Six Palm-Aire residents donned classy-casual haute couture for this year's La Belle Femme fashion show.
Hosted by Dodie Shuert and Candice Frandsen, the show held Friday, Nov. 6, featured clothing and accessories available at Daily Cotton in Sarasota. The Palm-Aire Women's Club hosts the luncheon at the country club each year to help raise funds for its scholarships. Two scholarship recipients, Brandon Guzman and Michael Evans with the State College of Florida, attended the show as ushers for the models to help them on and off the runway.
Be-Be Hansen, a former Palm-Aire resident and honorary member of the club, attended the luncheon for the first time as a viewer — until last year, when she moved to North Port, she took photos for the show.
"Everything was casual, affordable and pretty — things I would wear," she said.
Sherry Bagley removed her Dorman rain jacket to show of the rest of her first outfit.
Co-hosts Candice Frandsen and Dodie Shuert launched the fashion show.
Be-Be Hansen, an honorary member of the club since she moved to North Port last year, enjoyed the show from the sidelines this year. She used to be the event photographer.
Belinda Benchin and Lee Doughtery Ross
Bianca Kulben, Kathleen Allen and Judy Moore
Brand Guzman, a State College of Florida student and scholarship recipient, helps Melodie Dickerson on stage.
Palm-Aire Women's Club members enjoyed a meal at the Palm-Aire Country Club and watched the fashion show through dessert.
Elaine Sandler and Nancy Page sit with John Grey, the Palm-Aire publications photographer.
Gloria Hartigan attended the luncheon with her daughter-in-law, Lesa.
Helen Martin, past president, and Dodie Shuert, co-host of the fashion show
Sandy Homko gets a hand down from the runway from Michael Evans, a State College of Florida student and a club scholarship recipient.
Melodie Dickerson wore red heels with a St. Clair jacket.
Jan Morrow, owner of Daily Cotton in Sarasota, talks about each outfit as the models display the items.
Katheryn TouVelle, Gladys Parker, Virginia Olsen and Pauline O'Connor
Margaret Laurich shows off a colorful hopsack jacket from Dilemma.
Melodie Dickson displays a Mary Frances-esque handbag that she paired with her Steven Edwards tunic.
Mary Lou Geghan, Sandy Homko and Patti Hernandez
Melodie Dickerson shows off her Americana outfit.
Peggy Fainelli models a Clara Sun Woo tunic.
Sally Valenti wears a casual linen tunic from Match Point.
