Thursday July 17th, Lucio Vanni had the privilege of holding a fashion show for the Grand Opening of the Infiniti Dealership in Beachwood, OH. It was a wonderful night and spectacular event!
Vanni showed three collections: bridal, ready-to-wear, and couture. The models vividly brought all the collection garments to life on the runway. The bridal collection featured new and romantic A-line gowns with art deco beading, French lace, silk satin, and England tulle, followed by the crowd pleasing pieces of the the couture collection that included luxurious cashmere suits, colorful silk gowns and dresses. The finale piece was a purple peplum dress with applicated French lace on sheer tulle, which was dedicated to Infiniti's purple for the grand opening.
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| Lucio Vanni Bridal Collection - photo by BVM |
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| Purple, peplum finale dress - photo by BVM |
Putting
together a collection and producing a show require a lot of hard work and
planning. What people see go down the runway for 30 minutes takes months of
preparation. From making confirmation calls to photographers, videographers,
models, guests, etc., it takes time. Vanni worked on her collection tirelessly,
and the team here at Lucio Vanni worked hard to make sure everything required
for the show was supplied and prepared. Invitations were sent out, model calls
were held, fabric was called in, a lot went into preparing for the show.
Finally, July 17th arrived, and the day had come for the show. The day started
off with model training by Skylar Starks. Skylar was such a help and great
individual to work with. Her expertise and time were greatly appreciated. After
model training, they were taken to get their hair and make-up done at Dino
Palmieri's Salon in Beachwood, OH.
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| Model Training by Skylar Starks |
Once
the models were finished with their hair and make-up, they headed back to the
studio for fittings. It was crucial to make sure each model had their garments
picked out for them and ready to be taken to Infiniti.
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| Model fitting - Kaitie Kirchner | | | |
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Once
we arrived it was a mad dash to get the models fitted into their garments for
the first collection.
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| Getting the models lined up for the first collection - photo by Eric Mull Photography |
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Behind
the scenes preparing the models - Nicole, Vanni, and Stephanie - photo by Eric
Mull Photography
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It
was a whirlwind show, changing the models outfits between the collections,
but it ended up turning out beautifully and Vanni's garments looked flawless.
After the show, the models proceeded to informal modeling, and mingling with
guests.
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| Models mingling |
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| Our gorgeous Lucio Vanni models - Kaitie Kirchner, Emily Bare, & Ava Schmidt |
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| Couture Gown - photo by Petrica Porfireanu Photography, jewelry by Marise Designs |
The
show turned out beautifully, and everyone had an amazing time. The garments,
and Vanni herself, received high praise from the audience.
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| Lucio Vanni Couture Collection - photo by Eric Mull Photography |
Vanni's
collections were a labor of love. The amount of work that goes into putting
together such a collection is unfathomable. Putting a show on is cumbersome as
well, but Vanni Wang and the team here at Lucio Vanni Bridal & Couture
wanted to make sure to put forth the best garments, and put on the greatest
show for the cause of it all, which was to raise funds for students to go to
college.
All
proceeds from the event were planned to help underprivileged students who were
attempting to attend college. The donations that were given would go towards
funding for the student's tuition to schools in the Ohio region, which
included Kent State University, Cleveland State University, and the University
of Akron.
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| Lucio Vanni models with the Mayor of Beachwood - photo by Kt Knilans Photography |
The
team here at Lucio Vanni were pleased to be a part of such a philanthropic
event, supporting students dreams to attend college, which was the main goal of
all our work.
We
would like to thank all of our models and their mothers. They were all
volunteers who gave up their day to help support Vanni and the show. We had a
fabulous day getting to know and spend time with them. We also would like to
thank Dino Palmieri Salon in Beachwood, Petrica Porfireanu Photography,
and Kt Knilans Photography for their time and effort. It was a great evening,
and Vanni's collection proved to be a magnificent highlight of the event!
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Lucio Vanni Team - Nicole, Rachel, & Dana
{ what's a little work with no play ;) } |
