MIX IT UP --Cocktail Culture Party with MFA Fashion Curator
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Description
Crazy about Mad Men, the Jazz Age or just the perfect "little black dress"? This is the night for you!
Spend a fantastic evening with MFA Fashion Curator, Michelle Finamore as she talks about her recent exhibit, Cocktail Culture: The History of the Cocktail Party. Socialize over a lively mix of vintage-inspired cocktails and hors d'ouevres, and listen as Michelle discusses some of the vintage couture ensembles on display.
Michelle Tolini Finamore has a PhD from the Bard Graduate Center, New York, and is Curator of Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has held posts at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sotheby's, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She most recently co-authored Jewelry by Artists: In the Studio, 1940 - 2000. Michelle is a highly sought-after guest lecturer and has written numerous articles for both the scholarly and popular press. Click here for a recent interview conducted by the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Only 20 spots for this extra special MFA-comes-to-Beverly-Farms event!
The cocktail party "a purely American conception - it is the hours between afternoon and evening, where fashion and culture collide". Learn more about "Cocktail Culture" here.
Open to current Brookwood parents only.
Special Instructions
Date: Friday, October 25, 2013
Location: Meg du Four's home in Beverly Farms.
Number of participants: up to 20
Winners may pick up their item(s) and/or certificate(s) in the upstairs PA Office during the week of April 29 - May 3. Please stop by during the following hours:
- Mon - Fri: 8:15-8:45 a.m.
- Mon - Thurs: 3:45-4:15 p.m.; Fri: 2:15-2:45 p.m.