OS33--ROCK UNIFORM presents PROJECT:DESIGN LAUNCH PARTY @THE COLISEUM SEPT 28

Photos by Ma'atology

The table of the event sponsors

A projected image of one of the sponsors

House band
Superhero Killer performs during the reception.

Lead singer and bass player Donald Williams worked out the bass in a dapper gray suit.

The group's playlist.

ABOVE: Some of the 2012 Project Design Top Six designers with their friends who won attendees in VIP.The designers were Elise Lammert, Michigan native Michele Sansone, Jessica Affsprung, Lauren Bander, Ashley Ulicni and Kansas City native Whitney Manney.  (Dont know what as going on with the two ladies on the far left. LOL). RIGHT: Two lovely ladies at the sponsor table.

Event creator Dwight Carter talking with fashion designer Steven Curd of Garic Stephens design line before the beginning of the fashion show. Stephens, who was last year's Grand Prize Winner of Project: Design, was one of the two designers featured that nite.

On the music was DJ Needles.

Carter welcoming attendees to the event which was a congratulatory party for this year's Top Six designers  as voted by fans on Alive Magazine's online poll and who will be featured at Project Design during the kickoff of Saint Louis Fashion Week Oct 9 at the St Louis Science Center Exploradome . 

2011 People s Choice Winner Fashion designer Cindy Henry of Rebel Tart , the first of the two designers featured, introduces her line which she described as Betty Page meets Cyndi Lauper. 

Chicago native designer Curd introduces his line, Garic Stephens

Here are some lovely ladies in their black party dresses who were promotional models who assisted in alcohol samples for Effen Vodka, one of the sponsors of the After Party.

The crowd

The assistants are getting the samples prepared for the crowd.

One of the assistants giving an attendee a sample.











NOTE: This event had a relaxed vibe as people mingled and schmoozed. To kick off the party was St Louis rock band  Superhero Killer that was awesome but it seemed as though the crowd was a bit low key for their set. The crowd was intimate (probably due to a competing fashion event held at Chase Park Plaza) but picked up when the afterparty clubbers came after the fashion show. Although the fashion show highlighted last year's winners, it would have been nice for this year's Top Six vying for this year's Project Design prize could have at least gotten some stage time (They were acknowledged by host and event creator Dwight Carter before the fashion show started). The fashion show featured last years winners Steven Curd and Cindy Henry who had some chic and unique designs and the models kept it interesting by not just walking up and down the isle emotionless. Some blew kisses, flexed their muscles, and engaged the crowd with lively smiles. In the house were music producer Willie Woods,  STL TV's Gilberto Pinella, fashion stylist Skylar Barnes, event socialite Cavalli Reese, and real estate agent Nate Johnson. Major Brands' Elson and Tre Williams and their assistant Kim Jordan arrived to set up for the After Party.

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