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UTC hosts Sunday Soiree

American Girl doll fans and their mothers attended a fashion show and tea party July 26.


  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • | 7:39 a.m. July 27, 2015
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Whether Molly, Isabelle or a range of other American Girl dolls, the more than 120 attendees of the sold-out Sunday Soiree event had at least one thing in common: the little ladies love the popular doll brand. Girls and their parents attended a tea party, in which dolls were encouraged to attend, a Lilly Pulitzer mother-daughter fashion show and a cooking demonstration July 26 at the Mall at University Town Center. 

 

 

Olivia Vafeas and Claire Steiner dance before the fashion show.
Olivia Vafeas and Claire Steiner dance before the fashion show.
Ellie Casebolt enjoys lunch with her daughter, Anna Lise, and her friend, Juliette.
Ellie Casebolt enjoys lunch with her daughter, Anna Lise, and her friend, Juliette.
Amy and Adelyn Shaw show off matching Lilly Pulitzer outfits.
Amy and Adelyn Shaw show off matching Lilly Pulitzer outfits.
Laura and Kate Watson strut down the catwalk as the first models in the mother-daughter fashion show.
Laura and Kate Watson strut down the catwalk as the first models in the mother-daughter fashion show.
Th Hierholzer family — Ellie, Madeline, Charlotte and Madeline — wear matching Lilly Pulitzer outfits.
Th Hierholzer family — Ellie, Madeline, Charlotte and Madeline — wear matching Lilly Pulitzer outfits.
Amanda Gambert and her daughter, Olivia, gracefully strut down the runway.
Amanda Gambert and her daughter, Olivia, gracefully strut down the runway.
Vanessa Heuss (center) guides her daughters, Clara and Anna, toward a crowd during the fashion show.
Vanessa Heuss (center) guides her daughters, Clara and Anna, toward a crowd during the fashion show.
Six-year-old Sophia Ashley shows off her friend, Isabell.
Six-year-old Sophia Ashley shows off her friend, Isabell.
Gia Tabbita enjoys lunch with her sister, Ava Sciulara , and her mother, Anna Sciulara.
Gia Tabbita enjoys lunch with her sister, Ava Sciulara , and her mother, Anna Sciulara.
Mia and Karina Guerra enjoy a girls day out with American Girl Grace.
Mia and Karina Guerra enjoy a girls day out with American Girl Grace.
"Is it a surprise she named her doll after herself?" said Jenna Antico of her daughter, Sophia.
Hannah Wood loves collecting dolls, including her American Girl named Lena.
Hannah Wood loves collecting dolls, including her American Girl named Lena.
Lauren and Sarah Keck show off the pink nail polish and other loot they received in the swag bag.
Lauren and Sarah Keck show off the pink nail polish and other loot they received in the swag bag.
Angela and Savannah Loukota enjoy a cooking demonstration and fashion show.
Angela and Savannah Loukota enjoy a cooking demonstration and fashion show.

 

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