Ali Rahimi for Mon Atelier: Master of Couture
Ali Rahimi & John Barle
Wednesday, 08 Apr 2015 at 7:00 pm – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall
Ali Rahimi is the creative designer behind the brand Mon Atelier and creates one-of-a-kind pieces for celebrity A-List clientele, including Jane Lynch, Queen Latifah, and Anjelica Huston. He is known for his design of the famous pink "Jackie O" suit featured on Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde 2, as well as his work with the television shows Glee and America's Got Talent. Rahimi has more than two decades of experience crafting couture clothing and perfecting designs through multiple fittings and the near-lost art of hand finishing. He and partner John Barle own an independent studio in Los Angeles. They will discuss the how their career in the apparel industry took them from the Virginia Marti College of Art and Design in Lakewood, Ohio, to running and operating a niche boutique for Hollywood celebrities. Fashion Show 2015The Fashion Show 2015: The Calm Before the Storm
Saturday, April 11, 7:00pm
Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center
Guest Designer: Mon Atelier
The Fashion Show is a student-run event in its 33rd year. It is one of the largest student-run fashion shows in the nation with near sell-out attendance of 2,500 annually. The show features more than 150 student-designed garments on the runway and in the mounted exhibitions.
Tickets are $16 for youth/students, $22 for adults, and $20 each for 6+ adult tickets when purchased at the Iowa State Center Box Office.
Photo credits: Michael Childers (top) Imeh Akpanudosen (bottom)
Cosponsored By:
- Textiles & Clothing Program
- The Fashion Show
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.