Cafe Eleven

Big Trunk Show

    The SJCC, Café Eleven, PaperRoot Clothing, the Closet, and Drift Magazine are uniquely uniting the city’s growing contingent of up-and-coming fashion designers under an official one-of-a-kind platform that brings fashion to the forefront of North Florida’s culture. It is an up-close and personal look at the areas fashion influencers with music from local DJs, a vintage clothing swap, $2 wines by the glass, Fashion Films and shopping featuring a range of jewelry, accessories and apparel from North Florida’s hottest designers.

This event is designed to put the spotlight on designers and the art of fashion. In recent years fashion design has become one of the most respected and personal forms of art. National media, movies, books, museums and television have embraced the art of fashion design. Fashion is no longer just about clothes. Its about artistic expression and personal inspiration.

To know that something was made by hand, by someone who cares that you like it, makes that object much more enjoyable. Over 20 local independent designers will be showcasing and selling their newest lines. Some are sharing their designs with the public for the very first time. Some are extremly skilled designers destined for commercial success. The Big Trunk Show encourages all new fashion designers by giving them a place to sell their work and create friendships and connections.

The Big Trunk Show & Vintage Swap is a St. Johns Cultural Council event. The SJCC creates strategic alliances to access and utilize existing resources that explore the artistic potential of our artists and community while creating a positive economic impact for the county, the artists, the community and the Cultural Council which reinvests into community programs, art education, cultural real estate, cultural tourism, art in public places.