Oct
6
Tue
FGI DC Fashion Trend Presentation @ Fig & Olive
Oct 6 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us for a screening of FGI’s curated trends from New York, London, Milan & Paris. Followed by live fashion presentation of the trends from CityCenterDC retailers – Zadig & Voltaire, Canali, Allen Edmonds, Morgenthal Frederics,Paul Stuart, Vince – and discussion with industry style experts (and our members!) Robin Fisher of Polished Image & Style, Alton Barber of Best Dressed Man On The Planet, Marissa Schneider of Gilt City DC, and James Cornwell Celebrity Stylist and Co-Owner of Iva Bella Salon.

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
6:00p-8:00p

Fig & Olive
CityCenter DC
934 Palmer Alley NW
Washington, DC 20001

RSVP
Members – $20
Non-Members – $35

Oct
8
Thu
Tahari Fall Fashion Preview Event @ Tysons Corner Galleria Store
Oct 8 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tahari Fall Fashion Preview Event 
Hosted by Tahari + Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation
Thursday, October 8
5-8PM
Tysons Corner Galleria Store
Elie Tahari and Chris4Life invite you to an exclusive shopping event including promotional discounts, cocktails and hors d’ouvres as Tahari showcase their Fall 2015 Collection. RSVP at ettysons@elietahari.com
Oct
10
Sat
Luncheon and Lecture at Kizuna Sushi and Ramen @ Kizuna Sushi and Ramen
Oct 10 @ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Come experience the newest of Dame Christiana Chiang‘s restaurants at Kizuna, opened in May 2015 at Tyson’s Corner, Virginia!  Christiana and Rock Fu, Proprietor, will talk about the fascinating history and creation of the dishes served.
Co-founder and CEO of Charlie Chiang’s Inc., which currently has restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area and Florida, Christiana also contracts with organizations such as Sodexho and GSI.  She has created many successful fusion, fast food and commissary concepts including Ping by Charlie Chiang’s and Charlie Chiang’s Kwai.  Christiana is the author of Life is a Banquet, a cookbook published in 2011.
DATE:    Saturday, October 10, 2015
PLACE: Kizuna Sushi and Ramen, 8221 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA  22182                            www.kizunatysons.com
TIME:  11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
PRICE: Dames $30; Non-members $40 (non-members’ price includes a $10.00 tax-exempt donation for LDEI-DC scholarships)
Price includes luncheon menu (below). Soft drinks & alcoholic beverages are extra.
RESERVATIONS:  Reservation or cancellation deadline October 6, 2015
REGISTER:    Click here to register on Eventbrite
Taste of DC @ Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW
Oct 10 @ 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WHO:

Taste of DC will take over Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11, 2015. The Mid-Atlantic’s largest culinary festival, established in 1989, will bring to America’s Main Street two days of the region’s very best food, drink and entertainment.

 

WHAT:

Attendees will be able to sample from more than 60 of the region’s most popular restaurants, taste over 50 brews in the Beer Garden, try more than 50 wines on the Taste of DC Wine Walk and enjoy nonstop entertainment on three different stages. Among the restaurants:  Morton’s, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Carmine’s,  Smoke & Barrel, Del Frisco’s, Tortilla Coast, CRAVE Bethesda plus more than a dozen food trucks.

 

Saturday, October 103 PM: The 5th Annual Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship. Contestants include some of the world’s most famous professional eaters including defending Chili Eating champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut and Sonya “The Black Widow” vying for the World Championship title.  The competition takes place on the Taste of DC Main Stage.

 

WHERE:

Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW

 

WHEN:  Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11 – Noon to 7 p.m. each day.

 

Special ticketing packages will be available for every Taste, including Beer Lovers, Wine Lovers and more.  Information on these packages is available at www.thetasteofdc.org/tickets.

 

PRICE: General admission and packages start at $20 per person. Children age 12 and under $10; children under 5 free.

 

Oct
11
Sun
Taste of DC @ Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW
Oct 11 @ 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM

WHO:

Taste of DC will take over Pennsylvania Avenue Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11, 2015. The Mid-Atlantic’s largest culinary festival, established in 1989, will bring to America’s Main Street two days of the region’s very best food, drink and entertainment.

 

WHAT:

Attendees will be able to sample from more than 60 of the region’s most popular restaurants, taste over 50 brews in the Beer Garden, try more than 50 wines on the Taste of DC Wine Walk and enjoy nonstop entertainment on three different stages. Among the restaurants:  Morton’s, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Carmine’s,  Smoke & Barrel, Del Frisco’s, Tortilla Coast, CRAVE Bethesda plus more than a dozen food trucks.

 

Saturday, October 103 PM: The 5th Annual Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship. Contestants include some of the world’s most famous professional eaters including defending Chili Eating champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut and Sonya “The Black Widow” vying for the World Championship title.  The competition takes place on the Taste of DC Main Stage.

 

WHERE:

Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets NW

 

WHEN:  Saturday, October 10 and Sunday October 11 – Noon to 7 p.m. each day.

 

Special ticketing packages will be available for every Taste, including Beer Lovers, Wine Lovers and more.  Information on these packages is available at www.thetasteofdc.org/tickets.

