Model Gabrielle Coppola shows a dress from Nine at the
charity fashion show at Subculture last week. Photo by
Emily Adamson.
More than 120 guests joined retailers and designers in
raising funds for the Queenstown Lakes Family Centre at a
fashion show last Thursday evening. Together they came up with
thousands of dollars to support the centre's counselling
programme.
Subculture bar set the scene for the show, where everyone
involved had donated their time, effort and products, so all
proceeds could go directly to the cause.
The event was organised by Tamara Ashby, from Collective Hair
Design, and Lisa May, from Nikita Clothing, who said it had
been "a fantastic evening".
"It was very humbling to see so many people from our local
community pull together for the Family Centre. People came
over and told me after the event they had not known where to
go for advice and counselling, so it is wonderful to be able
to create this awareness," Ms May said.
"The people behind the centre really have hearts of gold.
They do such an important job by providing counselling for
young people, and deserve all the support they can get," she
said.
The guests at the show paid for an entrance ticket, which -
apart from a fashion show by local designers and retailers -
also gave them a glass of wine, a cocktail, a noodle box and
a "goodie bag", all of which had been donated to the event.
A silent auction of donated clothing items was added to raise
further funds.
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