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Love of Fashion—AIS Student Fashion Show
By Seattle Mag February 26, 2013
Tuesday, March 12 is Love of Fashion, the fifteenth annual student fashion show for the Art Institute of Seattle. Not only are the designers students from the school, the whole she-bang is being produced by students. The show takes place at 8 p.m. at Benaroya Hall and is inspired by Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, with a special collection, Club Ludo, in honor or Seattle Symphony’s musical director, Ludovic Morlot.
Tickets start at $20 for general admission and top out at $60 for front rows VIP seating with swag bag. I’ll be a judge at this year’s event, so be sure to check back on the blog after the event for my take on this year’s crop of AIS talent.
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