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Arizona Costume Institute: Fashion Independent Luncheon
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Sunday, January 16, 2011. Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. For information about purchasing a seat at the ACI table at the $150 and $250 levels, please email. And include “Fashion Independent Luncheon” in the subject header. Seating is limited at these particular tables, so please reserve your space soon. This event is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. Proceeds directly support the Ann Taylor Bonfoey exhibition. Posted by Arizona Costume Institute.
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Arizona Costume Institute: A Conversation With Rangina Hamidi
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Sunday, March 20, 2011. A Conversation With Rangina Hamidi. In working with the women in Afghanistan, what have you found is their personal concerns and ambitions for their future, the future of their children (daughters in particular) and their nation (and its place and perception in the international community)? The women of Kandahar again selflessly want peace for their children at the cost of their own freedoms - this is trait that the women here are known for! Is the business micro-financed? So even...
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Arizona Costume Institute: ABOUT THIS BLOG
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Arizona Costume Institute: The world's most expensive handbags (one costs $3.8 million!)
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The world's most expensive handbags (one costs $3.8 million! The "1001 Nights Diamond Purse" by House of Mouawad is covered in diamonds. Cost? Encrusted with over 381 carats of diamonds, this heart-shaped bag has been named the world's most expensive handbag by the Guinness Book of World Records. In it, 4,517 diamonds were used—105 yellow, 56 pink and 4,356 colorless—and it took 10 artisans 1,100 hours to complete. They dedicated four months to the project. View my complete profile.
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Arizona Costume Institute: Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor. Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor. Features more than 60 full ensembles and accessories that provide a comprehensive look at the wardrobe of a dynamic and sophisticated woman. Often designed by Taylor herself, the clothes demonstrate a refined personal style reflective of her outdoor savvy and gracious indoor elegance. Posted by Arizona Costume Institute. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Arizona Costume Institute: Dennita Sewell Featured on PHXFashionWeek
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Thursday, June 9, 2011. Dennita Sewell Featured on PHXFashionWeek. If you love fashion there are a number of directions you may follow to find the career you want. If you truly love the history of fashion, the evolving of it, the construction and the stories behind the incredible vintage pieces that can still occasionally be found, you may have a future as the Fashion Department Curator of a Museum, overseeing the exhibition of amazing fashions from past decades. Read more here (PHXFashionWeek).
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Arizona Costume Institute: What Is "Haute Couture"?
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Thursday, June 9, 2011. What Is "Haute Couture"? The word "couture" gets tossed around a lot these days, and its overuse has watered down the meaning of haute couture. In French, couture simply means "sewing" or "dressmaking," but in English parlance couture. Is an abbreviation for haute couture. Which translates to "high sewing" (or more commonly "high fashion."). Read more here (Goldstein Museum of Design). Posted by Arizona Costume Institute. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Arizona Costume Institute: Dennita Sewell's Five Facts You Didn't Know about the Little Black Dress
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Monday, December 12, 2011. Dennita Sewell's Five Facts You Didn't Know about the Little Black Dress. Dennita Sewell - Photo by Ryan Wolf. Phoenix Art Museum's fashion curator Dennita Sewell dished out the history of the little black dress during the LBD cocktail party on Friday at Scottsdale's recently opened Saguaro hotel. After imbibing, chatting, and snatching a few hors d'oeuvres, attendees sat down, facing mannequins dressed in a collection of LBDs from Robert Black. View my complete profile.
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Arizona Costume Institute: Dennita Sewell Named One of the 20 Most Inspiring Arizona Women of 2011
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Dennita Sewell Named One of the 20 Most Inspiring Arizona Women of 2011. Every woman has to make choices. Sometimes they are big and others call them courageous. Others are small acts that you wonder if anyone even notices but that add up to who we are. But they are choices about how we lead our lives, about what we can get through, about what we thought we could do and what we can do. These are their stories. READ MORE HERE (AZCentral.com). Posted by Arizona Costume Institute.
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Arizona Costume Institute: Fashion Independent Exhibition Catalogue
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Fashion Independent Exhibition Catalogue. The Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor. Exhibition catalogue will be available March 2nd! Published by Phoenix Art Museum, Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor is edited by Dennita Sewell with photography by Ken Howie. Cloth bound, 9.5 x 12 in. / 140 pgs / 130 color / 15 b&w. PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY HERE. Opens at Phoenix Art Museum on February 27th. Posted by Arizona Costume Institute.
