Fashion fundraising fun

Cindy Bakewell, left, and Penny Garrick show off some of the items that will be modelled on the catwalk.

An eclectic range of fashion will take to the runway at the Warkworth Town Hall on Friday, September 15 as part of a fundraiser for the Warkworth-based Women’s Centre Rodney.

Warkworth Rotary is organising the event, which will feature fashion from Coconut Gallery, Warkworth Menswear and the Kiribati community.

Plus, eight pre-loved designer outfits donated to Coconut Gallery will be sold at the end of proceedings.

Fashion Show organiser Cindy Bakewell says the suits will be offered for sale for $100 each.

“Each buyer will purchase a suit and then, in an act of paying it forward, give the suit back to the women’s centre for women to wear on a special occasions such as a job interview.”

The menswear range will be modelled by firefighters from the Warkworth Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Cindy says money raised will go towards buying a stove for the women’s centre cooking classes, and there will be raffles and spot prizes on the night.

Tickets are $25 and are available from Coconut Gallery, in Queen Street; the women’s centre, 10 Morpeth Street; or by direct deposit to Rotary Charitable Trust: 02 0480 0013221 001 (use your surname as the reference).

The show will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.