For those who are not able to travel to the UK for Royal Ascot this June, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is holding a Royal Ascot Garden Party. On Friday, June 18th from 11:30 am until 3:00 pm, the Loggia and courtyard garden will be transformed into a Royal Ascot-themed park. All guests donning hats, fascinators and Ascot attire will be eligible to win prizes for most authentic, fabulous, and over-the-top.
Royal Ascot is the unmissable event of the British summer social and sporting season, five spectacular days in June where world-class horse racing, fashion, pageantry, and the finest food abounds.
Fairmont’s Royal Ascot Garden Party will offer guests four options to enjoy dining on royal fare, sipping champagne, Pimm’s Cups, and gin & tonics in designated enclosures. Large screens will showcase Royal Ascot scenes, and guests will enjoy pop-ups by Michael Kors and TheArtofHats Studio of Leesburg. Land Rover of Alexandria* will showcase two new Land Rovers for photo ops in the hotel’s driveway.
Executive Chef Jordi Gallardo and Executive Pastry Chef A.J. Thalakkat are creating Royal Ascot-inspired afternoon tea and picnic baskets with many of the Royals’ favorite recipes.
~Royal Picnic Enclosure – $53 per person
A 5-Course Picnic Basket
Champagne, Gin & Tonics & Pimm’s Cups are available for purchase
~The Royal Enclosure – $ 65 or $139 with limitless Moët for 1.5 hours per person
Royal Afternoon Tea Fare
~The Queen Anne Enclosure – $199 for two
A 5-course Picnic Basket of Royal Favorites
A Bottle of Veuve Clicquot
~The Royal Suite Enclosure – $10,000 for 10 people~
A Private Suite with Balcony overlooking the festivities
Private Chef
Private Butler
Royal Picnic Fare
Limitless Veuve Clicquot
Royal Ascot Sway Bags
Michael Kors Georgetown will feature fashions and a pop-up shop with seasonal couture and handbags. Elena Wittman, of ArtofHats Studio will present an elegant art of millinery, (hat making). Hats and headpieces will be available for sale and a few for photo ops. She will also talk about which headpieces to wear for various events.
Life-sized cutouts of the Royals will create perfect photo opportunities, staff members will don hats fit for the Royal Ascot, and prizes will be given for most creative fascinators, hats, and overall Royal Ascot Garden Party attire. Prizes will be provided by Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, Land Rover of Alexandria, and Michael Kors Georgetown.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite http://fairmontwashington.eventbrite.com
June 20 – Summer Solstice Drag Brunch
Hedy’s Rooftop
Hours: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM and 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
It’s the longest day of the year. Make the most of it with us on Hedy’s Rooftop. We’re kicking off the summer with two seatings for our first-ever Drag Brunch. Sip summer cocktails and lip-synch along with from some of DC’s most fabulous performers, including host Crystal Edge and featuring tunes from DJ Tezrah. [LINK]
FGIDC’s trend event is back and better than ever! Join us as we sit down with the mother daughter design duo behind Dur Doux and get the inside scoop on their experience at New York Fashion Week.
Plus, watch FGI’s exclusive fashion report, Communique, which highlights the influences, styles and color trends from New York, Paris and Milan Fashion Week. Video curators: Sharon Graubard and Nicole Fishelis.
Moderator:
Lisa D’Angelo – Marketing and Social Media Manager, Fabritrak
Speakers:
Najla Burt and Cynthia Burt – Dur Doux Founders
Tuesday, October 19
7:00-8:30 p.m. ET
Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.
Thursday, December 2, 2021, 1:30-2 p.m.
Join Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer, for a virtual tour of Hillwood’s holiday décor and learn about the design of the elaborate Christmas trees, this year inspired by the special exhibition Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
About this event
Join FGIDC as we host a private screening of “House of Gucci” at AMC Georgetown on Monday, December 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Limited seating available! Reserve your seat today.
We invite you to also cheers to the new year ahead and welcome the new FGIDC board members at a pre-movie happy hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the bar inside the AMC theater.
Monday, December 13
AMC Georgetown
Pre-event happy hour: 5:30 p.m.
Theater opens: 6:00 p.m.
Movie begins: 6:30 p.m.
Join FGI DC virtually on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 from 6 – 7:30PM for an interview with Elaine Mensah, Founder & CEO of Showroom Etc. and former FGIDC Regional Director. She’ll provide her take on the latest trends, the role of influencers and what she’s seeing through the designers in her showroom.
Plus, an exclusive Fall/Winter report that highlights influences, styles and color trends from New York, Paris and Milan Fashion Weeks.
This event is open to members and non-members.
Register today and be sure to share this opportunity with a fashionable friend!
Registrants will receive the Zoom link via Eventbrite email
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Panelist:
Elaine Mensah | Founder & CEO, Showroom Etc.
