Friends of the Southfield Public Arts to host Art & Vintage Fashion Show May 16 featuring iconic actress, fashion figure and advocate Selma Blair
May 5, 2025
All proceeds will support the Friends of the Southfield Public Arts
The Friends of the Southfield Public Arts will host an Art & Vintage Fashion Show and fundraiser on Friday, May 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the former Skyline Club on the 28th floor of 2000 Town Center in Southfield. The event will be hosted by iconic actress, fashion figure and advocate Selma Blair.
The fashion show will feature 12 students from the Southfield A&T Dance Team who will model over 40 articles of vintage clothing from the 1940s through 1970s. The couture is on loan from Fantoni, the Berkley vintage clothing store located at 4105 W. Twelve Mile Road. The outfits on display were previously sold in the former high-end Detroit stores: Hudson’s, B. Siegel, Winkelman’s Himelhoch’s, Jacobson’s, Bonwit Teller, Claire Pearone, and Surwin’s.
Six artists will also showcase their work including Michelange Francois-Hemsley, Lionnell Hurst, Jonathan Kimble, Carole Morisseau, Rosemary Summers, and Oshun Williams. The event will also feature vintage clothing, jewelry, and art available for sale.
Pre-sale tickets are $75 through PayPal at SFLDPublicArts@gmail.com or by check made payable to Friends of Southfield Public Arts. A limited number of special Selma Blair VIP Meet & Greet tickets will also be available to the first 25 respondents for $150 (also includes fashion show entry). The VIP Meet & Greet will take place before the fashion show allowing special guests the opportunity to personally meet Ms. Blair. Checks can be mailed to the City of Southfield, c/o Mayor’s Office, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48037-2055. Proceeds from this event will support the Friends of Southfield Public Arts, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to furthering public art projects throughout Southfield. All tickets purchased are a tax-deductible donation to the Friends of the Southfield Public Arts.
“When I was a little girl growing up in Southfield, I didn’t know about community programs—I often wished for them. My parents worked hard, and though I didn’t have access to those things, Southfield gave me something else: imagination,” commented Selma Blair. “I remember hearing softball games behind my house on Coventry Woods Lane, dreaming I had a team and a uniform. But it was in the nearby woods, with my mom and sister, that I found my Brigadoon—a hidden world where I sketched, dressed in old gowns, and let my dreams come alive on film. It moves me deeply to see Southfield growing into a home for creative dreamers and performers. So many incredible people have come from here—there really must be something in the water, or the woods, or the skyline that inspires greatness.”
About Selma Blair
Selma James Blair is an iconic on-screen personality, fashion figure, and activist whose remarkable career spans several decades. She is known for her roles in Legally Blonde, Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing, and the Hellboy franchise. Born in Southfield, Michigan, she was raised in a politically engaged household—both of her parents were practicing attorneys and politically involved. Blair studied photography at Kalamazoo College, relocated to New York to immerse herself in the art world, and ultimately graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan. Blair’s impact on social change has been further solidified by her recognition as one of TIME magazine’s 2017 People of the Year. In 2018, Blair announced she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), a central nervous system condition that damages nerves and affects brain signals. In 2021, Blair starred in Introducing, Selma Blair, a documentary about her life since being diagnosed with MS. Published by Knopf in 2022, her debut memoir Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up, immediately became a New York Times bestseller. Her talent and versatility have garnered widespread recognition—from her participation on Season 31 of Dancing with the Stars, where she earned the title of Competition Contestant of 2022 at the People’s Choice Awards, the same year that the State of California honored her by naming her Woman of the Year. In 2023, Glamour honored her with the prestigious Women of the Year Award for her fearless dedication to challenging societal norms, and in 2024, British Vogue celebrated her as one of its 40 “Megastars” with in an iconic Steven Meisel cover shoot. Blair currently partners with skincare line ESK, serves as the face of Brooks Brothers’ Icon campaign, collaborates with Mersea on a curated travel-essentials collection, serves on the Executive Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and collaborates with EMD Sorono. She’s also slated to appear in four upcoming feature films—including her first leading role opposite Ron Perlman of the Hellboy series—and is exploring a new podcast venture.
About the Southfield Public Arts Commission
The Southfield Public Arts Commission consists of eleven members, six appointed by the City Council and five by the Mayor, serving staggered three-year terms. It meets monthly and advocates for, promotes, and helps install public artwork in Southfield, with City Council approval, to benefit the public through the arts.
For more information contact the Southfield Mayor’s Office at (248) 796-5100 or email SFLDPublicArts@gmail.com.