Fashion Panel | Dressing for Grown-Ups: An Insider's Guide
Moderator
Charla Krupp is the author of How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look Ten Years Younger, Ten Pounds Lighter, Ten Times Better. She's an award-winning journalist, nationally known for her accessible, "real woman's" approach to fashion. For 10 years, she has regularly appeared on NBC's Today show as a style expert, as well as on dozens of other national TV shows, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dateline, Good Morning America, and The View. She has worked as a high-level editor at In Style, Glamour, Shop Etc., Talk, and on the online beauty Web site eve.com.
Panelists
Norma Kamali has been an internationally influential fashion designer since the debut of her swimwear collection in 1974. She is also the creator of the sleeping bag coat, an entire clothing collection created from parachutes, and multiuse clothing, which can be worn in up to 30 variations per design. She has received numerous awards for fashion design, architectural design, interior design, and community public service. For the past 15 years, she has dedicated time to working in New York City public schools, teaching creative students how to bring together art and commerce to establish job opportunities. She has a plaque on the Fashion Walk of Fame.
Sharyn Soleimani has worked as a personal shopper at Barneys New York for 15 years. Previously, she owned and operated two New York boutiques, where she introduced designers such as Kiton, Alberta Ferretti, and Roberto Cavalli. Throughout her career, she has "wardrobed" people from all over the world and from all walks of life, helping them to feel confident, smart, sexy, and feminine.
Heidi Weisel debuted a collection of black evening pieces in 1990 and captivated retailers and the press immediately with her understated glamour and simple elegance. In 1992, she began experimenting with cashmere, and combined its versatility with the luxury of silk satin to create eveningwear with the ease and comfort of sportswear. Her clientele includes Brooke Shields, Oprah Winfrey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Elizabeth Hurley. Her designs have exhibited at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and have been selected for that museum's permanent collection. The Heidi Weisel Collection is available at Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Mitchell's of Westport, and elsewhere.
Speakers subject to change.
