Her collections sometimes evoke old-school Armani, and sometimes Helmut Lang in bed with Jason Wu. What gets me is when her collections feel like Rick Owens in a mellow mood, or when she seems to be retooling something like parachute pants.

New York designer Donna Karan’s main line has a more than 25-year history of being classic, and a little bit complicated. And as of late, it’s become even more of both.

On Thursday, April 26 between 5 and 8, fans of exotic influences, the interplay of fit and drape, and easy but asymmetrical wardrobe staples will gather at Baby and Co. to fete Karan’s buzzed-about recent launch, Urban Zen.

The new line (or rather, “philosophy of living”) and foundation are all about gorgeous cashmere, exotic accessories, neo-modern worldly furnishings, and this mission statement: “The Urban Zen Foundation creates, connects, and collaborates to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being, preserving cultures and empowering children. We design forums, partner with existing organizations and bring together experts to define solutions and implement action.”

There’s a dot-com and a dot-org, you see; ten percent of proceeds from the former go toward the latter.

While there are, at present, a small handful of concept stores showing off the now-factor home furnishings and modern, yoga-to-office-to-cocktail-party knits, Urban Zen (the dot-com) wants to travel around and provide a different sort of buying experience. It wants to operate as a nomadic showroom, and it’s Seattle’s turn to host.

Baby and Co.‘s Jill Donnelly met with Karan’s people on a recent buying trip in New York. The two parties connected over philanthropy and design, and these four very exclusive days were planned.

After the opening, the trunk show will stay at Baby and Co. through April 29 during normal business hours; true to both Donnelly and Karan, ten percent of the proceeds will benefit the Mockingbird Society, a favorite cause of the local shop owner.