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Fashion Standouts: A Fashionable Weekend

The weather has warmed up, the sun is out and Black Tie can’t help but notice that the fashions we’re seeing around town have perked up, too.

By Heather Merriman Saba
| 6:30 p.m. March 18, 2015

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The weather has warmed up, the sun is out and Black Tie can’t help but notice that the fashions we’re seeing around town have perked up, too. We pulled aside a few folks who were stealing the show with their wardrobe selections at recent events for this week’s Fashion Standouts.

BALLET CHIC: Sara Sardelli in a plumage Milly dress at the Sarasota Ballet Gala.

PATTERNED IN PAISLEY: Don and JoAnn Burhart at the Big Top Gala.

SLEEK & CHIC: Liz Murray in Elizabeth & James and Manolo Blahnik with Caleb Jones at the Big Top Gala.

“I painted this dress myself.” – Nik Wallenda, jokingly about his wife, Erendira’s, colorful gown at the Big Top Gala.

“Purple is a happy color.” – Dr. Shari Weinstein, with Robert Cohnen at the Big Top Gala

COLORFULLY COORDINATED: Doug and Shari Phillips at the Baynan Ball.

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