You don't need to be a pro, just have some basic skill and lots of interest!

* Swag Bag Coordinator - we are currently collecting items for our 100 VIP swag bags, but need a coordinator to oversee these get done for the show. We can help supply student volunteers.

* Swag Bag and Judge donations - we are still procuring sponsor donations for items in the swag bags as well as gift packages for our Judges, Emcee, etc. If you have a company, work for a company, or know of companies that want some prime exposure please encourage them to consider sponsoring via swag bag donation.

In general, we can still use sponsors. Contact us via email or the PRD website if you are interested in being one!

Closer to the event we will be sending out a request for assistance the week and day of. Please email us if you have an idea of how you can help with the event.

Otherwise, we hope you can support the show by purchasing tickets and encouraging your Seattle network to come out to the event as well!

Please contact Courtney & Janaea via email at projectreddress@gmail.com

Buy your tickets online at www.projectreddress.com

Project Red Dress

We are thrilled to announce tickets for the Second Annual Project Red Dress event are now on sale for the February 13th, 2009 event held at The Fairmount Olympic Hotel. Regional Director, Monir Zandghoreishi's annual event is again partnering with FGI Seattle to offer FGI Seattle Scholarships to winning students in this design competition. Some proceeds of the event will also be donated to our charity partner, American Heart Association's Go Red Campaign.

To purchase tickets, sign up to volunteer (send us an email from the Contact page), or to get more details on this year's event, please go to projectreddress.com.

Please note, only 100 VIP seats for the event are available and tickets are already going fast!

Project Red Dress would like to thank our sponsors - Seatle Metropolitan Magazine, The Fairmount Olympic Hotel, Macy's, Pacific Fabrics and Crafts, Half Past Lavish Event Production, Renton Sewing Company, and IADT Seattle.