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Fashion fair shows off flair for a good cause
Form-fitting asymmetrical column gown
Courtesy Ebony Fashion Fair
Side-revealing gown
Courtesy Ebony Fashion Fair
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Admission: $25
Where: Byham Theater, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown
Details: (412) 456-6666
Kellie B. Gormly can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7824.
The globe-trotting Ebony Fashion Fair will feature 12 professional African-American models -- 10 female and two male -- who auditioned at the show's headquarters in Chicago. In this year's show, "Living It Up!," the models will wear fashions from designers including Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, Bob Mackie, LaCroix, Mori, Fusha and L'Amour.
Ebony Fashion Fair, which annually travels to almost 200 cities worldwide and attracts more than 350,000 viewers, has donated more than $50 million to charitable organizations from ticket sales. In Pittsburgh, this year's beneficiary is Lydia's Place, a faith-based nonprofit that helps rehabilitate female offenders and assists their young children.
Lydia's Place, Downtown, will receive a portion of "Living It Up!" proceeds to fund programs that teach women social, technical and homemaking skills. Last year's charity, Gwen's Girls, received about $8,000 from the show.
"We wanted to make a difference in the criminal justice system, and make women more viable in the community," says Audrey Anderson, Ebony Fashion Fair event chair for the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs Inc., the local sponsor of the fashion fair.
National sponsors include the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The United Negro College Fund, The Urban League and National Council of Negro Women.
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