Isabel Toledo to Make a Personal Appearance at the Lane Bryant Store in Chicago, IL

Join Award-Winning Designer Isabel Toledo, Fashion Retailer Lane Bryant at the exclusive event co-hosted by Gabi Greg of Gabi Fresh on September 25th, 2014

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Sep 10, 2014, 02:02 ET

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: Isabel Toledo and Lane Bryant

WHAT: Lane Bryant, the nation's leading women's special size apparel retailer, is excited to announce that fashion designer Isabel Toledo will make a personal appearance at the brand's flagship location in Chicago, IL to celebrate the debut of the Fall 2014 Isabel Toledo Collection.

As Toledo seldomly makes appearances outside of the New York City area, the event will provide an excellent opportunity for her fans, Lane Bryant customers and local media to meet the designer behind the successful collaboration. Toledo will be on hand for interviews during her personal appearance.

In addition to meeting Toledo, those who attend the event co-hosted by blogger Gabi Greg can shop Refinery29's favorite pieces, enjoy styling tips from Toledo, as well as music, refreshments, an Instagram booth and amazing in-store giveaways.

The Fall 2014 Isabel Toledo Collection is currently available in select Lane Bryant locations, and online at www.lanebryant.com/Toledo.

WHEN:
Thursday, September 25th, 2014
6:00-8:00PM

WHERE:
Lane Bryant
129 N Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60602

About Isabel and Ruben Toledo: ISABEL TOLEDO ENT INC. was launched in 1984 by newlyweds Ruben and Isabel Toledo. By 1991 they were participating in both New York and Paris Fashion Week. The Toledo's mounted their first exhibition at The Museum at FIT in 1997 titled Toledo Toledo – A Marriage of Art and Fashion, accompanied by a book by the same name. In 2005 the Toledo studio received The Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for their work in fashion. The same year Isabel Toledo received the prestigious Couture Council Award for Artistry in Fashion. The husband and wife collaborative work was once again the subject of both an exhibition and a Yale University Press publication titled "Fashion From the Inside Out" in 2009. In a moment of great significance, Isabel Toledo became a household name when Michelle Obama wore Toledo's iconic Lemon Grass ensemble to the historic presidential inauguration ceremony of her husband Barack Obama.The company will celebrate its 30 year anniversary as an independent design house which produces and sells everything with an Isabel Toledo label at their midtown studio headquarters in Manhattan's Tin Pan Alley.

About Lane Bryant

Lane Bryant® is the nation's leading women's specialty apparel retailer, providing stylish and high-quality fashion in sizes 14-28. The Lane Bryant collection includes a wide selection of career to casual apparel as well as accessories, footwear and Cacique® intimate apparel. Lane Bryant fashions are available nationwide at its 775 Lane Bryant stores, and online. Lane Bryant is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASNA). Please visit lanebryant.com and cacique.com for store locations and the latest fashion trend information.

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