trunk show

American  

noun

1. a showing and sale in a retail store of an entire collection of clothing, jewelry, etc., from a particular designer.

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Example Sentences

West’s costume team asked community members to bring family artifacts to an airplane hangar for socially distanced viewing in a car “trunk show.”

From Los Angeles Times

During its Anchal Holiday Trunk Show on Nov. 19 at Historic Whitehall, 3110 Lexington Road, customers can reserve 30-minute appointments to shop “with safety and ease” with a limit of 10 shoppers per time slot to ensure social distancing.

From Washington Times

At the time Mr. Thomas was focused on making beats and D.J.-ing, but after selling all of the pieces he’d designed for a small trunk show at the Chateau Marmont, he realized he’d discovered a new creative lane.

From New York Times

Before Instagram and even before Fashion Week, before designers were mega-brands owned by global conglomerates, American women were introduced to the season’s new styles through the department-store trunk show, for which designers would travel the country to present their collections, meet their customers and take their orders.

From New York Times

And for an industry that loves a store opening, a trunk show, a book party or really any excuse to dress up and rub shoulders, these online business soirees and fundraisers lay bare fashion’s peculiar customs, its insatiable desires and a few of its vaguely endearing foibles.

From Washington Post