 

PRICE: General admission and packages start at $20 per person. Children age 12 and under $10; children under 5 free.

 

Oct
18
Sun
The Mind of a Critic: Dishing on D.C.’s Dining Scene @ Navy Memorial
Oct 18 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Smithsonian Associates, in collaboration with KONNECTED Media Group, presents an exclusive and engaging evening featuring a live panel discussing with notable local food critics and writers, Tom Sietsema (Washington Post), Jessica Sidman (Washington City Paper), Stefanie Gans (Northern Virginia Magazine), Todd Kliman (Washingtonian) and Phyllis Richman (former Washington Post food critic), Sunday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. at Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

In conversation with Mary Beth Albright, food writer for National Geographic, food attorney, former restaurant critic and finalist on Food Network Star, Sietsema, Sidman, Gans, Kliman, and Richman will talk about becoming food critics, fascinating experiences while on the job, insights on trends and Washington and Northern Virginia’s ever-evolving dining scene, from brick-and-mortar spots to pop ups, food trucks and everything in between. (Note: to preserve their anonymity, one or more panelists will either be disguised on stage or speak from off stage.)

A light reception follows the program featuring an assortment of savory bites, local spirits from Catoctin Creek Distillery and Don Ciccio & Figli and signature craft cocktails created by mixologists and bartenders Gina Chersevani of Buffalo & Bergen, Paul Taylor of Southern Efficiency, and Todd Thrasher of Bar PX.

Ticket prices for the Smithsonian Associates’ presentation are $42 for general admission and $30 for Associate members. For tickets and information, the public may call (202) 633-3030 or visit www.smithsonianassociates.org.

The Smithsonian Associates—the largest museum-based education program in the world—produces vibrant educational and cultural programming inspired by the Smithsonian’s research, collections and exhibitions. Each year more than 750 individual programs are presented to spark creativity and excite learning in people of all ages in the Washington, D.C., area and across the country. The Smithsonian Associates, which marks its 50th anniversary in 2015, brings the Smithsonian to life through seminars, performances, lectures, studio arts classes and local and regional study tours, as well as many engaging programs for children, including performances, museum sleepovers and summer day camps.

Nov
11
Wed
Dress Responsibly Eco-Ethical Forum @ Thos. Moser Showroom
Nov 11 @ 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Wednesday, November 11, 2015, 5:00PM-8:30PM, Join Fashion Fights Poverty and the Thos
Moser Handmade American Furniture for the Dress Responsibly eco and ethical panel discussion
faced by the fashion industry at all level. Follow by a networking reception. Register
Nov
13
Fri
Fashion Fights Poverty @ French Embassy
Nov 13 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Friday, November 13, 2015, 7:00PM10:00PM, Come celebrate Fashion Fights Poverty 10 years of doing good while looking good in fashion that empowers with commentary from celebrity guest host Will Thomas (Fox 5 News). Get your ticket herehttps://ffpgala2015.eventbrite.com/ visit www.fashionfightspoverty.org

Nov
16
Mon
FGI DC’s Men In Motion Workshop @ The Loft
Nov 16 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

On Monday, November 16, 2015 at 7p.m. The Fashion Group International® of Greater Washington, DC, Inc will present a workshop at The Loft at 600 F.

The “Men in Motion” workshop will be a panel discussion talk on the male’s perspective of the predominately female-dominated fashion industry moderated by Michael McCarthy from DC Modern Luxury Magazine and complimentary gourmet bites to enjoy.

Panelists will include:

  • Tobiah Taylor, Product Line Manager for Men’s Basketball, Under Armour
  • Renatto Balladares, Men’s Trend Analyst, Urban Outfitters
  • Gary Williams, Photographer, Masterwilliams Photography
  • Mike Gilman, Founder, Grooming Lounge

FGI DC’s Workshop series provides fashion and creative industry focused entrepreneurs with knowledge, tools, and resources that will grow and strengthen their businesses.

Tickets cost $20 for FGI members and $35 for non-members. For more information, RSVP, and purchase tickets, please visitfgidcmeninmotion.eventbrite.com.

#FGIDCMen

FGIDC’s Men in Motion @ The Loft at 600F
Nov 16 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Fashion Group International® of Greater Washington, DC Invites You
MEN IN MOTION: A talk on the male’s perspective of the predominately female-dominated fashion industry

Moderated by Michael McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief DC Modern Luxury Magazine

Panelists:
Tobiah Taylor, Product Line Manager for Men’s Basketball, Under Armour
Renatto Balladares, Men’s Trend Analyst, Urban Outfitters
Gary Williams, Photographer, MasterWilliams Photography
Mike Gilman, Founder, Grooming Lounge

Come, enjoy complimentary gourmet bites as well as whiskey and beer, and bring a friend, colleague, or entrepreneur that has a stake in the mens lifestyle sector or is simply interested in this market.

#FGIDCMen

November 16, 2015
7:00p-8:30p
The Loft at 600 F
600 F Street NW Washington, DC 20004

FGIDC Members – $20
Non-Members –  $35