After Dark In The Park: Magpies & Peacocks 10th Anniversary Soiree

1500 McKinney Street,Houston TX 77010

20 November, 2021

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Join us for a night of fashion, art, music, food, and drink to celebrate Magpies & Peacock's Non-Profit Design House 10 Year Anniversary! Gucci Changemakers 2021 Magpies & Peacocks 501(c)3 Non-Profit Design House turns TEN this year! We are celebrating all that we have achieved and committing to all that needs to be done. We have been fundraising all year long, culminating in this big event and we think YOU should be there with us – after dark, in the park. So join us for an inspiring night of fundraising and enjoy a journey into sustainability in fashion, art, music, food, and drink in the park. Help us to scale the number of textiles we can divert from landfills for reuse and grow the impact of our training programs for marginalized communities. After Dark will feature the big screen premiere of our docu-mation film short showcasing our 10 years up-cycling waste textiles into new products, who we are, what we do and why we do it; a live runway show featuring the sustainable collections of the Magpies & Peacocks design team; a marketplace including direct-from-the-runway pieces; a chic curated auction + raffle, an art exhibit by national mixed-media artist Robert Hodge and Houston’s best organic food, coffee, teas, and cocktails including VIP lounges by our media sponsor Houston City Book and sponsors Faust Distributing and Topo Chico. After Dark will be a zero-waste event for People & Planet! Confirmed front row guests include Gucci executives and Gucci's VP of Brand + Cultural Engagement Antoine Phillips. After Dark Partners | Sponsors include Tesla, Houston City Book, Revalushion Management, Topo Chico, Faust Distributing, The Lundquist Family, C.Baldwin Hotel, Texas Beverage International, Frankly Organic Vodka, St. Germaine Liqueur, The Pop Group, FLP Marketing, and Planned With Event Planning Upcycled Zero Waste Dresses + Earrings in photos by Re:ne(w) By René Garza For Magpies & Peacocks. As seen on NBC's Emmy Winning Naturally, Danny SEO and Featured in WWD, British Vogue, Vogue Italia and London Runway Magazine for London Fashion Week AW18,  Schoen Magazine, Fab U.K., Paper City and Daily Mail U.K. for AW19 and being a part of the United Nations Environment Fashion Sustainable Alliance, Magpies & Peacocks is Houston's and the nation's exclusive 501(c)3 non-profit design house dedicated to the collection and sustainable reuse of post-consumer clothing, scrap textiles and accessories, to disrupt the cycle of waste in the fashion industry, and educate future designers/artists on sustainability and circularity in design. Our model rests on four pillars: Collaborate, Create, Educate and Invest – building creative connections between businesses, donors, artists, designers, educators, consumers and non-profits. Magpies & Peacocks is made possible through the generous donations of our supporters and those who believe in the future and sustainability of arts education and fashion.    Collaborate Connecting local businesses, donors, artists, designers, and educators Create Producing up-cycled high quality, socially responsible products  Educate Providing mentorship, raw materials, and support for up coming designers Invest Supporting local grassroots organizations and community development   Our Vision and Values Through collaboration we can: Build a sustainable future for local emerging designers Promote social responsibility Create awareness for charitable causes Raise essential funding for neighborhood development Connect With Magpies & Peacocks At:  http://magpiesandpeacocks.orghttps://www.instagram.com/magpiespeacocks/https://twitter.com/MagpiesPeacockshttps://www.facebook.com/MagpiesAndPeacocks/  Support Us At : http://magpiesandpeacocks.org/#/donate/ and hitting the donate button or Text2Give at 713-766-0586.