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Fashion Group International Hosts Its Fall Forum at Galleria Dallas
Bringing Together The Hometown Visionaries Who Make Dallas Stylish
BY Melissa Smrekar // Aug 18, 2025
This Thursday, August 21, Galleria Dallas will host for the first time the Dallas chapter of Fashion Group International (FGI) for its annual FGI Fall Forum.
FGI’s events are always fun and fabulous; we particularly love attending Night of Stars each fall! For the seventh year, the FGI Fall Forum brings together local visionaries for a night of education and networking designed to “spark collaborations between some of the city’s most chic and influential connections.” The event showcases the hometown trailblazers who make Dallas “one of the most dynamic style capitals in the country.”
“Fashion Group International and Galleria Dallas share a commitment to education and developing the next generation of fashion professionals,” Galleria Dallas’ Director of Marketing Audrey Miranda says. “This year’s FGI Fall Forum is just one of dozens of events we have been glad to co-host with one of America’s largest chapters of this key fashion organization.”
With a stacked roster of panelists who are “rich in talent and deep in knowledge,” this year’s Fall Forum topics include fashion and lifestyle, sustainability, beauty and wellness, and art and design.
Society / Hot Ticket
Fashion Group International Hosts Its Fall Forum at Galleria Dallas
Bringing Together The Hometown Visionaries Who Make Dallas Stylish
BY Melissa Smrekar // Aug 18, 20252
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Eunhwa Jung, Catalina Gonzalez Jorba, Deseri Kelly, Jenny Seide, Sarah Means, and Melissa Smrekar at last year's fashion panel. (Courtesy FGI Dallas)
This Thursday, August 21, Galleria Dallas will host for the first time the Dallas chapter of Fashion Group International (FGI) for its annual FGI Fall Forum.
FGI’s events are always fun and fabulous; we particularly love attending Night of Stars each fall! For the seventh year, the FGI Fall Forum brings together local visionaries for a night of education and networking designed to “spark collaborations between some of the city’s most chic and influential connections.” The event showcases the hometown trailblazers who make Dallas “one of the most dynamic style capitals in the country.”
“Fashion Group International and Galleria Dallas share a commitment to education and developing the next generation of fashion professionals,” Galleria Dallas’ Director of Marketing Audrey Miranda says. “This year’s FGI Fall Forum is just one of dozens of events we have been glad to co-host with one of America’s largest chapters of this key fashion organization.”
With a stacked roster of panelists who are “rich in talent and deep in knowledge,” this year’s Fall Forum topics include fashion and lifestyle, sustainability, beauty and wellness, and art and design.
FGI’s Fall Forum showcases the hometown trailblazers who make Dallas “one of the most dynamic style capitals in the country.” (Courtesy FGI Dallas)
During the first session at 6 pm, influencer and former reality star Courtney Kerr will moderate the fashion and lifestyle panel at Bachendorf’s Jewelers, with Lori Caplan, Tori Gonzalez Bradburry, and Holly Quartaro as the featured panelists. Concurrently at Fossil, curator and director for the Texas Fashion Collection at the University of North Texas Annette Becker will guide the conversation on sustainability in the fashion industry with Carlos Alonso-Parada, Laura Baker, José Tamayo, and Tiffany Forsberg. (Editor’s note: A little birdie told us that Alonso-Parada plans to soon open his own vintage shop in Dallas, and we are EAGER to know more. Carlos, give us a sneak peek!)
Read more at PaperCity Magazine.