Fashion Show

Orange and red are in style this season, including together, according to one of the mistresses of ceremonies for Sunday's Fashion in the Know show at Fountain Head Country Club. Women modeled fashions from Lena's of Hagerstown and Aspire, a women's clothing boutique in Frederick, Md. In addition to clothes, handbags and jewelry were highlighted. “Love both of the boutiques,” said Kathy Tierney, who sat at one of the back tables watching the models strut on the runway before walking through the crowd of tables.

Kenny Stouffer of Hagerstown walks with Maddie, a Labrador retriever, in the Fur Couture Fashion Show Saturday night at the Hagerstown Hotel and Conference Center. The show featured clothing and accessories for men, women and pets, with part of the proceeds going to the Humane Society of Washington County. Saturday's fashion show raised at least $300, Humane Society spokeswoman Katherine Cooker said. Teresa Plank of Beijo Bags still was selling bags, and planned to donate a portion of her profits to the Humane Society, Cooker said.

Hagerstown Lioness Club will hold its Gift of Sight fashion show at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at Cortland Mansion, north of Hagerstown. Doors open at 1 p.m. Fashions, gifts and accessories will be provided by Uptown/Downtown Shops of Hagerstown. There will be refreshments and door prizes. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at the shops, from Lioness members or at the door. Proceeds will benefit Medical Eye Bank of Maryland and community sight conservation projects. For more information, call 301-733-8999

Interested in the latest trends in women's, men's and puppy fashions? Then mark Saturday, May 9, on the calendar. The Fur Couture Fashion Show is being sponsored by the Hagerstown Hotel & Convention Center, formerly the Four Points Sheraton. A portion of the ticket sales will benefit the Humane Society of Washington County. Make no mistake, though, the only fur worn on the runway will be on the canine models, all of which are shelter dogs from HSWC. Guest attire is semi-formal.

About 100 people turned out Friday night for a spring fashion show that the resurgent Hagerstown Community College Black Student Union club hopes will become an annual event. More than a dozen high school and college-age models donned sportswear, business chic, urban and evening wear for the show, club adviser Monica Hutchins said. "The support is phenomenal, especially from the stores at Hagerstown Premium Outlets," Hutchins said before models took to the stage in the Classroom Building Auditorium on campus.

The Beyond Ordinary Fashion Show held Aug. 5 to Benefit the Humane Society of Washington County raised $1,284.64 for the animal shelter. On Aug. 17, Jodi Colombo of Beyond Ordinary LLC presented the check to Katherine Cooker, manager of development and community relations at the shelter, according to a news release. The event was held at the Ramada Plaza and fashions were provided by a number of shops at Hagerstown Premium Outlets and Potomac Bridals.   Jewelry was provided by Touchstone Crystal.

A week of activites for the annual Miss Maryland pageant began Sunday at Prime Outlets Hagerstown. Read the full story in Monday's Herald-Mail newspapers.

Due to the economy, the Maryland Symphony Orchestra Guild's latest fundraiser, a mother-daughter fashion show, will be comparatively toned down. Unlike the guild's last fashion show, organizers said there will be no vintage Christian Dior clothes, fewer business donors and a cheaper ticket price. "We wanted to make it more affordable," said guild president Linda Hood. The guild, the MSO's nonprofit fundraising arm, will host "Fashion in Bloom," a luncheon and fashion show at Fountain Head Country Club on Saturday, May 16. The guild has given the event a mother-daughter theme and is billing it as an ideal Mother's Day gift - giving mom the gift of time, Hood said.

HAGERSTOWN - From flowing skirts to sensible slacks, Ida Leininger was in the front row to see it all. "I love clothes," said the Greencastle, Pa., resident. "I just buy clothes galore ... and shoes. " Leininger said she expected to buy a few outfits today that she saw modeled Sunday during the 21st fashion show organized by the Hagers-town Lioness Club. Joan Bachtell, co-chairwoman of the fashion show committee for the club, said more than $1,000 usually is raised. The bulk of the proceeds benefit the Medical Eye Bank of Maryland, which collects, processes and distributes eye tissue for corneal transplants.