Local and regional designers will create one of a kind repurposed fashions for major runway show to benefit Brattleboro Area Hospice and the Experienced Goods Thrift shop that suffered damage from Tropical Storm Irene. Wild Night on the Catwalk, slated for Saturday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m., at the Currier Center in Putney, promises to be a fundraiser like no other.
Susan Parris, Executive Director of Brattleboro Area Hospice, says, “now more than ever we need the community’s help. Tropical storm Irene washed out 50 per cent of our entire inventory. We’re in the process of cleanup and rebuilding. This fashion event that has been in the works for months now, couldn’t come at a more critical time. The Hospice Thrift Shops directly fund our home services.
Parris continues: “By dramatizing the recycling aesthetic with an extraordinary and dramatically different runway event, featuring local and regional designers, professional models, hairdressers, makeup artists, music and lighting, we hope to encourage more people to shop for used clothing and also to donate. The Runway Show will take the idea of “re-fashioning” to a whole new level.”
With inspiration akin to the green drapery dress from Gone With The Wind, the Dare to Wear runway show will feature the most extravagant, beautiful and re-purposed wearable art fashions. Ask anyone to describe fashion in Vermont and you might receive a derisive snort. Vermont is better known for outdoorsy, practical wear highlighted by fleece, flannel and down—haute couture is as scarce as the elusive catamount.
Come Saturday, November 19, the fashionistas at Experienced Goods Thrift Shops plan to change all that at least for one night.
The Not So Silent Auction will feature vignettes to dramatize the auction items. Major items include houses and apartment stays in Florida, Italy, New York and Boston.
Ever since Madonna made shopping at Thrift Shops fashionable, people love to hunt through thrift shops for treasures to create one-of-a-kind outfits. It’s not only a great way to be uniquely fashionable, but it’s good for the environment. Textiles are becoming one of the fastest growing sectors in landfills. America throws away two quadrillion pounds of used clothing each year.
Trust Company of Vermont is lead sponsor of Wild Night on the Catwalk. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets prices: Runway seating: $50. Standing Room Only: $35.
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Tickets also available at Brattleboro Area Hospice at 191 Canal Street and Experienced Goods Home Furnishings at 51 Elliot Street, or call 802-257-0775.
Many thanks to our sponsors!
Gold Trust Company of Vermont
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Anonymous
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Purchase tickets quickly & easily by clicking on the Buy Tickets Now button in the right hand side bar!
Tickets also available at Brattleboro Area Hospice at 191 Canal Street and Experienced Goods Home Furnishings at 51 Elliot Street, or call 802-257-0775.
Many thanks to our sponsors!
Gold Trust Company of Vermont
Silver
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Anonymous
Bronze The Richards Group Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center The Windham Foundation Brattleboro Savings & Loan Edward Jones - Philip George & Anna Saavedra Pine Heights at Brattleboro Members First Credit Union Entergy Vermont Yankee
Media The Commons WTSA Radio
