Fashion Week Cleveland is known as "the educational fashion week" and has become the most significant industry event between New York and Los Angeles.  In addition to traditional runway shows, the event incorporates exhibits, films, lectures and workshops at Cleveland's leading cultural and educational institutions. 

The region's prominent museums and cultural organizations join Fashion Week Cleveland in building awareness and support for our city's rich past and promising future.  They recognize that our city is one of museums and educational institutions on a great lake.

This year's educational programming will include Cleveland's leading cultural and educational institutions.  The event will be held in the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing of the Western Reserve Historical Society from 12:noon to 5:00 pm.  The American Designer - black tie gala will be held in the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society.  Please see the schedule below, this Cool Cleveland video and Women's Wear Daily for further information.

Cultural & Educational Programming 2010
Exhibits, Films, Industry Tours, Seminars and Workshops

Chisholm Halle Costume Wing - Norton Gallery
Western Reserve Historical Society
10825 East Boulevard - University Circle

Cleveland, Ohio  44106

12:00 pm :: Welcome to the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing and Fashion Week Cleveland
Angie Lowrie, Marketing Director, Western Reserve Historical Society :: Dr. Donald C. Shingler, Founder, Fashion Week Cleveland

12:30 pm :: The Influence of the Military on Fashion :: Dr. Constance Korosec, Professor and Chair, Ursuline College

1:15 pm :: Out of this World Fashion; Flight Suits & Space Suits :: David M. DeFelice, Curator, NASA Glenn Visitor Center (pending)

2:00 pm :: United States Air Force :: Color Guard Appearance (pending)

2:45 pm :: The Tuskegee Airmen :: Arthur Saunders, Tuskegee Airman :: Roger Cram, Chapter President

3:30 pm :: WASPs in WWII :: Toni Mullee, Executive Director, International Women's Air & Space Museum

4:15 pm :: Under the Cover: Quilts from the Society's Collection

Dean Zimmerman, Chief Curator, Chisholm Halle Costume Wing :: Western Reserve Historical Society

    Western Reserve Historical Society

 

 

 

 

 

Cultural & Educational Programming 2009

Exhibits, Films, Industry Tours, Seminars and Workshops

Saturday, April 17 :: 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Author Starr Vartan
Hosted by the Cuyahoga County Public Library

Ms. Vartan has been featured in Glamour, Men's Journal, ABC-TV, FOX-TV, CW-TV, Grist, Treehugger, MTV Switch, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.  She is the style editor for Plenty Magazine, style columnist for The Daily Green and she writes for Audobon Magazine and The Huffington Post.  In addition, she has written for Elle.com and E/The Environmental Magazine.  She is the author of Eco-Chick and is a powerful voice of the eco-green fashion trend that continues to take hold of our industry.  Please welcome Ms. Starre Vartan for this talk and book signing :: CCPL Strongsville Branch :: 18700 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, Ohio 44136 :: No charge

Out of this World Fashion
Hosted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Aerospace Engineer Bryan Palaszewski is the guest lecturer for a look at space suits and other attire worn during various missions.  Space suit displays, interactive kiosks, and NASA Visitor Center tour.  Must be a United States citizen with a government-issued photo ID to enter the NASA-Glenn Research Center :: NASA Glenn Visitors' Center :: Hopkins International Airport :: 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135 :: (216) 433-2000 :: No charge

Thursday, May 6 :: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Kokoon Arts Club: Cleveland Revels
Hosted by Kent State University Museum

A lecture by Dr. Shirley Teresa Wajda, Assistant Professor of History at Kent State University, and curator of the exhibition The Kokoon Arts Club: Cleveland Revels, will highlight the importance of this club of Cleveland artists to the social and cultural scene in Cleveland in the 1920s and 1930s.  Credited with championing modernism from the Kokoon Arts Club’s founding in 1911, these bohemian artists celebrated their creativity by sponsoring masked balls that sometimes drew thousands and were broadcast on Cleveland radio.  Joining with other groups of Cleveland artists, they were instrumental in establishing “Curb Markets,” where they sold artworks during the 1930s.  The exhibition includes the posters and costumes created by club members for the masked balls as well as posters for the curb markets :: Kent State University Museum :: Murphy Auditorium :: Rockwell Hall, Kent, Ohio 44242 :: No charge


Friday, May 7 :: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes:  Footwear Fashions Past & Present
Hosted by Cleveland Public Library :: Social Sciences Department

The documentary Head Over Heels will be shown and guests will tour an exhibit on the history of shoes.  Come in and see what fashion and costume resources are available at the library.  Reference librarians will be on hand to answer fashion questions and guide patrons to the library’s vast archives of fashion photos, reference books, apparel archives, and film collections.

