The Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum invites you to a rare and intimate evening with internationally recognized designer Jeffrey Banks as he discusses his new book. Storyteller: Tales from a Fashion Insider weaves the incredible tapestry of Banks’s life—a fashion designer who rose from Ralph Lauren intern to award-winning menswear creator and an acclaimed champion of diversity and classic American style.

In Storyteller, Banks shares intimate stories about designing for celebrities and his close friendship with Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, who became his mentors. His friendships with Audrey Hepburn, Bobby Short, and Barbra Streisand are also highlighted in the book. The book also explores Banks’s advocacy for diversity in fashion and his tireless support for young designers. Through personal anecdotes and industry insights, the two-time Coty Award and CFDA award winner reflects on fashion’s evolution from the 1970s through today.

Tickets start at $125; includes copy of book. Appetizers and drinks will be served.

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Jeffrey Banks Superfine Tailoring Black Style – The Metropolitan Museum of Art Banks’s designs are featured in the exhibition "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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ABOUT JEFFREY BANKS

Jeffrey Banks is an internationally recognized fashion designer. His consummate personal taste and way of putting clothes together have perennially earned him a spot on the “International Best Dressed” list. His professional style combines genuine talent for design and merchandising with an acute understanding of what contemporary men really want to wear. Banks’ approach to design has earned him some of fashion’s most prestigious awards and honors. A graduate of Parsons School of Design, Banks earned a Special Coty Award for men’s furs with Alixandre, followed by another Coty for his signature menswear collection and an “Earnie” for his signature boyswear. Banks has also received the Cutty Sark Award for Outstanding U.S. Designer of Menswear as well as the Pratt Institute Award for Excellence. He is also a recent recipient of an award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

Jeffrey Banks’s designs are featured in the current Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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