La Soirée Doré:
A Belle Époque Ball
The Chicago Historical Costuming Society is pleased to invite you to La Soirée Dorée from 7pm - midnight on March 25, 2023 in Chicago.
Enjoy an evening of music, dance, and costumed company with plenty of opportunities for photos in the historic Colvin House. Heavy appetizers and drinks will be served.
A WEEKEND OF ELEGANCE
Join the Chicago Historical Costume Society for a weekend of costumed activities in the city of Chicago.
Friday, March 24th
“Stitches in Time:
Chicago Sewing at the Turn-of-the-Century”
7:00-8:30pm - AIBI Fashion Lab
2021 W Fulton St, Suite K-111, Chicago, IL 60612
A 90-minute workshop and lecture on the rich history of fashion and pattern drafting companies in Chicago at the turn of the century.
Cost: $30 Max Attendees: 20
Saturday, March 25th
La Soirée Dorée
7:00pm - Midnight
Learn the dances of the Belle Époque, sip on absinthe, dine on era-appropriate snacks, and twirl the night away in your finery.
Cost: $100 General Admission - $150 VIP Admission
Max Attendees: 115
Schedule of Events
VIP Cocktail Hour and Photoshoot - 4:30 to 6:30pm
Soirée Opens to all Attendees - 6:45pm
VIP Grand Entrances - 7:15pm
Dance Lessons - 7:45pm
Called Dances Begin - 8:30pm
Soirée Ends - Midnight
Sunday, March 26th
Tea at the Drake Hotel
12:00pm
Enjoy a full tea service in the lush surroundings of the historic Drake Hotel’s Palm Court.
Cost: $80 for Prix Fixe Tea Service Max Attendees: 30
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission - $100
Event entry
Food & access to the open bar
Dancing
We have a limited number of pay-what-you-can tickets available starting at $40. Please contact us for more information at chicagohistoricalcostume@gmail.com or @chihistoricalcostuming on Instagram.
VIP Admission - $150
General Admission +
Early entry to the venue
An individual photo session with a professional photographer. Following the event, you will receive 10 edited images.
VIP-only absinthe cocktail hour prior to start of event
Access to special changing rooms*
A special Grand Staircase entrance *
Weekender - $260
VIP Admission to the Soirée
A spot at Friday’s workshop
A spot at Sunday’s Tea at the Drake
Follow @chihistoriccostuming on Instagram for the link to purchase tickets on March 25, 2022
Our ticket provider, BrownPaperTickets charges a service fee of $0.99 + 5% of the ticket's face value. Limit 2 tickets per customer.
All registered soirée ticket holders will receive access to a private Facebook group, as well as a digital welcome packet with printable ephemera (dance card, fancy invitation, etc).
Questions?
Please visit our FAQ page for additional information. For other inquiries, please contact chicagohistoricalcostume@gmail.com or send a message too @chihistoricalcostuming on Instagram.
Code of Conduct
The Chicago Historical Costume Society is firmly committed to creating an event that is fun, safe, and accessible. We strive to be respectful of the individual
backgrounds, personal identities, intellectual approaches, and demographics expressed by everyone in attendance.
Harassment of any kind towards other attendees will not be tolerated, including unwelcomed recordings or photos. Harassment is defined as verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct that impedes another individual’s full participation in and enjoyment of our event.
Event participants who violate these rules may be sanctioned, banned, and/or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the event organizers. By attending this event, you are agreeing to the code of conduct.
Land Acknowledgement
We respectfully acknowledge our event is taking place on the ancestral lands of the Council of the Three Fires (comprised of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations), as well as the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois Nations. Before it was stolen from them through colonization and forced removal, this land was a site of trade, travel, gathering, and healing for more than a dozen other native tribes. The state of Illinois is still home to over 100,000 tribal members.