Our Mission
Throughout its 85 years in Saint Louis, Fashion Group International has strived to be the pre-eminent authority on the business of fashion and design and help our members become more effective in their careers.
FGI Saint Louis events are attended by Saint Louis’ influential leaders and tastemakers in the fashion, beauty, interior design and related businesses. We strive to make our events educational, inclusive, and a chance for new connections to be made.
Upcoming events:
The Sole of St. Louis: Inside St. Louis’s Modern Footwear Industry + The Latest Ecommerce Tools & Trends
Thursday, September 7 · 5:30 - 8:30pm CDT, HEYDAYS HQ
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the business of fashion in St. Louis with a business panel moderated by Jill Manoff, Editor in Chief of Glossy.
Bites | Bevs | Beats| Shoe Showcase + MORE!
It all began in 1928 when 17 women, gathered by Edna Woolman Chase, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, met for lunch in a modest midtown New York restaurant. They had three things in common: Each held a job of consequence in the business of fashion, each held all the others in high regard and together they held a belief that fashion needed a forum, a stage, or a force to express and enhance a widening awareness of the American fashion business and of women’s roles in that business. Learn More…