EVENTS
Colorado Fashion Week
Through Sunday: Runway shows at Buell Theater lobby, 1245 Champa St., by Johanna Christine by Johanna Alwin and Dannenmann, 7 p.m. today and Gino Velardi, 7 p.m. Friday. Show by Common Era Boutiques, Barrera, BlueFish Sport and Element-V at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sculpture Park, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Business Of Fashion Master Workshop Series and Panel, Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon, and shops and buyers market, noon-5 p.m., RedLine Art Gallery, 2350 Arapahoe St. Individual event tickets are $15 for students and $25 for general admission; patron packages are available. Details at
Colorado Mills’ “Celebrating Women”
Saturday: The kickoff of a month-long “Celebrating Women” expo to celebrate and inspire women through fashion, personal style and self-expression, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The first 50 women to stop by the Quality Air display receive a goodie bag and may enter a drawing for a Fresh Air Machine. Colorado Mills, 14500 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, 303-590-1380
Extreme Makeover: Jewelry Edition
Saturday: Jeff Jordan, Fred Meyer Jewelers’ national jewelry designer and diamond expert, offers free “jewelry makeover” consultations, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Ananda Salon provides mini manicures, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fred Meyer Jewelers, Level 1 of Southwest Plaza Mall, Littleton, 303-973-7636
Neiman Marcus
Sunday-Oct. 15: The John Hardy CINTA Collection, one-of-a-kind designer jewelry; Oct. 6: artist and designer Jan Barboglio, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Gift Galleries. 3000 E. First Ave., 303-329-2600
BENEFITS & DONATIONS
WAHL Mobile Tour
Today-Saturday: Men attending the Great American Beer Festival can visit a mobile barbershop for free facial hair grooming and tips. Wahl will donate $1 from every trim to Movember, a nonprofit that provides funding for Live Strong, Prostate Cancer Foundation and Movember Foundation. Colorado Convention Center, ,
The Green Runway: A New Era Benefit
Friday: The New Grid presents a theatrical fashion show featuring eco-friendly styles by Carol Ann Wachter, Autumn Teneyl, Onerarary and others along with a trunk show, live auction and music by Lance Herbstrong, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $20-$100. Proceeds benefit New Era Colorado’s mission of clean energy. Free rides offered hourly on the New Era Bus to and from the Prop Gay Studio 54 dance party at the Southern Sun, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder,
OPENINGS
Bare Escentuals
The makeup and skin-care boutique recently opened in the Denver Pavilions. 500 16th St., 303-623-2820,
EXHIBITS
Eco Quilts
Through Friday: TACtile Textile Arts Center presents this exhibit of 33 quilts created from earth-sensitive textile arts by eight artists across the country at The Women’s College at the University of Denver. The Meryl Catherine Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women Building, 1955 E. Asbury Ave.,
TRASHion: Funky Junk
Through Oct. 29: A fashion exhibit of recycled and repurposed materials includes a coffee-filter gown, silk-necktie cocktail dress and photo-slide minidress. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, until 8 p.m. Thursday. TACtile Textile Arts Center, 1955 S. Quince St., 720-524-8886,
UPCOMING
Fashion Group International of Denver
Oct. 8: Presents “Rising Star: Project Runway Meets the Academy Awards,” a fashion show featuring works by emerging designers in various categories, 7 p.m. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres included. $75, $150 reserved seating, $250 VIP, $30 students. Proceeds benefit scholarships and educational outreach programs for fashion students, The Gathering Place and VOA’s Brandon Center. district475, 10111 Inverness Main St., Suite T, Englewood,
Healing Hands for Arthritis
Oct. 12: Massage Envy has partnered with the Arthritis Foundation for a one-day benefit to raise funds and awareness to fight arthritis. Massage Envy will donate $10 from every one-hour massage and facial. Murad, Massage Envy Spa’s skin care partner, will also donate 10 percent of all sales from products sold at Massage Envy Spa locations on this day to the Arthritis Foundation. Booking appointments now, call 877-330-3689.
Mail info to Fashion Calendar, The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202; fax 303-954-1679; e-mail living@denverpost.com.
