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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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Inevitably, the art versus commerce question arises: Is this really just a trunk show masquerading as an art installation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2018

FRI-SAT Alex Sepkus trunk show, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2016

Rucci first met Galanos in the late Eighties, while taking a break at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills during a trunk show.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2016

Ms. Gilmer means the time-hopping play to be a trunk show with a mix of cinematic styles, and Katie Lindsay’s production gamely takes up that challenge.

From New York Times • May 27, 2016

One evening in 2008, after a particularly successful benefit trunk show in Dallas, fashion designer Naeem Khan was relaxing in his hotel room, poking around the Internet looking at real estate.

From Architectural Digest • Aug. 4, 2015