The exhibit will be on display throughout April and May :: Cleveland Public Library :: Louis Stokes Wing, 5th Floor :: 525 Superior Avenue :: Cleveland, Ohio 44114 :: (216) 623-2860 :: No charge

 
Friday, May 7 :: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
AC Milan - Sport and Fashion 
Hosted by Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

AC Milan, the world’s most successful soccer institution and the most decorated club, and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, are hosting a historical exhibit of AC Milan’s home and away jerseys.  Eddie Marles of AC Milan will lecture, home and away jerseys and Dolce & Gabanna team apparel will be exhibited.  Dolce & Gabanna will have a fashion book giveaway.  The book features AC Milan players. In 2008, the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission officially partnered with AC Milan, signing a partnership agreement making them the title sponsor of the 2009 AC Milan Continental Cup, one of two tournaments in the world endorsed by AC Milan.  This Exhibit will reveal the creative connections between sports and fashion.  There is an emerging trend of collaborations amongst fashion designers who are producing sportswear collections and sports personalities who are launching their own fashion campaigns.  The Sport and Fashion Exhibit will demonstrate an integrated influence and approach between the two industries.  AC Milan is sponsored by Dolce & Gabbana.  The exhibit will be on display during regular mall hours, April 15 to May 8 :: Tower City Center :: 230 West Huron Road :: Cleveland, Ohio 44114 :: No charge

Friday, May 7 :: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where Fashion and Rock Collide!
Hosted By Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe would like to welcome all Fashion Week Cleveland attendees to a special luncheon and tour.  Guests will receive a tour of the authentic apparel worn by famous musicians, including Madonna’s rhinestone Dolce & Gabbanna shoes and Jimi Hendrix’s purple velvet bell-bottom pants.  After the tour, hors d’oeuvres will be served in the Icons of Rock room located on the lower level :: Tower City Center :: 230 West Huron Road :: Cleveland, Ohio 44114 :: (216) 830-ROCK :: No charge

Friday, May 7 :: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fashion Forward: Caring for Your Textiles Now for the Future
Hosted by Intermuseum Conservation Association

The Intermuseum Conservation Association (ICA), America’s oldest regional art conservation center, is pleased to welcome Fashion Week Cleveland attendees to an open house at our Detroit Avenue facility.  Textile conservator Jane Hammond will make a brief presentation on issues of preservation around modern clothing materials, and conservators from other disciplines including paper, paintings and three-dimensional objects will be on hand to answer questions and show examples of recent conservation treatments.  Light refreshments will be served :: Intermuseum Conservation Association :: 2915 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 :: (216) 658-8700 :: No charge


Saturday, May 8 :: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
The Daring Decade: Women in the 1920s
Hosted by Western Reserve Historical Society

The 1920s was a decade of rapid change when an emphasis on youth and adventure overcame the traditional social and moral restrictions placed on women. Using garments and accessories from the Western Reserve Historical Society’s world-renowned fashion collection, Textile Curator Megan Spagnolo will present The Daring Decade, a program that addresses the role of fashion in the lives of women in the 1920s.  Vintage examples designed by Chanel, Schiaparelli, Lanvin, and Cartier will be on display to show how women’s desire for physical and social freedom made a functional and chic impression on fashion.  It is nearly impossible to separate the stylish automobiles and fashions of this period.  The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum will feature automobiles of the 1920s, including the Jordan Playboy and Tomboy.  These stylish Jordan automobiles were made for women and manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio :: Western Reserve Historical Society :: 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio  44106 :: No charge

Saturday, May 8 :: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Manners & Etiquette with Dick Blake
Hosted by Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital

A special manners and etiquette presentation with Mr. Dick Blake will take place at the Western Reserve Historical Society.  Children will learn social skills for both home and school settings. Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital encourages participants to create healthy lifestyle habits.  This will be followed by a tea party and mother daughter fashion show compliments of Nicky Nicole featuring local students from area schools. :: Western Reserve Historical Society :: 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 :: No charge

Saturday, May 8 :: GOLD ROOM - RENAISSANCE HOTEL CLEVELAND :: 9:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
THE CLEVELAND FASHION SHOW - black tie gala

The Showcase for American fashion designers

Cocktail Party :: American Designer Fashion Show :: Cash Bar :: Complimentary Appetizers

TUXEDO REQUIRED :: Tickets $50 ($60 at the door)

BUY TICKETS

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel :: 24 Public Square - Terminal Tower :: Cleveland, Ohio  44113 :: 8:00 pm

Participating Institutions Have Included:

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital :: Cleveland Public Library :: Greater Cleveland Sports Commission :: Cuyahoga County Public Library :: Hard Rock Cafe - Historical Costumes Collection :: Intermuseum Conservation Association :: Kent State University Museum :: National Aeronautics and Space Administration :: Western Reserve Historical Society

        Costume Museum at Kent State University

  Special thank you to Smile Art Center,
  provider of general dentistry and cosmetic services,
  for their continued support of Fashion Week Cleveland's art and design students.