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Shop Til You Drop
All this fashion have you itching to find some new styles of your own? Look no further than CFW’s inaugural Pop-Up Shop, offering apparel from the likes of Indigo and Cotton, Suite 33, Coral Custom Swimwear, and many more. Pop by the Pop-Up tent, where you can not only peruse the vendors’ wares, but also visit Tanger Outlets’ photo shoot and get your official CFW T-shirt. Sounds like a great midday fashion fix. Tuesday-Friday, March 20-23, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., $5 entry.
Haute Lunch
Looking for a special kind of haute cuisine? The new Circle of Champions Luncheon and Fashion Show is just the ticket. Presented by Baker Motor Company, this CFW event beneath the tents in Marion Square pairs a runway show by Pearl boutique with courses prepared by top chefs Sean Brock of McCrady’s and Husk, Mike Lata of FIG, and Michelle Weaver of Charleston Grill. The best part? Proceeds from this stylish day in the park benefit the MUSC Children’s Hospital Fund. Fashion, food, and giving back? Now that’s what we call glamorous.
Wednesday, March 21
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
$125; www.etix.com
Say Yes to Which Dress?
When the Emerging Designer Competition: East entries started pouring in last fall, we noticed wedding gowns showing up in the portfolios. Since Saturday mornings at CFW find the main tent transformed into a grand reception hall where the Charleston Weddings Magazine Spring Bridal Show plays out, we decided it was time for an offshoot contest.
And so the Charleston Weddings Emerging Bridal Designer Competition was born. The winner (who, like the CFW Emerging Designers, has to be an aspiring, up-and-coming talent) scores his or her own runway show, to debut Saturday under the tent alongside nationally renowned collections.
Through December 2011, residents from South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida were invited to submit their work to a panel of judges, including Carol Hannah (a Project Runway and CFW alum whose gowns have appeared in Martha Stewart Weddings, Bride, and theknot.com); Heidi Elnora (whose work has been praised by Town & Country Weddings, Lucky, and getmarried.com); CFW and Charleston Weddings style director Ayoka Lucas; and Charleston Weddings editor Melissa Bigner.
The styles of gowns ranged from sassy frocks to intensely elegant creations, and the backgrounds of the contestants spanned from self-taught types to graduates of Parsons, New York’s F.I.T., and even Université De La Mode in Lyon, France.
Join us at the Charleston Weddings Spring Bridal Show!
Saturday, March 24, 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. $55 front row; $45 general admission
