3/21/2014 – MACY’S AND DERBY FESTIVAL PUT SPRING FASHIONS ON THE RUNWAY NEXT WEEK

March 21, 2014. Louisville, KY.   – The hottest spring fashions will be on the runway next week at the 2014 Macy’s Kentucky Derby Festival Spring Fashion Show.  Set for next Thursday, March 27, the event will be held in the Showroom of Horseshoe Southern Indiana.  The event starts with cocktails and boutique shopping at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. and runway show at 8 p.m.

Christine Fellingham, Editor-in-chief of Her Scene and Director of Women’s Audience at The Courier-Journal, will help style the show again this year.  The event is themed “Time To Shine” and guests can expect a night of fun and high fashion.

The 2014 show will feature outfits and accessories by: Apricot Lane Boutique, Boutique Serendipity, Caden, Collections Boutique, Crush Boutique, Dillard’s, Dress & Dwell, Guess?, Inc.,  I.N.C. International Concepts, Macy’s, Merci Boutique , Olivia & Co. Boutique, Pink Julep Boutique, Rodeo Drive, Sunny Daize and The Willow Tree. Hair and make-up will be provided by J Michael’s Spa & Salon.  Models are provided by Heyman Talent Agency.  Some of the Festival’s Official Products will also be featured and the Official 2014 Derby Festival merchandise will be on sale at the event.

As part of the Fashion Show sponsorship, Macy’s will provide a red carpet experience for attendees, as well as contributing special items in gift bags.  Contributing sponsors are Guess?, Inc., Highland Cleaners, Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Sunday Scene, and 102.3 The Max.

First produced in 1990, the Kentucky Derby Festival Fashion Show was originally conceived as a venue for unveiling the new Board of Director’s uniform, the teal Pegasus jacket.  It was so successful, the Board of Directors decided to make it a permanent addition to the Festival schedule. Thanks to the support of many retailers, the Spring Fashion Show has become THE fashion show for the season.

Since 1956, the Derby Festival has worked to bring the community together in celebration. The Festival is an independent community organization supported by 4,000 volunteers, 400 businesses and civic groups, Pegasus Pin sponsorships and event participation.  It entertains more than 1.5 million people in a two- week period and has a local economic impact of more than $127 million.  This involvement has made the Festival the largest single attended event in Kentucky and one of the leading community celebrations in the world.

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