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ISSUE 01 · THE SEEN · DECEMBER 12 · RALEIGH

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LA CLÉ ROUGE PRESENTSISSUE 01

The Seen

AT SEVEN · RALEIGH

Tonight, you're the cover.

Come as you'd like to be remembered.

One hundred keys. One night.

100 NUMBERED KEYS · 001 TO 025 ARE FOUNDING

DATE
Saturday, December 12
HOURS
8 to 11 PM
PLACE
SEVEN
ADDRESS
501 Washington Street, Raleigh
DRESS
Rouge, Noir, Blanc or Wild Card
AGE
21+. Valid photo ID required.

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IN THIS ISSUE
01The MentalistBY ERIC WALTONFrom Speakeasy Magick, by the producers of Sleep No More. The New York Times took notice. He's already watching.→ @mindreader.nyc
02The StudiosBY DOVE & FOX EDITORIALThree portrait rooms. Rouge in red velvet, Noir in hard black geometry, Blanc on pure white seamless. Choose your room. Be photographed like it's your cover.ROUGE·NOIR·BLANC→ @doveandfox
03The Mirror FactoryBY THE GLAMLIGHTBehind the mirror, a silver room. Portraits on the Big Shot, the camera Warhol made his portraits on, plus Polaroids and screen tests. Your key opens the door.→ @glamlightlive
04The Lipstick OraclesBEHIND THE GAUZETwo readers behind veils of gauze and haze. Leave your mark. They'll tell you what it means.
05The OriginalsTWENTY PORTRAITSTwenty of the Triangle's most magnetic people, photographed before the night and hung for one night only, then taken down. The Originals will be in the room. You may find yourself standing next to one at the bar.
06The SoundBY DJ BLONDIE · GLOBAL DJ BATTLE CHAMPInternational DJ, producer and mashup queen, from Manila to the world's festival stages. She takes songs that have no business in the same room and makes them dance together. On the decks all night.→ @djblondiemusic
07The PerformanceMISS CANDICE · BURLESQUEInternational vintage jazz chanteuse and burlesque headliner, fresh off the Firebirds Burlesque Show '26. The voice of another era, the tease of this one. What she does on the night stays a secret until it happens.→ @callmemisscandice
08The Society PortraitKEYHOLDERS ONLYEvery Keyholder, together, in a single frame. The most beautiful room in Raleigh, photographed once.
09The EnvelopeKEYHOLDERS ONLYFor Keyholders. Sealed until the end of the night.SEALED

Some of it you'll see. Some of it stays sealed.

  • 001–025·$225

    Founding Key

    The full night, on film.

    INCLUDED

    • Two signature cocktails in your color
    • A Big Shot portrait on original peel-apart film, a format no longer made
    • Three prints mailed after the night, one from each studio
    • Plus everything a Keyholder gets
    • A welcome glass of bubbly at the door

    ONLY 25 MADE

  • 026–100·$150

    Keyholder

    The full night. Every door open.

    INCLUDED

    • A signature cocktail in your color
    • An instant portrait on Warhol's Big Shot
    • A reading with the Lipstick Oracles
    • Guaranteed sittings in all three studios
    • A place in the Society Portrait
    • A sealed envelope with your portraits and something only you will read
    • A welcome glass of bubbly at the door

  • 75 PASSES·$75

    Witness

    See it all happen.

    INCLUDED

    • A welcome glass at the door, then a cash bar
    • The party and the performances
    • The studios when there's room
    • Your photos in an online gallery afterward

    NO KEY. NO ENVELOPE.

One hundred keys. Plus 75 Witness passes.

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THE DRESS CODE

Dressed up, in one of four.

Come in Rouge, Noir or Blanc, or play the Wild Card. Choose carefully. Your color says more than you think.

DRESS IN

Rouge

You arrive, and the room rearranges itself.

DRESS IN

Noir

Everyone notices. You let them guess.

DRESS IN

Blanc

The cleanest line in the room, and the hardest to read.

DRESS IN

Wild Card

Wear anything you want. Just make sure no one forgets it.

Be seen.TAKE A KEY

MASTHEAD

PRODUCED BY
La Clé Rouge
HOSTED BY
SEVEN, Raleigh
THE MENTALIST
Eric Walton
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dove & Fox Editorial
INSTANT PORTRAITS
The GlamLight
SOUND
DJ Blondie
READINGS
The Lipstick Oracles
BURLESQUE
Miss Candice