Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Instead of buying the generic princess costume from a chain store this Halloween, downtown businesses suggest checking out their ideas while benefiting a local charity. “Fashion Monsters” will feature costumes from vintage clothing stores and performances from local artists to benefit the Social Service League at The Replay Lounge Saturday.
Kate Furst, Wild Man Vintage employee and show director, said this was the second fashion show she had done for charity. In July, Furst presented “Summer Sweat!” for Audio Reader. Furst said the Social Service League was her first choice for a second fundraiser. She said that with the loss of the Salvation Army and Disabled American Veteran’s thrift store, the SSL was an important downtown fixture.
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We’ve always relied on fundraisers. When Kate asked me, I said, ‘Sure, you bet.’ They put on one heck of a show.
-Jean Ann Pike, Social Service League
“They’re helping out a lot of people in a lot of different ways,” Furst said.
The Social Service League is Lawrence’s oldest charity, dating back to 1861. The SSL provides services through its thrift store and its eye and shoe funds. The eye fund assists local families with the cost of eye examinations and glasses, and the shoe fund works with Payless Shoes to provide shoes to children and adults in need.
Jean Ann Pike of SSL said fundraisers and store sales were the only funding the SSL received. Pike was thrilled to learn Furst wanted the next fashion show to benefit SSL.
“We’ve always relied on fundraisers,” Pike said. “When Kate asked me, I said, ‘Sure, you bet.’ They put on one heck of a show.”
Furst said “Fashion Monsters” wasn’t a typical fashion show but a general showcase of the creative outlets available in Lawrence.
“The usual fashion shows are boring to me,” Furst said. “Let’s make it a party and give it a theme.”
Models from each business will display Halloween costumes created from vintage clothing. Performances from “The Felt Show” satirical puppet troupe and local artists of the E.M.U. Theater will entertain the audience throughout the show. Each business is creating its own costume theme from items in the store.
Erica Voetsch, Leawood junior and an Arizona Trading Co, employee, said local shops could provide more creative and more unique costume ideas than larger chain stores.
“There’s such a better variety,” Voetsch said. “We have such a wide selection of weird stuff that comes in here.”
Voetsch said the store had an entire corner designated for Halloween costumes and props.
Malina Heinemann, designer for Wild Man Vintage’s costumes for the show, said she created a 1880s-style dress with a combination of vintage clothing ranging from the 1890s to the 1970s.
“You can really use your imagination,” Heinemann said. “You get to be the costumer.”
Furst said she enjoyed putting together the shows and the help from the downtown businesses.
“I just want to have a good time, and throw an awesome party for people,” Furst said. “And when you do it for a charity, people are so gung-ho.”
The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday at The Replay Lounge and is for people 21 and older. The money made from the show’s $3 admission charge goes to the Social Service League.
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