Trunk Show: Kimberly Baker, Victoria Simons, Oysters, Chops
Frank’s Oyster House in Ravenna becomes a runway of sorts on the afternoon of May 21.
Posted by: Laura Cassidy on May 10, 2011 at 07:00AM
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SLIDESHOW: Victoria Simons’ dresses and Kimberly Baker’s jewelry, both designed and handmade in Seattle.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Another look from Simons’ spring look book. Her pieces are currently being sold at Kimberly Baker’s Fremont shop.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Baker’s pieces are always more than pretty, and more than tough. They manage to be feminine as well as strong. (Then again, don’t most of your favorite women manage the same?)
View Slideshow » Illustration:Where: Frank’s Oyster House and Champagne Parlor
What: A trunk show that pairs spring pieces from Kimberly Baker’s history-hued bangles and narrative-driven necklaces with Seattle designer Victoria Simons’ ladylike-with-an-edge dresses (check the slideshow here to preview the look) but takes them out of the shop and puts them near what our reviewer calls “retro food executed with such respect (and served with such terrific bubbly and cocktails) there’s no way you can dismiss it.”
Because who says you have to have your trunk show in a boutique?
Frank’s co-owner Sarah Penn had this to say about the genesis of the idea, “Victoria will pop in and have her favorite Dover-Calais cocktail and one evening she mentioned that the circular floor plan at Frank’s would make a perfect runway and I just pictured a lovely spring afternoon event.”
So expect a runway of sorts too; styles from both designers will be on display, on models that is. Unless you decide to put your new purchases, at discounts of 20 percent, on and wear them around, too. In an email to friends and contacts last week, Baker also noted that a new raincoat line would be previewed. I didn’t have an opportunity to follow up on that, but girls in this town ought to be immediately interested.
When: Saturday, May 21 from 11:30 to 2:30. Reservations can be made by calling the restaurant (206-526-7655) and pre-purchasing a $15 ticket. Otherwise, you may purchase a ticket at the door, provided the event isn’t sold out. The entry fee includes a glass of bubbly; “small plates will be offered dim sum style for $3, $5, $7 and $9,” says Penn. “Guests will choose what they like as dishes are passed, and then tally up at the end. Bites include oysters on the half shell, mini Dungeness crab club rolls, nettle and ricotta blinis, smoked salmon lettuces cups, lamb or lentil empanadas, shiitake & Oregon shrimp potstickers, mini chocolate chili ice cream sandwiches and red velvet cupcakes. Frank’s full bar, as well as a special $6 drink list, will be available.”
Tags: Accessories, Seattle Fashion Show, Seattle Trunk Show, Kimberly Baker, All-Weather Fashion
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