An Unexpected Evening Concludes the Saint Louis Fashion Fund's 10 for the 10th Year-Long Anniversary Celebration
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What began as just another event of many that I routinely attend for the magazine ended up as anything but routine. It ended up being an evening of unexpected surprises and touching moments all because of the laser-focused vision of one woman for the past decade, the one, the only, Susan Sherman.\
For ten years, Susan Sherman has led the charge to resurrect the glorious past of the St. Louis fashion industry and take it back to its former glory. She is on a crusade to reclaim a significant stake that the Gateway City once had in America’s multi-billion-dollar industry. “What once was could be the future of the fashion industry again,” exclaims Susan. “And with the help of my team at the Saint Louis Fashion Fund and the stalwart entrepreneurs, both large and small, a Renaissance is underfoot to, one step at a time, build on its glorious past in the fashion industry.”
The evening at Saks spotlighted the Fund’s mission to serve as the leading voice and advocate for more than 800 fashion-related businesses and supports students, designers and both emerging and established brands who generate fashion’s $7.7 billion annually to the St. Louis region. But from the time I walked past the columns at the entrance to one of the anchors of the posh mall, and down the escalator to its gallery level, I was in for more than a stylish event, which is Susan’s trademark, I was in for an evening that touched my heart, and those of the gathered throng.