Art Soirée & Alliance Française de Washington: Nuit de la Mode!

Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens

Submitted by Greg on May 29, 2010 - 2:13pm

Venue Address: 

4155 Linnean Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20008

United States

Phone: (202) 686-5807

See map: Google Maps

www.hillwoodmuseum.org

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, Alliance Française de Washington & Art Soirée Co. will team up for an evening of fashion, culture, and art.

The event will kick off with an outdoor fashion show featuring three contemporary designer lines of ready-to-wear and bridal fashions. Russian born designer, Marina Asta, and French born Camille Pascal will present their latest fall collections, where as a local designer Elizabeth St. John will reveal her Spring 2012 bridal collection. Models will sport the latest trends in hair and make-up presented by Salon Emage Day Spa.

The evening will further continue with DJ Fotifo spinning latest French, Russian and American beats to provide the ambiance; Café Bonaparte and Café Assorti will offer the best of the ethnic fare to delight the soul and satiate the appetite. Explore the estate’s wide collection of French and Russian art or Hillwood’s popular exhibition Wedding Belles: Bridal Fashions from the Marjorie Merriweather Post Family, 1874-1958.

Program of the evening:
- 5:30pm: doors open to the General public. Film about fashion starts in the auditorium.
- 6:30-7:30pm: Fashion Show
- 7:30-9pm: DJ mixes in the gardens. Three spotlight tours of the mansion will be offered at 7:30, 8 and 8:30 pm.
- After-party**

General Admission tickets: $20 online ($15 for members and students) $30 at the door ($25 for members and students) includes general entrance, complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cash bar. Please note: the bar cannot accept credit cards.

VIP tickets: $50 online includes champagne and caviar bar at a Russian-inspired Dacha, seating for the fashion show, and backstage benefits of live music, mingling with models and designers.

Online tickets will be available until 3pm Friday, September 23rd at http://www.museumtix.com/venue/venueinfo.aspx?vid=787&tab=E 

Depending upon availability, tickets may be purchased at Hillwood upon arrival.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281792991837096

**Following Nuit de la Mode, the party moves to the Wonder Bread Factory, 641 S Street NW, Washington DC for Art All Night from 9:30pm to 3am. See: http://gregslistdc.com/event/2011/all-nightnuit-blanche-dc-official-after-party