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Fashions Without Barriers


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 3:30 p.m. May 8, 2012
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Fashions by Sitting Pretty
Scott Anderson and Kelly Gardner
Scott Anderson and Kelly Gardner
Veronica Brady and LuAnn Kirschner
Veronica Brady and LuAnn Kirschner
Co-Chair Susan Brennan, Emcee Scott Anderson and Co-Chair Renee Phinney
Co-Chair Susan Brennan, Emcee Scott Anderson and Co-Chair Renee Phinney
Co-Chair Susan Brennan, Emcee Scott Anderson and Co-Chair Renee Phinney
Co-Chair Susan Brennan, Emcee Scott Anderson and Co-Chair Renee Phinney
Co-Chairs Susan Brennan and Renee Phinney
Co-Chairs Susan Brennan and Renee Phinney
Tamara Chapman and Janet Burns
Tamara Chapman and Janet Burns
Chinna Buck
Chinna Buck
Robin Fernandez and Laura Lawrence
Robin Fernandez and Laura Lawrence
Courtney Ferris
Courtney Ferris
Christine Hicks and Sarah Lodge
Christine Hicks and Sarah Lodge
Kameron Hodges, Justin Mosley and Anne Weintraub
Kameron Hodges, Justin Mosley and Anne Weintraub
Kameron Hodges, Justin Mosley and Anne Weintraub
Kameron Hodges, Justin Mosley and Anne Weintraub
Kameron Hodges and Justin Mosley
Kameron Hodges and Justin Mosley
Kameron Hodges and Justin Mosley
Kameron Hodges and Justin Mosley
Allison Imre, Rebecca Blitz and Jenn McAlister
Allison Imre, Rebecca Blitz and Jenn McAlister
Sylvia Kornelsen, Susan Olson and Pat Drabik
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Sylvia Kornelsen, Susan Olson and Pat Drabik Lauder-Raynor.JPG
Kathy Lauder and Alan Raynor
Kathy Lauder and Alan Raynor
Melissa Link and Emily Potts
Melissa Link and Emily Potts
Kevin and Candice Miller
Kevin and Candice Miller
Models strutted the runway in Saks Fifth Avenue fashions.
Models strutted the runway in Saks Fifth Avenue fashions.
Models preparing to take the stage
Models preparing to take the stage
Models
Models
Models Dr. Jill Morris, Leslie Jones, Charlie Ann Syprett, Brenda Terris, Shelley Binion, Kathy Seider, Jo Rutstein and Erika Quartermaine
Models Dr. Jill Morris, Leslie Jones, Charlie Ann Syprett, Brenda Terris, Shelley Binion, Kathy Seider, Jo Rutstein and Erika Quartermaine
Renee Phinney
Renee Phinney
Sue Seiter, Susie Bowie and Patricia Martin
Sue Seiter, Susie Bowie and Patricia Martin
Julie Smith, Victoria Vinnikova and Caroline Tanner
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Julie Smith, Victoria Vinnikova and Caroline Tanner Weintraub.JPG
Anne Weintraub
Anne Weintraub
Models
Models

 

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