Moderator:
Heather Nunley, CPC | Founder & CEO, Culture Fuel Group
FGIDC Programming Chair
Tuesday, March 29
6 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Registrants will receive the Zoom link via email.
Sip, support, shop! Bloomingdale’s Private Shopping Experience @ Bloomingdale’s in Mosaic
On Thursday, April 28th from 4:00PM – 8:00PM, come to the Mosaic Bloomingdale’s (2920 District Ave., Fairfax, VA) and sip on drinks from Colada, enjoy delicious bites, and receive a $25.00 gift card at the WTEF’s “Shop The Love” private shopping experience (bonus: professional stylists will be on site). Tickets are $150.00 and available for purchase, here, and 100% of all ticket sales benefit the WTEF.
Rebecca Minkoff at Tysons Corner Center
Thursday, April 28, 2022
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hyatt Tysons Corner Center
An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear, and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff will be at Tysons Corner Center for a special ticketed event to talk about her career as a fashion designer and businesswoman in which her modern bohemian designs are inspired by strong, confident and powerful women who embody the effortless, free-spirited lifestyle. In 2005, Rebecca designed her first handbag, which she dubbed the “Morning After Bag,” a.k.a. the “M.A.B.” This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired the brand’s expansion into a lifestyle brand in the years to come. The event will feature activations and giveaways paired with sips and savory bites. This fireside-style chat is hosted by the Washington Women’s Leadership Initiative in partnership with Tysons Corner Center, Bloomingdales, and the Hyatt Tysons Corner Center.
Purchase tickets here.
Join FGIDC for fashion’s most anticipated night of the year, the Met Gala!
Fashion Group International of Washington DC welcomes you to join us for a very special night at the Met! Dress to the nines or enter to win the 2022 Met Gala-themed costume contest while engaging in fun conversation, themed cocktails, photo ops, and a live-stream of the Met Gala red carpet.
This year’s theme is “In America: An Anthology in Fashion” so come dressed to the nines or dress to the theme and enter the costume contest. The winner will go home with a prize!
Be sure to invite a friend for a night of fashion and fun!
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Monday, May 2 | 6 – 10PM
St. Ives
1220 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 200336
Tickets:
FGIDC Members – $35
Non-members – $45
*ticket includes food and viewing party. Cash bar for all beverages.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with Diplomacy & Fashion, invites you to the opening of the portrait exhibition First Spouses by Miguel “M.i.G.” Martinez, highlighting the first spouses of the European Union’s Ambassadors to the United States of America, at the Embassy of the Czech Republic on August 30, 2022, from 12 noon to 2:30 pm.
The exhibition focuses on the men and women, who through great personal sacrifices of their own, bear enormous public responsibility in their own right. Albeit their work is not always visible at first sight, they ardently represent their respective nations.
The exhibition will open during the reception for the commencement of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
About Diplomacy & Fashion
Diplomacy & Fashion is a celebration of nations and cultures, bringing together diplomacy and fashion. Its mission is to promote designers from different countries around the world. Diplomacy & Fashion envisions the creation of an exclusive network with an emphasis on fashion and the future of the industry in the center of the world’s diplomacy in Washington, DC. www.diplomacyandfashion.com
About the Photographer
Miguel “M.i.G.” Martinez, originally from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, is an Emmy winner and Grammy-nominated producer, film director and international photographer. In 2007, he relocated to the DC area and began his filmmaking career. In 2010, he won the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award from the Tribeca Film Institute. In 2016, he premiered his award-winning documentary Farewell Ferris Wheel at the AFI Docs film festival. That same year, he was invited to The White House to speak about the film. In October 2017, Farewell Ferris Wheel made its television debut on PBS. In April 2018, the documentary started streaming on Netflix and that same year the film was nominated at the 33rd Imagen Award for Best Documentary and the 39th News & Documentary Emmy Award.
Currently, Miguel has a production company called Aster Creative Co. that he started with his business partner Jamie Sisley. In less than a year, the pair won an Emmy. They have worked with such companies as Sony, HBO, PBS, The Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, among many others.
EVENT DETAILS FOR THE PUBLIC:
Date: August 30, 2022, from 12 noon to 2:30 pm
Venue: Embassy of the Czech Republic
3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
RSVP by August 26: https://CzechPresidency.
Embassy Policy: By registering, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists by attending this event on the premises of the Embassy of the Czech Republic. You and any family members and guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Czech Republic or any of their diplomats, staff, contractors, affiliates, employees, agents, or volunteers liable for any illness, injury, or death. The Embassy of the Czech Republic disclaims and excludes any and all liability for any loss, injury, or damage, alleged to have been suffered by or as a result of or otherwise on its premises.
Masks are recommended. Currently, we are following CDC guidelines. No large bags are allowed. Small purses may be checked as you pass through security for entrance. RSVP confirmation and photo ID required.
