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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 Wear red and white outfit for social dancing, dance show, trunk show of gowns and dancewear, 7:45 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2018

The precocious Ms. Della Femina was a fashion upstart who that summer ran a trunk show with a friend, who had diabetes, to raise money for research.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 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

The bag caught on among her Silver Lake friends, then in greater L.A., thanks to early posts on DailyCandy and a trunk show with the charity P.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2015

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