Fashion Calendar
January 14th “Tattered and Torn,”
the final showing of many of the
vintage creations by Coty Award
winning fashion designer Michael
Vollbracht for Hollywood stars and
other luminaries, as well as fashions
and accessories by other well-known
designers from Michael’s private
collection, will be exhibited to benefit
the Breast Cancer Division of St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. Please
call (813) 872-0979 for reservation
information.
January 23rd PureLife Medi-Spa
in Largo will hold its second annual
Fashion Gala, dinner, auction and
haute couture runway fashion
show, featuring designs from
Gioffré of Clearwater to benefit Julie
Weintraub’s “Hands Across the
Bay,” at the Historic Fort Harrison in
Clearwater with complimentary valet
parking. Please call (727) 595-3400 for
sponsorships and to attend.
April 2nd “All Aboard! A Musical
Train Ride Through Time,” the 23rd
Annual Suncoast Hospice Fashion
Show, Luncheon and Boutique
to benefit Empath Health and its
integrated network of care, featuring
fashions and accessories from the
Suncoast Hospice Resale Shoppes
worn on the runway by community
models, plus musical entertainment,
will be at Innisbrook Resort in Palm
Harbor. Please call (727) 523-3420,
email Events@TheHospice.org or go
to SuncoastHospiceFoundation.org/
fashion for tickets and sponsorship
information.
May 7th The Sterling Society of the
Dunedin Fine Art Center will have
its annual Mother’s Day Tea catered
benefit, with informal modeling, at
the Center in Dunedin. Please call
(727) 298-3322. 9
High school student,
artist and sculptor
Shelby Pogue coaxed
natural quality
from recyclable and
unorthodox materials
for her apparel designs.
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