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FALL FASHION model citizens RR
THIRD enaissance THE unway
SHOWCASES LOCAL MODELS story by Kelsey Sunderman-Foster photos by James Edward Bates and Charles Punzo
Renaissance the Runway took the stage at IP Casino Resort Spa’s Studio A for the third year, setting the bar even higher for events to come. The fashion show fundraiser benefits the Bacot McCarty Foundation,
a community outreach organization that serves underprivileged youth through education and the arts.
The theme of this year’s event was model citizens, which showcased some of the Coast’s many influential leaders. Alongside the model citizens were professional models, a new addition to Renaissance the Runway. Models and model citizens alike
were dressed by local stores and boutiques with makeup provided by Jackie Merlau and Katrina Curry.
Participating retailers were Bay Collection, Belk Gautier, Bella Luna, bijoubel and Joan Vass, Bridal & Formal Boutique and House of Tux, Gina’s, Grant’s for Her, Grant’s Menswear, Hissy Fit, Islander Outfitters, Lee Tracy, Love Ivy, Mercedes
Benz, Panache, The Radish Loft, Sara Kate
Boutique, Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort’s
Frankly My Dear, The Sequin Siren, S.F. Alman, Tribe, White
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