PURE: Bringing Refugees Home

PURE: Bringing Refugees Home | Saturday, May 15, 2010
The International Rescue Committee invites you to an event to benefit the IRC in Charlottesville, featuring hors d'oeuvres, Virginia wine, a raffle sponsored by Charlottesville businesses, music by Dzian! and the premiere of Kristina Constantine's Summer 2011 women's wear collection
 
Saturday, May 15th, 2010

6-8pm

CitySpace on the Downtown Mall

Charlottesville, VA
 
For ticket information, please contact Clare Politano at charlottesville@theIRC.org
or 434 979 772 x 114
 
About Designer Kristina Constantine
Kristina Constantine arrived in Charlottesville as a stateless refugee from Russia to be resettled by the IRC in 2004. She graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York last spring, and became a U.S. citizen. Kristina has worked with Donna Karan Collection, Shameeza Embroideries, luxury knitwear label TSE, and Calvin Klein. Her goal is to establish a design company that will support the IRC as much as possible. Her latest collection PURE is a set of Virginia lifestyle cocktail fashions created with sustainable and un-dyed fabrics, highlighting the beauty of natural colors, modern accessories, and handmade textures and embroidery.
 
"The IRC creates success stories by giving refugees a second chance in life. They work tirelessly to change the lives of entire families not only around the world but also in our community here in Charlottesville. The IRC's work is pure relief, pure heroism, pure humanity!"        -Kristina Constantine
 
PURE Sponsors
Cha Cha's
EcoDry Cleaners
Posh Style
Rivanna Natural Designs
Timberlake's Drug Store
 
In-Kind Support & Sponsorship
Albemarle Baking Company
Angelo Jewelry
Balkan Bakery
Barboursville Winery
Duo
Dzian!
Escafe
Festive Fare
Hedge Fine Blooms
Himalayan Fusion
Jean Theory
King Family Vineyards
Market Street Market
Scarpa
Tastings
Tavola
The Local
UVA Dining
Whole Foods