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Business and the Arts.(Absolut Vodka sponsors works by artists and fashion designers)(Brief Article)
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American Visions
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August 1, 2000
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Who knew that when Absolut began commissioning works of art by African Americans the results would be stunning? Last year, artists Valerie Maynard, Chevelle Moore, Anita Philyaw and Preston Sampson committed to canvas entrancing scenes that effectively masked the one peculiarity that they all shared: Each painting somehow incorporated the Absolut vodka bottle. The series, which toured the United States in 1999, is called "Absolut Expressions."
This year, Absolut has commissioned fashions by leading African designers, and a fashion show of those designs is touring the country. Nine designers from seven countries--Alphadi, from Niger; Colic Sow Ardo, from Senegal; Dasha, ...
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Absolut Africa Fashion Show Benefit Coming to Atlanta.
PR Newswire;
July 12, 2001 ;
702 words
......venue for Absolut Africa, a national, touring fashion show and fund...designers. The Absolut Africa show will...through the Absolut Africa event, Absolut...auction, and fashion show. Tickets to the Absolut Africa fashion ...
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St. Luke-Rush Presbyterian celebrates 75th anniversary of Fashion Show
Chicago Defender;
August 30, 2001 ;
Anonymous;
369 words
......Presbyterian celebrates 75th anniversary of Fashion Show Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical...celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Annual Fashion Show, Dazzle, Friday, September 7, 2001...nation's oldest and largest charity fashion show for 75 years. This year, the Fashion...
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Absolut Africa Fashion Show Benefit Coming to Chicago.
PR Newswire;
September 19, 2000 ;
762 words
......as the next venue for Absolut Africa, a national, touring fashion show and fund-raiser, featuring...Created in 1998, the Absolut Africa benefit was developed...to the Absolut Africa fashion show can be obtained by calling...
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Philadelphia to Host Absolut Africa Fashion Show Benefit.
PR Newswire;
July 11, 2000 ;
541 words
......serve as the next venue for Absolut Africa, a national, touring fashion show and fund-raiser featuring...here. Created in 1998, the Absolut Africa benefit was developed to...focused organizations. The Absolut Africa marketing and community...During the Philadelphia ...
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West Virginia U. fashion show features functional styles for the disabled
University Wire;
October 26, 2000 ;
Matt Elofson;
326 words
......Fashions for Life, The Annual Functional Fashion Show," Wednesday night at 7 in the Gluck...MacDonald, coordinated the show. The fashion show's goal was to inform the public of the...without disabilities. "The purpose of the fashion show is to demonstrate that people with ...
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The Fashion Show: all that glitters isn't gold. (shopping center in Las...
WWD;
March 27, 1984 ;
Ginsberg, Steve;
787 words
......lineup of American designers gave the Fashion Show shopping center here the most extravagant...West. Over 1,000 guests watched a wild fashion show of special Las Vegas creations made...continued right on through the year as the Fashion Show opened on a roll, its 140 shops averaging...
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Hospital fashion show a big success
Chicago Defender;
September 21, 2000 ;
Anonymous;
588 words
...Hospital fashion show a big success Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Fashion Show, for 74 years, has brought together what is known...retailers for the nation's largest and oldest charity fashion show. This year's event, entitled "To the Stars...
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Fashion Show Gives Freshmen Dos and Don'ts
The Washington Post;
August 24, 2003 ;
479 words
...The fashion show began at Old Mill High School, and...the school's annual "Do and Don't Fashion Show." Students modeled some of the most...t." The idea for the Do and Don't Fashion Show came about six years ago from Patricia...
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 "Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)")
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Fashion Show owners dreaming big.
Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV);
February 19, 2005 ;
787 words
......in store -- again -- for Las Vegas' Fashion Show mall, including the addition of a casino...choice but to look at further growth at Fashion Show. No decision has been made on which...approximately $1 billion to construct Fashion Show's nearly 900,000-square-foot western...
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Annual charity fashion show raises more than $500,000 and celebrates 75th...
Chicago Defender;
October 11, 2001 ;
Smith-Colin, Mattie;
435 words
...Annual charity fashion show raises more than $500,000 and celebrates 75th year The...is known as the nation's eldest and largest charity fashion show. This year, the Fashion Show celebrated its diamond anniversary with Dazzle. The...
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Fashion show benefit gives warm feelings inside and out
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;
September 9, 2006 ;
Bethany Hofstetter;
516 words
......cold-weather feeling in a Winter Coat Fashion Show, to benefit the Salvation Army and...they learn in the classroom to the fashion show. Ten students in Michele Bamburak's event and fashion show production class at the Art Institute...
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Field's and Patinkin host the fashion show to beat
Chicago Sun-Times;
August 14, 1991 ;
Mary Cameron Frey;
542 words
...A socko fashion show - against which all others in Chicago...he told the audience to "enjoy the fashion show, but you'll never see anything better...Nordstrom will kick off fall with a fashion show of its own on Sept. 16 featuring Donna...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+News+Service) "The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)")
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Mormon fashion show for teens is thin on skin.
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);
October 13, 2002 ;
630 words
......MESA, Calif. _ It seemed like any other fashion show. The music was pumping, the clothes...with attitude. But the early morning fashion show Saturday at Nordstrom South Coast Plaza...still feel comfortable wearing them. The fashion show struck a chord. Nine hundred young women...
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