Looking for Eco-Conscious Designers

Designers, are you eco-friendly, live/work in the PNW, looking for professional exposure? The 2nd annual EcoLavish Fashion show is looking for 2 more eco-friendly designers to add to this year’s fashion show roster. Designers would need to show 8 – 10 looks. Professional hair and make-up is provided, and there is a pre-event photo shoot with acclaimed photographer Kathryn Barnard (for a list of her clients check out her site at www.kathrynbarnardphoto.com).

EcoLavish will be held on October 9. 2009 at The Engine Room in Georgetown Studios with an expected attendance of 200.

For more information and a designer packet please email Courtney Russell at crussell@halfpastlavish.com.

FGI Members Please Take Our Survey

We have put together a quick 10 question survey about FGI and we would LOVE your feedback! We are always trying to make it the best it can be and this anonymous survey will help us find out how you all feel.

Please go here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xwX_2be3Fi8EaCMth9gQ_2bNYQ_3d_3d

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey!

Interested in Being a Board Member?

We want you! We would like to invite you to next month's FGI Seattle Board meeting on July 30th at Westlake Tutta Bella at 7pm (RSVP to me). We are looking to add to our already dynamic board and wanted to extend the invitation out to current members who may be interested in serving on the FGI Board.

The time commitment is relatively low and the only financial commitment is to pay your membership dues (which you have probably already done) and pay the nominal fee at FGI events that you already attend. There are a variety of roles and projects to be involved in from a Board Secretary to membership to programming, pr, and more (see below). You would need to be available to attend monthly board meetings (usually second Tuesday of the month in downtown Seattle for 1.5 hours) and come to or help plan some events and post on the blog. Otherwise it's a lot of networking and building visibility for FGI.

The board is at a turning point where we see your involvement being incredibly helpful and vital to the success of the board.

Please give this some thought and let me know what questions you may have.

We look forward to serving with you and making FGI Seattle all that it can be!

Here is what is currently available (in bold):
RD: Monir Zandghoreishi
RD Elect - Susan Alveshere
Secretary:
Secretary Elect:
Treasurer: need to have seasoned FGI member to step up (said NY) (Right now Susan Alveshere)
Treasurer Elect:
Membership: Tarah Perini
Membership Retention:
Programming: (each person needs to form their own committee chairs)
1. Gala Events or Mini Gala's: Courtney Russell
2. Networking Events: monthly members events for networking and fun: NEED
3. Panel Events: Janaea Riddle
Nominating Board- Need help in this area
Need an RD advisory board - even one or two people
Communications: Tarah Perini
Looking at making two other chairs:
FGI Historian: Photos
FGI Historian: Logging all the events and membership memorabilia

Thanks and please don't forget to RSVP to me at seattlefgi@gmail.com as we need to give them a head count!

Light appetizers will be provided by FGI - dinner/drinks will be available for purchase.

-Tarah

Trip To italy and Greece

I am taking my students to Europe this summer, the trip start on Aug 24 to Italy and Greece for 10 days. I was thinking because I can add 6 more people for this trip we can announce it on FGI board, this trip is very fun and educational.

We are going to Rome, Florence Sorrento, and from Sorrento to Pompeii and with Free over night we will go to Greece. In Greece we will visit some island and then we will go to Athens. This is very exciting trip that I recommend to every body especially fashion Designer an people that they like fashion.

The price for under 23 in $3350 and for over 23 is $3800 that covers every thing from ticket, hotel all the transportation and ticket to the places we will go and 24 hours English language director that he or she stay in our hotel also breakfast and dinner.

If you traveler don't shop, they don't have have any other expense.

Please call me at 206-830-6337 if you have any question or you need more information.

Best Regards,
Monir Zandghoreishi

Dean of Fashion & Fashion Merchandising
IADT-Seattle
www.iadtseattle.com

Way to Go Courtney!

Check out the Parasol Party wrap-up - Courtney put on quite a fun and fabulous show! :)

Get Organized, Get Styled: How To Re-energize Your Home and Wardrobe this Summer!

When: Thursday June 11th, 6:30pm-8pm
Where: Uppercase Books 611 2nd St. Snohomish, WA 98290
Cost: $25 Pre-registration or RSVP required
Contact: Mayna 425-922-0876 for more info

Mayna and Stacey are teaming up again to start the Summer off right with simplicity and style! If you missed the last workshop in March, join us on June 11th and learn tips from two industry professionals, personal organizer Stacey Anderson and personal stylist Mayna Sgaramella. Attendees receive handouts, a list of resources, and personalized attention.

Workshop summary
Organizing:
- 9 Strategies for organizing just about anything
- Paper management tools and techniques
- Questions to help you decide what to do next

Wardrobe:
- How to shop smart and do more with less
- How to recognize your body type and keys to a good fit
- Coordinate new looks and make the most of what you already have

Click here to pre-register.

Bob Mackie and More...

Tonight I was invited by my friend, and FGI cohort, Courtney Russell of Half Past Lavish Events to attend the Spotlight Night for "Catch Me If You Can" at the 5th Ave Theater in Seattle.

I wasn't sure what to expect because I had no idea they did these spotlight events and wasn't sure what they entailed. Plus, it's free so I was even more baffled.

However, I am really happy I went because they introduce you to the people who have come up with the idea, or in this case have taken a story and made it into a musical. I saw the movie and really did enjoy it so I can only imagine I'll feel the same way about the play. We did get to hear a few songs from the performance and I must say they sounded amazing.

Infamous fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is doing all of the costumes for the musical and they even showed us some of his sketchers... They were awesome! One thing I wish would have happened - more conversation with Bob Mackie. I would have liked it if more questions would have been asked of him, especially about the costumes. Oh well... I'll just have to go see them myself!

If this show takes off it will be another win for Seattle (Hello, Hairspray!) as it is being started here. It will be showing July 23rd - August 16th. I can't wait - the guy who plays Frank Abagnale Jr. (Aaron Tveit) is just a cutie and has an amazing voice. As you can see by the picture I have posted for you - A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!


Here is how the evening was broken down:

Act 1
The Incredible True Story
Catch Me If You Can is inspired by the real life story of teenage con man Frank Abagnale who lived the high life during the swinging ‘60s by successfully posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and lawyer while passing millions of dollars in forged checks. David Armstrong will recount Frank’s amazing journey and bring us up-to-date on Frank’s true crime adventures on both sides of the law.
Special Guest – Ken Kirkpatrick, President of US BANK

Act 2
Meet the Dream Team
Catch Me If You Can’s creative team is an extraordinary collection of Tony Award-winning artists. Songwriters Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), playwright Terrence McNally (The Full Monty), director Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), choreographer Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, Legally Blonde), musical director John McDaniel and legendary costume designer Bob Mackie will give you an inside look into their creative process and show us how a Broadway musical is conceived and created – from page to stage!

Act 3
Meet the Stars
Catch Me If You Can features a remarkable company of actors from New York and Seattle and led by some of Broadway’s brightest lights. Meet three of our show’s leading men: Tony Award-winning star Norbert Leo Butz, exciting Broadway newcomer Aaron Tveit and Broadway and television star Tom Wopat. You will also be the first audience anywhere to hear songs from the brilliant ‘60s pop-infused score!

Featuring Musical Performances by Marc Shaiman, Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit and Tom Wopat.

Ok, so go tell some friends and let's all meet at the theater in July! Who's with me?!