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cultural events Cinéma à la mode… A series of 3 rarely seen films curated by Chicago fashion maven Nena Ivon about the exclusive world of French Haute-Couture. Nena will lead the post-screening discussion, glass of French Crémant in hand. Monday November 5, Tuesday November 27, & Tuesday December 4 Pre-registration $6 / $8 at the door including a glass of French Crémant Series of 3 films $15 including a bonus screening on Tuesday November 13th Last screening includes a holiday cocktail dînatoire for all! Nena Ivon held the position of Director of Fashion, Special Events and Publicity for Saks Fifth Avenue until recently. Known in the fashion industry as “Chicago’s own fashion icon”, Ms. Ivon has produced thousands of fashion shows and has worked with many of the leading fashion designers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Théâtre de la mode By Stanley Garfinkel, Thomas Ball and Charles Duval, with Kent State University In English (1991, 59 minutes) Monday November 5 at 6:30 p.m. During the winter of 1944 – 45, in order to raise funds for the French war relief and to help Paris regain its role as fashion capital, the Paris couture houses created a unique exhibition of 200 petite wire mannequins clothed in the latest fashions and displayed in miniature theater sets. The Théâtre de la mode toured Europe and the United States, raising millions for war relief and re-establishing Paris as the capital of fashion. Fête de l’Armagnac, a festive tasting & talk Thursday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. • In English • Members $10 /Non-Members $15 A tasting en noir et bleu… when we match the oldest brandy distilled in France with black chocolate and blue cheese! Come and learn where Armagnac comes from, what it is made of, how to mix it and what food to pair it with — with Viktorija Todorovska, US Armagnac Ambassador to Chicago. Festive atmosphere guaranteed and Jack McCord’s famous mulled wine, spiked with a drop of Armagnac, on tap! Speed Dating, en français (because a date is good, but a French one is better!) Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m. In French • All levels welcomed! Admission $8 with a glass of French wine Paris is still the City of Love, France the Country of Romance and the Alliance celebrates all this right here in the Windy City... What is speed dating? Fifteen Dames and fifteen Messieurs sit across each other at a long table with just a few minutes to get to know each other, en français, before moving on to the next partner. A unique opportunity to improve your French skills while having fun. Why not? GASTRONOMIE, MUSIQUE DE www.af-chicago.org
© Marc Perlish Unless indicated otherwise, enter all events via 54 W. Chiago Ave. Christian Dior: The Man Behind the Myth / Le couturier et son double By Phillippe Lafranchi · In French with English subtitles (2012, 52 minutes) Tuesday November 27 at 6:30 p.m. 1947, and France is in the midst of reconstruction after the war. Although fabric is being rationed, a young designer wins the world over to his daring visions of feminine elegance. His name, Christian Dior, is destined to reach the realm of myth. A reserved, conservative man who hadn’t even considered working in the fashion industry, Le couturier et son double reveals the man behind a 30 year-long reign at the helm of the most famous Haute-Couture house in the world. L’Amour Fou By Pierre Thoretton · In French with English subtitles (2010, 56 minutes) Tuesday December 4 at 6:30 p.m. Life with Yves… as told by Pierre Bergé, the life and business partner of the great couturier. The boxing and auctioning of their vast collection of art brings the story to a close. Archival photos and news footage as well as interviews with friends give texture to Bergé’s own account. Versailles ‘73: American Runway Revolution Chicago premiere! BONUS SCREENING FOR SERIES HOLDERS ONLY! By Deborah Riley Draper · In English (2012, 91 minutes) Tuesday, November 13 at 7 p.m. · Film Row Cinema, 1104 Wabash Avenue Versailles ‘73: American Runway Revolution, recounts the historic event that established a new world fashion order, as American ready-to-wear designers challenged French haute couture domination of the fashion industry and shattered the color barrier on the runway. Executive producer and director Deborah Riley Draper in attendance with producer Tamara Houston along with featured models. A Columbia College Chicago Department of Fashion Studies program CHAMBRE, AMOURS… Nadia Boulanger and the Americas Lecture-Récital with the Ondas Ensemble Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. • In English Free for members / $10 Non-Members A French composer, conductor and teacher, Nadia Boulanger had a staggering influence on American music in the 20th century. The first woman to conduct a major American symphony orchestra also taught music to such diverse musical personalities as Aaron Copland, Quincy Jones, Philip Glass and Chicago’s very own Patricia and Philip Morehead. Join the members of the Ondas Ensemble (Julie Koidin, flute; Victoria Holland, soprano; and Rick Ferguson, piano) and composer Patricia Morehead for a special evening en musique et en paroles around the legacy of Nadia Boulanger and the music of her younger sister, Lili Boulanger. (312) 337-1070 FALL-WINTER 2012 cultural events
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