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  • By Black Tie Staff
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Fashions from Trendy Threads, a shop featuring donated clothes for foster care youth. Models will be foster care youth.
Julie Eisele
Julie Eisele
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald and Mary Jane Brantley
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald and Mary Jane Brantley
Auction item
Auction item
Auction item
Auction item
Sue Bissell with Grier and Cady Ferguson
Sue Bissell with Grier and Cady Ferguson
Joan Campo-Liga and Kat Matthews
Joan Campo-Liga and Kat Matthews
Jazmine Clark and Laura Lipps
Jazmine Clark and Laura Lipps
One model wore this dress in the fashion show.
One model wore this dress in the fashion show.
Samantha Eldridge and Tracy Robinson
Samantha Eldridge and Tracy Robinson
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald and Mary Jane Brantley
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald and Mary Jane Brantley
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald
Chairwoman Tish FitzGerald
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Lynn Fuhr and Joanne Bloom
Lynn Fuhr and Joanne Bloom
Lynn Fuhr and Joanne Bloom
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Bobbi Hicks and Dee Stottlemyer
Jenny Hime, Gail Johnson and Kathy Standard
Jenny Hime, Gail Johnson and Kathy Standard
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Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Melba Jimenez
Sue Kerr and Sally Piccolo
Sue Kerr and Sally Piccolo
Joy Kuhn and Vonda Leonard
Joy Kuhn and Vonda Leonard
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Laura Leeming and Jeri Lynn Towsley
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Gloria Lundy
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Gloria Lundy and Judy Dannewitz
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Beth Malden and Laura Peters
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Susan Newsome, Cas Henderson and Barb Haskins
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Susan Newsome and Jeri Topp
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Sharon Nizolek and Jo Evans
Sharon Nizolek and Jo Evans
Sharon Nizolek and Jo Evans
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Howard and Carol Phillips
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Rhondaneisha Phillips
Rhondaneisha Phillips
Rhondaneisha Phillips
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Donna Pickard and Mikki Pertofsky
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Laura Proctor and Gail Hruby
Ann Putnam, Terri Carlton and Julie Eisele
Ann Putnam, Terri Carlton and Julie Eisele
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Dee Stottlemyer and Cornelia Matson
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Kay Tracy, Sandy Drettmann and Linda Zuffa
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Chris Wilkinson and Terri Riordan
Chris Wilkinson and Terri Riordan
Chris Wilkinson and Terri Riordan

 

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