Back to School runway show this weekend
- By Laura Garcia
- Posted August 11, 2011 at 3 a.m.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Coastal Bend models will get the chance to strut down the runway in a Back to School show featuring fashion from Kaymare Boutique and Sashay Boutique.
The Back to School version of the Coastal Bend Fashion Showcase is from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Arboretum Ballroom.
There will be retail vendors with special discounts and some will feature layaway programs.
Tony Martinez, marketing director of thecrushgirls.com, said the entertainment group is hosting the event as a smaller-scaled show featuring two local boutiques.
He said there was interest in having a summer fashion show especially because people will be hitting the stores soon for back to school shopping.
There will also be a silent auction, music by performer David Kearney and exclusive discounts from vendors.
More than 50 high school- and college-age models will participate in the show and are selling $10 presale tickets.
Presale tickets are also sold at Kaymare Boutique, 3636 S. Alameda, Sashay Boutique, 5765 S. Staples, and Salon Palomo, 2033 Airline Road or $15 at the door.
Salon Palomo will provide hair and make up styling for the models.
A portion of the proceeds will help benefit the Corpus Christi Literacy Council, which has more than 100 volunteer tutors who work one-on-one with people in the area.
Martinez said choosing the council was a good fit because the show's theme is back to school and the council supports literacy and education.
Angelica Vela, board member with literacy council, said the nonprofit typically works with promoting literacy in adults and hopes the event will bring awareness to people in the community.
"We have a lot of local students participating and it's bringing their friends and families together for a common cause," Vela said.
If You Go
What: Back to School fashion show
Where: Arboretum Ballroom, 5626 Wooldridge Road
When: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday
Cost: $10 presale or $15 at the door
Information: www.thecrushgirls.com