The Friends of Fashion group brings community energy and expertise to the Fashion Department and the Historic Costume Collection.

The mission of the Mount Mary College Friends of Fashion is to support and preserve the College's Historic Costume Collection as an educational, scholarly, and artistic resource for Mount Mary students and the larger Milwaukee community.

Friends of Fashion members receive invitations to exhibition openings, special events, and the Student Fashion Show. Through the Friends of Fashion newsletter, members learn of recent developments within the Historic Costume Collection and current fashion forecasts. The Spring 2011 newsletter is now available in print and online.

Upcoming Events - Download the bookmark brochure.

Fashion Illustration
Friday, March 23, 2012
5:30 p.m.
Stiemke Memorial Hall
Registration information coming soon.

Steven Stipleman is a fashion illustrator and art educator. He worked for Woman's Wear Daily for 25 years before joining the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Mr. Stipleman's paintings will be available for sale at the event.

Student Designer Fashion Show and Luncheon
Friday, May 11, 2012
11:30 a.m. (show at 1:30 p.m.)
Location and registration information coming soon.

Donations received by Friends of Fashion will help:

• preserve important aesthetic and historical artifacts
• support exhibitions
• purchase archival supplies
• improve the environmental controls of the gallery and collection spaces

Become a Member of Friends of Fashion: Annual membership is available at the following levels -

Trend Setter - $35.00
Private Label - $50.00
Pret-a-Porter - $100.00
Haute Couture - $500.00

Opportunities for corporate giving are also available. Contributions are tax deductible to the limits of the law. Please contact the Development Office, (414) 443-3639, to become a member or to make a donation.

Recent Events:

	October 2011: Abstract Expressionism in Textile Art featuring Robert Hillestad, a studio artist and design educator who works with fiber and fabric to create form and surface design using a wide range of traditional and non-traditional techniques. Read about Hillestad in the WauwatosaNow (October 18).
	May 2011: Student Designer Fashion Show and Luncheon Off campus for the first time ever, the shows were held in the Bradley Pavilion at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. The Friends of Fashion were invited to take advantage of special seating and luncheon at the InterContinental Hotel.
	March 2011: Reception and Fashion History Presentation Signature Style: Four Designers Calvin Klein, Charles Kleibacker, Bonnie Cashin, Ceil Chapman Featuring Nena Ivon, "Designers I Have Known and Loved" Read the article in the WawatosaNOW, released March 2, 2011. Click here to see a short clip of the designers on display.
	November 2010: Reception and Fashion History Presentation Signature Style: Four Designers, Pucci, McFadden, McCardell, Valentina. Featuring Kohle Yohannan, fashion curator and historian.