Costume Parties are Underrated

Height:  157.48cm  (sounds much more impressive than when listed in feet)
Weight:  58.0598 kg (Hello conversions! No wonder Europeans seem so much happier.)
Bust:  34D (At least I have something going for me heehee)


Random Rambling:  Whoever thought waxing the CORK floor of my gym with an OIL based solvent is an IDIOT.  Oil+Treadmill= Disaster

 I'm not entirely sure what sparked my adoration for playing dressups, I'm sure it had a lot to do with my mother (she's a creative genius), Barbie dolls, a trunk full of old bridesmaids dresses and my favorite (Kindergarten) teacher "Miss Jeffrey" encouraging my imagination to run wild.  Whatever it was, my sister and I spent countless hours planning fashion shows to debut at my mother's dinner parties and fighting over the only pair of white pumps in the Barbie dream closet.  The end result?  I ADORE costume parties and have never owned white pumps.

ModCloth.com's 1st Fashion Show

This is hands down the fashion event of the summer.

Local fashionista, “Pittsburgh’s 50 Finest” honoree Gretchen Harnick partners with ultrahip ModCloth to resurrect the fashion salon. A fashion salon is a place for women to visit a particular designer’s showroom, preview each season’s collection, and place personal orders. The fashion salon is not a place for sexy models strutting to liquid-dance music down a darkened runway, but rather an intimate gathering perfectly staged at The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

The 1950’s Finest Fashion Salon, a play on the title “50 Finest”, is the first time local e-tailer ModCloth will be showing its clothing in a local fashion show. This successful business venture sells strictly online, and the owners are proud to partner with Gretchen for this charity fashion salon benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ModCloth will be donating 10% of online sales from their website, July 24^th, toward the cystic fibrosis foundation as well. Entering CURE10 at the checkout will register you as a supporter of the cause.

Fashion students from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh participate in a styling contest to have their look selected and worn at the fashion salon. Be sure to visit the www.modclothcom website to vote on two final looks, and help choose which will be worn in the show. “This opportunity gives students a real life experience in becoming a stylist, or working for an online clothing retailer. It’s a great way for ModCloth to see the talents of our hard working fashion students” says Harnick.

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Steelers Style Fashion Show

Talk about home-field advantage. Nearly 900 fans roared their approval as their football faves blitzed the Hilton Hotel catwalk at Friday's eye-popping, jaw-dropping Steelers Style 08 fashion show. Fifty-four extreme hunks shared the spotlight with their ladies, kiddies and models in looks that went from team jerseys to black-tie. What moves! What rule books?

Lending their immeasurable fundraising clout, the Rooneys and Steeler Style have helped raise more than $3 million in seven years for the Starzl Transplantation Institute and Cancer Caring Center. Thanks to chairs Greta and Art Rooney II with Kiya (she created a Steelers gown for the show!) and Mike Tomlin calling the plays, it was the slickest, best-produced fashion bowl in its history.

Between quarters announced by KDKA's Bob Pompeani, videos reeled salutes from fans around the world and those closer to home, like Joy and Dr. Tom Starzl; Athena and Frank Sarris; fashion coordinator Alana Bly; Rebecca Whitlinger Kontul; Clyde Jones; Debi Wheeler; Jennifer and Dr. Wallis Marsh; Dorothy and Dr. Richard Raizman; Lisa and Dr. Fadi Lakkis; Massy and Alex Paull; Holly and Dr. Clark Gamblin; and Meg and Rob Eberly.

Post Gazette, LaMont Jones, Steelers Fashion Show

Local press, in my opinion is often the best press, especially when it comes to charity events.  I am excited to announce,  GIVE AND TAKE tees are debuting local Pittsburgh charity, The Cancer Caring Center, in this year's annual Steelers Style Show.  See what LaMont Jones, Fashion Editor from the Pittsburgh, Post-Gazette has to say!!!

Ebony, Steelers take to the runways
Monday, October 20, 2008
By LaMont Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Two of Pittsburgh's biggest annual fashion events are this week.

On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and their families will take to a runway at the Hilton, Downtown, to benefit the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and the Cancer Caring Center. The theme of this year's Steelers Style fashion show and dinner is "Steelers Pride Worldwide."

Honorary co-captains are James Farrior and Jeff Reed. Chairing the event are Steelers chairman Art Rooney II and his wife, Greta, and Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and his wife, Kiya.

A Steelers-inspired gown designed and worn by Mrs. Tomlin at last year's show will be auctioned. Shea Mullen of Give and Take will unveil T-shirts she designed to celebrate both charities, and fashions in the show will be from Nordstrom, hiptique, Reebok and Tuxedo Junction.

Cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinner at 7, and the show starts at 8. Attire is cocktail or business. Tickets are $225. For tickets and information, contact haimee@pmhsf.org or call 412-802-8256. 

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First published on October 20, 2008 at 12:00 am