La Fashion Soirée: Celebrate The Beginning Of The Student Fashion Show Season

Event info, text, and photo provided by the French Cultural Center: 

Every year throughout April and May, the team behind Boston Fashion Week focuses on the many students graduating from fashion design programs in the greater Boston area. On April 17, the French Cultural Center will host a reception showcasing the work of several student designers and celebrating the beginning of the fashion graduate season.

Guests will enjoy French wine and cheese while perusing the innovative gowns on display from the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Project Debussy and meet the up-and-coming designers who participated in the competition. 

Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week Jay Calderin, whose own work as a designer has graced the pages of Vogue, Elle, The Boston Globe, and The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, will speak about the special focus on student designers during the Spring season. 

About Project Debussy:  

Eleven talented fashion students from schools in the greater Boston area participated in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Project Debussy fashion design competition on February 2, 2012. For the contest, participants created remarkable evening wear inspired by the music of French composer Claude Debussy. Project Debussy is the fourth Project Composer contest organized by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

This event is presented with the generous support of Boston Fashion Week, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Fashion Consultant Kathy Benharris.