The second annual Fashion with Friends runway show will take place on Thursday, May 1, beginning at 5 p.m. in the St. James Community Center, 4136 Southport-Supply Road. The fashion show will highlight nine local boutiques and outfitters in the Southport-Oak Island area, including Boo & Roos, Cattail Cottage, Dainty Fire Boutique, Hive Sweet Home, Ocean Outfitters/Southport Market, The Pearl, River Road Animal Hospital, Southport Beauty Bar, and Styled by Tracy, Independent Cabi Stylist.
Fashion with Friends will also be an entertaining social experience with dinner, dessert, swag bag, and gift basket drawings. To honor the memory of Ann Hollingworth and to embrace a Kentucky Derby theme, attendees are encouraged to wear an embellished hat. Adding to the fun, there will be a best hat contest and The Booze Buggy will be serving wine and a signature Watermelon Mint Mimosa.
Tickets are $70 per person, or a table for eight people for $520. Tickets may be purchased until Monday, April 28, online or at one of the locations listed at fashionwithfriendssptoki.com.
“The Fashion with Friends event is an excellent opportunity to see spring trends, learn about our local boutiques and outfitters shops and have a great time connecting with new friends” said Karen Sphar, executive vice president of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce. “Fashion with Friends was created by the chamber to expand opportunities for the local business community to connect with potential customers in our area.”
The Fashion with Friends is an event of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by The Apothecary at St. James, Cape Fear Fitness, Cumulus Media, Edward Jones — Teresa Carroll, CFP, AAMSTM, CRPCTM, Pretty Plum Beauty, Sea la Vie Travel, Shoresound Productions, and Swanson Realty.
