Oxfam Charity Shop Fashion
If you are looking to get creative with clothing and want to find an individual look, a charity shop fashion show might be just the event to help you.
In December 2002 I held a Charity Shop Fashion Show in North London.
The local newspapers were very supportive when I sent them information about this event. The Hornsey Journal supported the event from beginning to end. The Ham and High sent a photographer to the event to publish a review afterwards.
We used clothes from the North London Hospice and had about eight models to pace along the catwalk. We had an emcee to do commentary which added greatly to the fun.
We finished with an evening wear section and we sold most of the clothes modelled to people in the audience.
I had to apply for an alcohol licence through the local court. The process was quick, easy and fun. It gave me in practice pitching an idea to a panel. Watch out Dragons Den.
The night before the event, I sat in my kitchen, immobilised by nerves, wondering if anyone was going to show up. The phone went. It was a lady who had read about the event in the Hornsey Journal who wanted to know when her husband had to drop her off for the show. This call so comforted me (knowing one person was going to turn up, but I don't know if she did) that I stopped being so nervous.
Local Businesses Give Generously
We had asked local businesses for raffle prizes in return for a mention in the local paper and any other exposure as a result of the event.
As a result, for two years after the event, local cafes and shop keepers gave me coffees on the house and were really appreciative of the effort I'd made to provide some fun, publicity and raise funds for local good causes. The smidgen of publicity they got seemed to be immaterial to them.
Please contact me if you would like to have a chat about a Charity Shop Fashion Show in your area. The event can be held in the day time for kids or in the evening for adults. You can use professional models or give your friends a chance to be in the spotlight.
Holding a charity shop fashion show has many things to offer:
If you are looking to get creative with clothing and want to find an individual look, a charity shop fashion show might be just the event to help you.
The local newspapers were very supportive when I sent them information about this event. The Hornsey Journal supported the event from beginning to end. The Ham and High sent a photographer to the event to publish a review afterwards.
We used clothes from the North London Hospice and had about eight models to pace along the catwalk. We had an emcee to do commentary which added greatly to the fun.
We finished with an evening wear section and we sold most of the clothes modelled to people in the audience.
I had to apply for an alcohol licence through the local court. The process was quick, easy and fun. It gave me in practice pitching an idea to a panel. Watch out Dragons Den.
The night before the event, I sat in my kitchen, immobilised by nerves, wondering if anyone was going to show up. The phone went. It was a lady who had read about the event in the Hornsey Journal who wanted to know when her husband had to drop her off for the show. This call so comforted me (knowing one person was going to turn up, but I don't know if she did) that I stopped being so nervous.
We had asked local businesses for raffle prizes in return for a mention in the local paper and any other exposure as a result of the event.
As a result, for two years after the event, local cafes and shop keepers gave me coffees on the house and were really appreciative of the effort I'd made to provide some fun, publicity and raise funds for local good causes. The smidgen of publicity they got seemed to be immaterial to them.
Please contact me if you would like to have a chat about a Charity Shop Fashion Show in your area. The event can be held in the day time for kids or in the evening for adults. You can use professional models or give your friends a chance to be in the spotlight.
Holding a charity shop fashion show has many things to offer:
- Fun for all the family - this gives anyone who wants to, the chance to spring down the catwalk in an unusual outfit.
- It gives people a chance to volunteer, contribute, have fun and perform.
- It brings the community together by giving businesses a chance to sponsor or support the event with raffle prizes.
- It is an inventive way to get a charity into the local press, and even to get a newspaper to send a photographer to cover the event.
- It is an entertaining event and a chance to see clothes of all different sizes, styles and vintage on the catwalk.
- It gives people on all different incomes the chance to buy something that they have seen being modelled.
- Fashion designers and students can take this opportunity to recycle clothes from charity shops and create your own designs to be modelled on the catwalk.
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