YMCA instructors, among others, modeled clothing from local retailers for the event.
By
Pam Eubanks
| 2:20 p.m. December 3, 2016
East County
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East County residents combined a love of fashion with a passion for the Lakewood Ranch YMCA Dec. 3, during the Y’s first Christmas Fashion Extravaganza Fundraiser. Guests visited vendor booths with offerings from jewelry to leggings and even dog workout clothes, before feasting on a buffet-style lunch and a fashion show featuring designs offered at Charley’s, Lularoe’s, Panache Boutique, Matilda Jane Clothing, Purabell House of Fashion and Men’s Warehouse.
Proceeds from the event benefitted the Y’s youth charitable programs.
Lakewood Ranch' s Heather Macdonald checks out designs by Purabell House of Fashion, while filling out her raffle tickets.
Longboat Key' s Pat Bergman hopes to win a basket of essential oils with her raffle tickets.
East County residents Adeeti and Nikhil Joshi brought their friends, David and Danielle Jackson, of Lakewood Ranch.
Natilda Jane Clothing was on hand to purchase by distributor Victoria Cobb, of Lakewood Ranch, pictured in the background.
Lakewood Ranch High School' s Brittney Downing, 16, serves pasta to Waterlefe resident Valentina Kennedy.
Julie Paige joins Erin and Holly Noe, all of Sarasota, for lunch.
Peggy Kronus and Beth Oldiges, of Sarasota, represent Willis Smith Construction. Beth brought her grandmother, Dot Oldiges.
Robbi Karis, center, attends with her granddaughters, Kamryn Foos, 5, and Khloe Foos, 7. Her husband, Frank Foos spoke at the luncheon.
Lakewood Ranch YMCA group fitness instructor Lindsay Freeman, of Central Park, walks the runway with her dog, Olive, to show designs by Purabell House of Fashion.
Event co-chairwoman Jen Kovatch, of Lakewood Ranch, finds her daughters, Shelby, 10, and Cora, 6, for a photo. Cora Kovatch says her mom did a really good job.
April Scapin, of Classy Styles, and Kelly Griffin, of Younique, shared a vendor booth. They also did makeup and styled hair for models.
Lakewood Ranch YMCA zumba and water aerobics instructor Marni Mount models a dress from Panache.
Braden River Elementary' s Caitlin Motherway, 6, is shy but gains confidence as she models alongside her mom, Jill Motherway.
Nine-year-old Amanda Renteria, of Greenbrook, claps for models.
