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The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum revived their
signature black tie ball for the first time in over ten years. Launched in the
1970s, the Council hosted the Donor's Ball to help acquire new garments
into the Museum's costume collection. This year, the Costume Ball
celebrated the opening of Charles James: Genius Deconstructed with a
black-tie affair, including dinner, auction and exhibition preview at the
Chicago History Museum.
Helen Harvey Mills, whose mother was one of Charles James's muses, was the evening's Honorary Chair. The Event co-chairs are Catherine Eberle, Lawrie Weed and Robin Loewenberg Berger. The ball featured cocktails, followed by dinner and dancing in the tent-covered Uihlein Plaza. DJ Kiss from New York provided entertainment for the evening.
The Costume Council honord one of today's most acclaimed international couturiers, Mr. Ralph Rucci of Chado Ralph Rucci, who was presented with this year's Award for Design Excellence.
A silent auction took place during cocktail hour, followed by a live auction and raffle. The silent auction included items donated by Jimmy Choo, Ferragamo, Alexis Bittar and Kimberly McDonald, as well as a style consultation donated by Julie Watson Style, among several other items centered around fashion. The live auction featured two exclusive fashion packages, including runway tickets to New York Fashion Week donated by neapolitan collection, hotel accommodations provided by Hyatt Hotels Corporation, VIP admittance and drinks at JIMMY at The James Hotel and lunch for two at the famed The Lambs Club at the Chatwal Hotel. A piece of fine jewelry from Pomellato and a Herm's Birkin bag were the evening's two raffle items.
Helen Harvey Mills, whose mother was one of Charles James's muses, was the evening's Honorary Chair. The Event co-chairs are Catherine Eberle, Lawrie Weed and Robin Loewenberg Berger. The ball featured cocktails, followed by dinner and dancing in the tent-covered Uihlein Plaza. DJ Kiss from New York provided entertainment for the evening.
The Costume Council honord one of today's most acclaimed international couturiers, Mr. Ralph Rucci of Chado Ralph Rucci, who was presented with this year's Award for Design Excellence.
A silent auction took place during cocktail hour, followed by a live auction and raffle. The silent auction included items donated by Jimmy Choo, Ferragamo, Alexis Bittar and Kimberly McDonald, as well as a style consultation donated by Julie Watson Style, among several other items centered around fashion. The live auction featured two exclusive fashion packages, including runway tickets to New York Fashion Week donated by neapolitan collection, hotel accommodations provided by Hyatt Hotels Corporation, VIP admittance and drinks at JIMMY at The James Hotel and lunch for two at the famed The Lambs Club at the Chatwal Hotel. A piece of fine jewelry from Pomellato and a Herm's Birkin bag were the evening's two raffle items.
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Costume Ball
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