Saint Louis Fashion Fund Reels in Wes Gordon for Fall Event
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Keeping up its streak of attracting top-shelf talent, the Saint Louis Fashion Fund has lined up Carolina Herrera’s creative director Wes Gordon for its annual speaker series.
The New York-based fashion designer will have plenty of insights and intel to share, and it will be a doubleheader so to speak. The program will start with a talk by Gordon, and then he will sit down for a Q&A with St. Louis native Derek Blasberg, a journalist and author. The pair will be at ease, having known one another for more than 20 years. The “Conversation With Wes Gordon” marks the third fireside chat with Blasberg, who has been instrumental in helping his hometown raise its fashion profile each year.
The Saint Louis Fashion Fund’s “Speaking of Fashion” series is in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis and Caleres. Tickets for the Nov. 18 “Speaking of Fashion” series will be available starting at noon on Sept. 18. Open to all, the hourlong event is expected to attract 800 guests at the Graham Chapel at WashU. Those, who don’t venture out, can tune into the livestream to catch every last word that Gordon and Blasberg have to say.
Previous headliners at “Speaking of Fashion” have been Michael Kors and Diane von Furstenberg both of whom connected with the Saint Louis Fashion Fund, thanks to Blasberg. The late fashion journalist André Leon Talley also made the trip to St. Louis years ago. Gordon has personal ties to the Midwest, since he hails from Chicago…