Forest Park Forever

For the 2019 Hat Luncheon, we thought BIG and produced an invitation that arrived in an oversized envelope and unfolded into a full-sized, vintage-inspired poster. The vibrant retro graphic, showing chic attendees approaching the World’s Fair Pavilion, gestured to the grandeur and history of the park and the event… and fit perfectly in a frame afterward. 

Hand-drawn illustrations hit the 2017 Hat Luncheon design out of the park! In order to depict both Forest Park’s storied history and its flourishing present, we filled the front of the lush green invitation with buildings dating back the 1904 World’s Fair and familiar outdoor scenes. An assortment of hats from ball caps to boaters accessorized the reply card to emphasize the theme.

The 2016 custom-illustrated invitation, tucked into an oval die-cut pocket, resembled a cameo and donned various hat styles in silhouette form. This whimsical collection of caps emphasized the creativity and ingenuity organizers hoped to see atop attendees’ heads, while the turn-of the-century touches evoked elegance and honored the park’s rich heritage.

In 2014, we melded attire and architecture. The invitation “look book” featured hand-drawn hat designs inspired by some of Forest Park’s most spectacular sights – the Bandstand, the Jewel Box and the Grand Basin. A pastel color palette, vellum paper and floral pattern added a light and airy aesthetic, perfect for a refined afternoon affair at the park.