LITTLE ROCK, AR.- Fashion retailer Barbara Freeling will present the lecture An Artful Approach to Dressing at the Fine Arts Club of Arkansas’ annual meeting, Monday, May 4, 2009. The event is presented by Dillard’s and will be held in the Alice Pratt Brown Atrium and Lecture Hall at the Arkansas Arts Center, 10:15 a.m. to Noon.

Freeling will discuss the latest advances in women’s foundation garments and explain how every woman can use them to look and feel her best in today’s fashions. Freeling will illustrate how pairing basics with fashion trend accessories can make the difference between “well dressed” and “unforgettable.”

Arkansas native Barbara Freeling is a fashion retail consultant with over 30 years experience in the Little Rock market. For the past several years she has planned special events in association with Dillard’s. Freeling is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and holds a bachelor’s degree in home economics.

The program will begin with coffee followed by a brief annual meeting and Freeling’s lecture. A limited number of reservations will be available for a luncheon at Best Impressions restaurant following the meeting. Tickets to the meeting are free for Fine Arts Club members and $10 for non-members. Tickets for the meeting and the luncheon are $40 for members and non-members. The deadline for reservations is April 30, 2009. For additional information and to make a reservation, call 501-396-0351.