President & CEO Laura Robertson welcomed the guests and the signing stars performed “I Belive I Can Fly” warming every heart in the house. Dr. Caraway made a special presentation to Patricia Ruiz, this year’s success story, then attendees went back to mingling and bidding on the Silent Auction Treasures. Many look forward to the seeing the ”stylish” board members walk the Fashion Show cat-walk each year and once again, they were fun and fabulous.
Goodwill Board members taking a bow after their runway walk.
Then came the big announcement: the video preview of the 2012 Goodwill Goes Glam Fashion Expo weekend. Immediately following the video, the airy burlesque music beckoned the models and pageant title holders, marking the beginning of the GLAM segment of the fashion show. One by one each model rocked their ready-to-wear Goodwill outfits. You could hear the audience members commenting, “…goodness I need to go to Goodwill TOMORROW!” and “…seriously THIS DRESS was found at Goodwill?”
What made this Eco-Fashion show even more compelling was that each look was found within the seven days leading up to the fashion show. Nothing was held or put aside, proving that you can find great glamorous looks at the Goodwill retail locations in Hawaii.
Most men and women out there find themselves coordinating looks from various stores and boutiques. The same goes for this fashion show, however, EVERY item of clothing worn on these models was from Goodwill. The shoes and vintage jewelry were mostly from the collection of stylist extraordinaire, Kyle Kagamida of Kagamida Styling. Kyle created each GLAM look from head to toe. We were so blessed to have him leading the Glam Squad.
Glam Squad - Jessica Hoffman, Rene Rodriguez, Allie Lee, Kyle Kagamida
The Glam Squad included assistant stylist – Allie Lee, celebrity make-up artist – Jessica Hoffman and runway specialist/ hair & makeup artist Rene Rodriguez, celebrity model Anya Rozova and models from the Mrs. Hawaii Organization; Mrs., Miss and Teen Hawaii International Organizations; Miss and Miss Teen Hawaii United States Organizations.
Check out the stunning runway looks (photos by Tyson Yamada):
Samantha Iha-Preece, Miss Teen Hawaii United States wearing a fringe dress from the Beretania Goodwill store
Lori-Ann Navares, Director of the Miss/Miss Teen Hawaii United States Pageant wearing a little black dress with double straps and a this red belt to add dimension to the ensemble from the Kaimuki Goodwill store
- Kealoha Ho’omana-Heffernan, Mrs. Hawaii International wears a silky black party dress perfect for a warm evening, accented with gold embellishments, from the Beretania Goodwill store
Lara Leimana Fonoimoana, Mrs. Hawaii - Mrs. America 1st runner-up, is wearing a sweet yet flirty lace dress - perfect for a romantic dinner-date, from the Beretania Goodwill store
Shari Wong, Miss Hawaii United States is wearing a strapless corset black cocktail dress from the Beretania Goodwill store
Alexandria Gasper, Miss Hawaii International is wearing a Forever 21 (new with tags) faux animal print jacket from the Beretania Goodwill store and a strappy black maxi dress from the Kaimuki Goodwill store
Anya Rozova, celebrity model (America's Next Top Model Cycle 10) simply glides in this silky black formal with a modest train from Nordtrom's (new with tags) from the Beretania Goodwill store for $24.00
Ashley Soderberg, Miss Teen Hawaii International is wearing a classy yet sexy long zebra print T-back dress from the Beretania Goodwill store
A very nice selection of very fashionable clothing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you – I’ll check out your site as well.
Great coverage about wonderful events. The clothing, the styling and the models… all so awesome.