Boston Fashion is SMART: The Book Edition

About this event

All Adults, College Students, Older Adults, Young Adults (Ages 20-34). Join us in partnership with Boston Fashion Week for this fashion forum celebrating all kinds of fashion books this fall! This is a one-night-only book club event like no other. Our panel of fashion industry professionals will share the importance and impact of great fashion lit, whether in the form of industry memoirs, designer biographies, fashion histories, style guides, insider exposés, entrepreneurial primers, beautiful coffee-table books, or even that essential technical manual. Speakers: Petra Slinkard - James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes Chief Curator and The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles at Peabody Essex Museum Robin Hauck - Founder and Editor of Misstropolis, an arts and culture online journal. Writer, editor, art lover. Alicia Kennedy - Design Writer, Editor, & Educator Ethan Donaldson - Independent Boston-based fashion designer passionate about creative education and sustainability. Co-hosted by award-winning stand-up comedian, storyteller, and host Bethany Van Delft, and author, educator, and founder of Boston Fashion Week, Jay Calderin. Fashionistas, book lovers, collectors, students of fashion, and connoisseurs of design — all are welcome! Reserve your spot, repost, and share with your friends. https://bostonfashionissmart-bookedition.eventbrite.com Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the Adult Programs department at [email protected].. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation. Programming at the Boston Public Library is funded through private support. To learn more about supporting the Library, please visit the Boston Public Library Fund's website.