CIRCA Salutes the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum and helps to raise $19,000!

Model Evy wearing CIRCA auction items & Ruth Thuston

CIRCA was proud to sponsor the opening gala celebrating the Chicago History Museum’s newest exhibition Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair. The exhibition pays tribute to long-time leadership, producer and director Eunice Walker Johnson of Chicago’s Johnson Publishing Company and Co-founder of Ebony Magazine, who brought European fashion to the African American community. The impressive 7,000-square-foot exhibition, curated by Joy Bivins, features looks by iconic fashion designers like Yves Saint-Laurent, Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Patrick Kelly among others.

Guests got a sneak peek of this fabulous exhibition followed by dinner, dancing and a live auction! CIRCA donated this fabulous Cartier “Diadea” 18k white gold ring, with a total carat weight of 1.65 diamonds set en tremblant as well as a Buccellati “Classica” 18k yellow gold 10 diamond hinged bangle raising over $19,000!

Congratulations to the Costume Council and Honorary Chair of the Costume Ball, Linda Johnson Rice for this landmark exhibition!

Buccellati "Classica" & Cartier "Diadea"

Contact CIRCA Chicago (312.787.8588, The John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2540) to further support the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum. When selling the jewelry you no longer wear to CIRCA, simply mention this sponsorship and 10% of the purchase value will be donated to the organization through March 15, 2014.

Ruth Thuston & Linda Johnson Rice (Chairman Johnson Publishing)

 

 

Ruth Thuston with Bill Zwecker (Sun Times) & Hamish Bowles (Vogue)

 

 

Ruth Thuston with Luke Reese & Catherine Eberle (Costume Council Executive Board Member)

Ruth Thuston & Diane Sprenger (Costume Council Executive Board Member)