Rightfully Sewn 2019 Fashion Biennale: GOLDEN GALA
8 p.m. to Midnight Saturday, December 7, 2019
Kirk Hall at the Central Library
14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Debby and Gary Ballard, Jenny and Steven Dover, and Tammy and James Edwards
EVENT CO-CHAIRS
Josue Montes and Shelley Wehmeyer
Rightfully Sewn’s Fashion Biennale event, titled the GOLDEN GALA, is a fundraiser to bring in critical support for our Seamstress Training Program and Fashion Designer Residency Program. Named for Kansas City’s “golden era” of garment design and manufacturing in the last century, the GOLDEN GALA is an opulent, meaningful evening to celebrate our heritage and future.
The evening will feature a Gold Carpet Experience, live music by fashionable, Kansas City-based The Phantastics, followed by tracks laid by DJ Christian Noni. A sumptuous culinary experience will be provided by Kansas City’s premier eatery, Pierpont’s at Union Station Kansas City, with a coffee bar provided by The Roasterie.Â
The evening will include a brief Awards and Recognition Program to acknowledge the contributions of a Kansas City native to the fashion industry with our Internationally-Acclaimed Fashion Professional Award, and a regional teacher with our Exceptional Educator Award. Rightfully Sewn will also recognize its 2018 – 2019 Resident Designers, Maret Cissner, Kimby Sweeney of K:13, and Kristen Weigand of Battery Acid Fitness.
The inaugural biennale in 2017 was sold out. Since this year’s event is more limited in space, we anticipate selling all tickets via sponsorships so please do not wait to make your commitment.
Learn how Rightfully Sewn creates jobs and opportunities through the business of fashion.
Rightfully Sewn’s Inaugural Fashion Biennale, the GOLDEN GALA